A-list star reveals Taylor Swift provided her refuge during LA fires… and she 'destroyed' part of singer's home

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An A-list celebrity revealed that Taylor Swift provided her refuge amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year in January.
Zoe Kravitz - who has been a close friend of the Grammy winner for many years - opened up about the kind gesture during a recent appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Tuesday.
The 36-year-old actress was also joined by her mom Lisa Bonet as they stayed at the singer's historic $25 million Beverly Hills mansion - and got candid about the incident that 'destroyed' a part of the abode.
'We ended up having to stay there for about two weeks,' Zoe said, with her mother's pet snake Orpheus also tagging along. 'And Taylor has this beautiful house. It's from the '30s, something you want to preserve and take care of.'
She recalled telling her mom that she likes to be a 'good houseguest' and 'leave places better than I found them.'
While cleaning up the house shortly before she planned to leave, The Batman star received a call from Lisa - who was also inside the home. But The Cosby Show alum admitted to her daughter that she had gotten into 'a pickle.'
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Zoe recalled going upstairs and finding the bathroom door shut. When she opened it, the star found Lisa 'crouched in the corner in this weird way.'
'And I'm like, "What's going on dude?" And she's like, "So I was washing my face and I had Orpheus and I just put her down for a second. Closed the door and she found this little hole in the corner."'
The actress went on to explain that there was a banquette built into the wall next to the tiny hole.
Zoe added that her mom was able to get a hold of the snake's tail as they both tried to come up with a plan to try to pull Orpheus out from the wall.
However, the snake began to get further into the wall which caused her to 'panic.'
She eventually had to reach out to Swift's house manager who arrived to the scene and began to use a crowbar to 'tear apart this banquette.'
'We're ripping up the tile. We're scratching the walls. I mean it's just like...,' Zoe continued before adding that she also had to help her mom hold onto the snake.
'Completely destroyed Taylor's bathroom and there was just this moment where I was like, "Either we destroy her bathroom or I have to tell her that there's a snake somewhere in her house."'
Zoe explained, 'I said to her house manager, "Obviously, I'm gonna pay for everything to be fixed. Please just don't say anything until it's fixed."'
But when the actress called Taylor to admit to the situation, the Bad Blood songstress already knew.
'I remember calling her saying, "Hey, I wanted to talk to you about something." And she was like, "Is it the fact that you almost lost a snake in my house and destroyed my bathroom?"'
Zoe then joked that Taylor's next album is going to be called Orpheus based on the humorous snake mishap.
The two stars have developed a close friendship over the years, and have been seen spending time together on various occasions.
Late last year in November, the singer and actress stepped out to grab dinner in NYC - not long after Zoe split from ex Channing Tatum.
And a few months earlier, the High Fidelity star gave a little insight into the friendship on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
At the time, she had cheered on Taylor during her Eras Tour stop at Wembley Stadium and said, 'It's crazy.'
The two stars have developed a close friendship over the years, and have been seen spending time together on various occasions; Taylor and Zoe seen in 2016 in NYC
Zoe continued, 'I mean, I'm not surprised, because Taylor is scary talented at everything she does, so it's not surprising that she's so good.
'But what is weirder actually to me, is that after she performs for however many thousands of people that is, you know, she just comes over after, and like, we drink some wine, and like, eat a burger, and like, hang out.'
Zoe - who is also the daughter of music artist Lenny Kravitz - had the chance to collaborate with Taylor on her 2022 Midnights album.
She notably cowrote the tracks Karma and Lavender Haze, while also offering background vocals to the latter.
Last year, the Grammy winner supported Zoe with her directorial debut for the 2024 movie Blink Twice.
The songstress had jumped to her Instagram stories and called the film 'incredible' while adding that she was 'blown away.'
Zoe has been keeping busy and is preparing for the release of her latest project Caught Stealing - which is set to be released later this month on August 29.
The comedy crime thriller also stars Austin Butler, Matt Smith, Bad Bunny, Regina King, Liev Schreiber and Vincent D'Onofrio.
The premise is: 'Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined,' per IMDB.
Taylor also sent fans into a frenzy this week when she announced her upcoming 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl.
She shared the big news during a snippet of the upcoming episode of her boyfriend Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast on Monday.
The full episode is set to air later this week on Wednesday, August 13 - with the NFL player's brother Jason Kelce also co-hosting.