Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Kesha's Mom Takes The Blame For Jeffrey Dahmer Lyric In 2010 Song 'Cannibal' After Backlash

Kesha's Mom Takes The Blame For Jeffrey Dahmer Lyric In 2010 Song 'Cannibal' After Backlash
Jerod Harris/Getty Images; @pebesebert/TikTok

The new Netflix series Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has caused quite the stir.

While Evan Peters’ performance in the title role has received widespread critical acclaim, the rest of the Ryan Murphy series has come under significant criticism for the way the cannibalistic serial killer and his horrific crimes were portrayed.


Several family members of Dahmer's victims even came forward expressing how the series has forced them to relive the trauma they experienced at the time.

The sad words of the family victims have also resulted in past references to Jeffrey Dahmer regaining attention.

Including recording artist Kesha, who alluded to Dahmer in her 2010 song "Cannibal", which contains the following lyric:

"Be too sweet and you’ll be a goner."
"Yeah, I’ll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer."

However, Kesha's mother, Pebe Sebert, has stepped up to urge all those criticizing her daughter for the lyric that if anyone should be taking the blame for it, it is herself.

Sebert explained in a video posted to her TikTok page that it was she, and not her chart topping daughter who wrote that particular lyric.

@pebesebert

Visit TikTok to discover videos!

Sebert addressed the vitriol towards the 12-year-old song in the video's caption:

"Some context on the lyric that’s bothering people 12 years later."
"All opinions are valid."
"Not meant to shut anyone down, just more info."

With "I wrote the Jeffrey Dahmer lyric in Kesha's 'Cannibal' firmly on display in an overlay, Sebert further addressed the controversy surrounding the lyric in her car on the way to a spay and neuter event in Panama.

Sebert made it abundantly clear that she wrote the now questionable lyric, and that the only reason Dahmer's name ended up in those lyrics was owing to a rhyming program.

"At the time, Kesha and the other writer were too young to know who Jeffrey Dahmer was."
"Literally, the way it happened is, I had this rhyming program called MasterWriter for songwriters, we were looking for a rhyme for ‘goner'."

Sebert apologized to all family members of Dahmer's victims, saying it was never meant to offend them, and that the song was about Kesha, and no one else.

Sebert explained the meaning of the song was particularly aimed at people who were mean to Kesha in high school, where Sebert claimed she wasn't very popular and wasn't even invited to the prom, but wasted no time in trying to get close to her after she became famous.

Namely the lyric: "But now that I’m famous / You’re up my anus."

“It was a tongue-in-cheek, funny song.
“It was not actually about cannibalism, it was just a title."
"I’m sorry to anybody who’s lost a family member in this tragedy.”
"We certainly never meant to hurt anybody, or make anybody feel bad."

Sebert then acknowledged the Netflix series, and how it's popularity and contorversy might have shone a new light on the song, which was released over a decade ago, while also addressing how people's views of Jefferey Dahmer had changed considerably in the near decade.

"Jeffrey Dahmer was just part of the culture back then, and everybody talked about him for many years."
"What he had done was so extreme, and so worse than anything had ever done, than anybody knew about."

TikTokers seemed to accept Sebert's apology, with many of them noting how this controversy was likely all stemming from the series, and others pointing out how Jeffrey Dahmer is part of history and can thus be part of a song lyric.

@pebesebert/TikTok



@pebesebert/TikTok

@pebesebert/TikTok

@pebesebert/TikTok

@pebesebert/TikTok

@pebesebert/TikTok

@pebesebert/TikTok

@pebesebert/TikTok

@pebesebert/TikTok

@pebesebert/TikTok

Kesha isn't the only singer to come under fire for referencing Dahmer in an old song.

Katy Perry and Juicy J are also under fire for their 2013 collaboration "Dark Horse", which contains the lyric "“She’s a beast / I call her Karma / She’ll eat your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer.”

Neither of the artists have yet to publicly comment on the matter.

More from Trending

Ribvar Karimi and Morgan Gardner Karimi
Morgan Karimi/Facebook

Alabama Woman 'Blindsided' After ICE Detains Her Trump-Supporting Iranian Husband

Another day, another MAGA face eaten by a leopard.

The "it wasn't supposed to happen to me" movement claimed two more victims on Sunday, June 22, when Ribvar Karimi was abducted by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a sweep that included 11 Iranians.

Keep ReadingShow less
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Alex Wong/Getty Images

RFK Jr. Admits That Banning Fluoridated Water Will Cause 'More Cavities'—But He's OK With That

Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was criticized after admitting in a Fox News interview with Harris Faulkner that his proposed fluoridated water ban would likely lead people to have more cavities—but defended the move nonetheless.

While fluoride is not federally mandated in drinking water, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had long recommended its inclusion. Fluoride helps prevent cavities by strengthening enamel, and numerous studies have shown that fluoridated water reduces tooth decay in both children and adults.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Jesse Watters discussing Zohran Mamdani
Fox News

Jesse Watters Dragged After Trying To Give Mamdani A Scary Nickname That's Actually Kind Of Epic

Fox News personality Jesse Watters was widely mocked after he tried to give New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a scary nickname in the vein of Conan the Destroyer—only for it to backfire considerably.

Watters is the latest member of the GOP to lash out at Mamdani, a democratic socialist who handily defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary last week.

Keep ReadingShow less
A man sitting on a couch
man sitting on sofa
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

People Sound Off On What Caused Them To Fire Their Therapist

We thankfully live in a world where there's no longer a stigma surrounding therapy.

Some people simply need professional help to deal with ongoing problems or even to get through the day.

Keep ReadingShow less
Andy Ogles; Zohran Mamdani
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (left and right)

MAGA Rep Slammed After Calling For Mamdani To Be Stripped Of His Citizenship And Deported Over Rap Lyric

Tennessee Republican Andy Ogles was called out after he shared a letter he sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging her to denaturalize and deport New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over a lyric in a rap song Mamdani released in 2017.

Mamdani ran a campaign centered around economic populism, arguing that the city, a global financial center, has grown unaffordable for everyday residents, citing soaring rents and grocery prices, and outlining policies aimed at reducing the cost of living.

Keep ReadingShow less