Girls will be girls. And, as Demi Lovato knows, they can be all too cruel.

On Wednesday’s The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Disney star opens up about the bullying she endured in 7th grade – teasing that eventually prompted her to be home-schooled.

“I never really understood why [I was being bullied] until looking back,” she says, noting that she was already a working actress – which made her an easy target. “I had a different lifestyle then everyone else.”

Now the Camp Rock star hopes to use her fame to help other girls.

“I want to help with bullying,” she says. “Because there are girls who can’t just up and home-school and focus on their career.”

DeGeneres was a sympathetic – and outspoken – audience. Bullying is “just so horrible …” she says. “And somebody has to stop it. It goes on in schools for a lot of different reasons. That’s really a shame.”

Don’t Forget is the debut album by Demi Lovato, star of Camp Rock. The album is to be released on September 23rd in the United States via Hollywood Records. On June 28, 2008 Demi Lovato recorded her performance at the Blender Theater for her new DVD sponsored by Radio Disney.

The first single off Demi’s debut album is “Get Back”. Lovato performed it on Good Morning America, August 11th 2008 The single was released on iTunes on August 12th peaking at #8 on the Top Singles chart and #4 on the Pop chart, while the album is set to be released September 23rd.

Don’t Forget Track Listing

1. “La La Land”
2. “Get Back”
3. “Trainwreck”
4. “Party”
5. “On The Line”
6. “Don’t Forget”
7. “Gonna Get Caught”
8. “Two Worlds”
9. “The Middle”
10. “Until You’re Mine”
11. “Believe In Me”