{"id":2511769,"date":"2026-07-21T23:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2511769"},"modified":"2026-07-21T23:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:49:10","slug":"kesha-loses-fight-to-raccoon-refusing-to-leave-her-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kesha-loses-fight-to-raccoon-refusing-to-leave-her-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Kesha Loses Fight to Raccoon Refusing to Leave Her Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kesha\/\"><strong>Kesha<\/strong><\/a> has a proven track record of speaking truth to power \u2014 but when face-to-face with a feral raccoon, the pop star may have met her ultimate match.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cTik Tok\u201d singer took to her Instagram Story on Monday, July 20, to document her battle with a feral raccoon refusing to leave her home. Per the footage, Kesha, 39, attempted to scare away the wild animal as it snuck into her home via a cracked window.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSir, no \u2026 no raccoons in the house,\u201d she said in the video. \u201cI\u2019m scared of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Kesha repeatedly told the raccoon \u2018no,\u2019 the animal sat on her window sill while poking its head through the window\u2019s crevice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/kesha-claps-back-at-body-shamers-after-criticism\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/kesha-claps-back-at-body-shamers-after-criticism\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kesha Claps Back at Body Shamers: &#8216;Been Through a Lot&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKesha is not here for anyone talking smack about her body because she\u2019s \u201cso proud\u201d of herself. \u201cI didn\u2019t think in 2024 people still body-shamed but \u2026 I am so proud of my body,\u201d Kesha, 37, wrote via X on Sunday, July 7. \u201cShe\u2019s been through a lot. She\u2019s torn her ACL on stage and [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cNo! Get out of the house,\u201d she said, making tsking noises to express her seriousness. \u201cOut of the house, go! You\u2019re very cute, go, get away, go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the animal stayed still, Kesha grew defeated and ultimately backed away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my god OK, I guess you win?\u201d she asked, closing the door in defeat. .<\/p>\n<p>After shutting the door, the raccoon continued to make its journey into the house \u2014 which Kesha and viewers could see from the windows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey! Nuh uh, go! Get! Hey! You go away!\u201d she told the raccoon. \u201cGet out of the house! Go!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:179.17525773196%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone credit-added wp-image-4383475 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=970&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Kesha Loses Fight to Big Feral Raccoon Intruder Refusing to Leave Her Home: \u2018Move In\u2019\" width=\"970\" height=\"1738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kesha-Raccoon-.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Kesha\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the raccoon stubbornly stayed put, Kesha raised her voice in an attempt to scare the determined creature away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo! I am scary! Go away! Go!\u201d she shouted. \u201cDude, come on. Don\u2019t be psychotic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The raccoon then looked at Kesha and decided, in a clear act of defiance, to inch ever-so closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo! Now you\u2019re insane. You\u2019re actually crazy, I am scary. Go!\u201d she exclaimed. \u201cI am so scary. Get away! F**king s**t! Go it was funny and cute now you gotta go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Kesha and the raccoon remained at an intense impasse, the pop star officially gave up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I guess f***king move in,\u201d she quipped.<\/p>\n<p>Kesha has not provided an update on her new furry tenant since her initial posting. However, the animal may soon have the place to itself as Kesha is in the middle of her<em> Freedom Tour<\/em>, which kicked off in May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHOW FREE DO YOU WANT TO BE? SEE YOU THIS SUMMER,\u201d she announced on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWOz0mUjrTz\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a> in March. \u201cFreedom looks good on you\ud83d\udc95.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/zoe-kravitz-shares-snake-incident-that-destroyed-taylor-swifts-home\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Promo-Zoe-Kravitz-and-Mom-Lisa-Bonet-Destroyed-Taylor-Swift-Bathroom.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1388px%2C785px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Promo Zoe Kravitz and Mom Lisa Bonet Destroyed Taylor Swift Bathroom\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/zoe-kravitz-shares-snake-incident-that-destroyed-taylor-swifts-home\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Why Zoe Kravitz and Mom Lisa Bonet &#8216;Destroyed&#8217; Taylor Swift&#8217;s Bathroom<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tZo\u00eb Kravitz and mom Lisa Bonet \u201ccompletely destroyed\u201d Taylor Swift\u2019s bathroom after almost losing a pet snake in the singer\u2019s house. Kravitz, 36, revealed on the Tuesday, August 12, episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers how Swift, 35, was \u201ckind enough\u201d to let her and her mom stay at her Los Angeles home after [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week, Kesha took the stage in Qu\u00e9bec City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell Qu\u00e9bec City, it\u2019s official. I think that was the biggest show of my independent career!\u201d she gushed via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da4LgOADtZC\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\">Instagram<\/a>. \u201cJ\u2019adore all 100,000 of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kesha is on break until her next scheduled show in Shakopee, Minnesota on August 3. She will also take the stage in Dallas, Charlotte, Grand Rapids and more spots before wrapping up the <em>Freedom Tour<\/em> at the end of August.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kesha has a proven track record of speaking truth to power \u2014 but when face-to-face with a feral raccoon, the pop star may have met her ultimate match. The \u201cTik Tok\u201d singer took to her Instagram Story on Monday, July 20, to document her battle with a feral raccoon refusing to leave her home. 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