In a surprising turn of events, Zoë Kravitz recently shared her intriguing experience as a house guest at Taylor Swift's home during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers. The actress recounted how she and her mother, Lisa Bonet, found refuge at Swift's residence after being forced to evacuate due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires in January. Kravitz expressed her gratitude, saying, “She was kind enough to let me stay at her house.”
During their stay, Kravitz explained that her mother, who resides in Topanga Canyon, faced significant danger from the wildfires. “I said, ‘No, that’s a dangerous place to be. Come here,’” she recalled. Bonet arrived at Swift's home with her pet snake in tow, leading to a rather unusual evacuation scenario. The duo ended up staying at Swift's beautiful home, which Kravitz described as a stunning property from the 1930s—an architectural gem that deserves care and preservation.
The time spent at Taylor Swift's home was mostly enjoyable. However, things took a turn on Kravitz's last day when she was preparing to leave for work while her mother planned to stay a bit longer. “I was kind of packing up my things, and I was saying to my mom, ‘I really wanna be a good house guest. I like to leave places better than I found them,’” Kravitz said. This led her to clean up the space, ensuring that Swift would not realize they had been there.
As Kravitz was tidying up downstairs, her mother called, sounding unusually high-pitched. “I’m in a little bit of a pickle. Can you come upstairs?” Bonet said, prompting Kravitz to rush upstairs. There, she discovered that Orpheus, her mother’s pet snake, had found a hole in the corner of the bathroom, creating a potentially disastrous situation.
As the twins of chaos began to unfold, Kravitz humorously noted that the situation resembled a scene from Jurassic Park. The snake was slipping further into the hole, and panic began to ensue. “I was panicking so much that my mom likes to say, ‘If I had both hands, I would have slapped you,’” Kravitz recounted. This moment of levity helped lighten the tension, but the urgency of the situation was palpable.
Realizing they needed help, Kravitz and her mother called in her assistant and the house manager, who was far from pleased with the unfolding drama. “He gets a crowbar and starts having to tear apart this banquette,” Kravitz explained. The team began to dismantle the bathroom, causing considerable damage in their frantic effort to retrieve the snake. “We’re ripping up the tile. We’re scratching the walls. We completely destroyed Taylor’s bathroom,” she lamented.
With the bathroom in shambles, Kravitz faced a dilemma: either continue destroying Swift's property or confess that there was a snake loose in the house. Ultimately, she opted for the former, assuring the house manager that she would cover the repair costs. “Please just don’t say anything until it’s fixed, so I could just say everything’s fine,” she requested.
Eventually, Kravitz reached out to Swift, her voice again rising in pitch, and broached the subject with a mix of anxiety and humor. “Hey — also very high voice — I wanted to talk to you about something,” she began. To her surprise, Swift already knew about the incident, humorously referencing the near disaster involving the snake. “Is it the fact that you almost lost a snake in our house and destroyed my bathroom?” Swift teased.
This amusing tale of Kravitz's time as a house guest not only showcases the bond between the two stars but also highlights the unpredictability of life, especially when it involves pets and unexpected emergencies. From a peaceful stay to a chaotic bathroom rescue, Zoë Kravitz's experience at Taylor Swift's home is a memorable story that fans won't soon forget.
