Kesha Talks Dropping The Dollar Sign Out Of Her Name: 'I Let Go Of My Facade'

Kesha has revealed the real reason why she dropped the dollar sign from her name – she’s Ke$ha no more!

“It [losing the $] happened after I went to rehab for my eating disorder. I let go of my facade about being a girl who didn’t care,” the 30-year-old singer expressed while speaking at Refinery29′s Reclaim Your Domain Discussion Panel held as part of 2017 SXSW Festival on Tuesday (March 14) in Austin, Texas.

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“My facade was to be strong, and I realized it was total bullshit,” Kesha added. “I took out the $ because I realized that was part of the facade. It was a journey and I’m happy – that was me in that part of my life. But then I turned a corner–but i still have a f-cking tattoo of it on my hand. I’ll have to figure that out!”

That same day, Kesha and Refinery29 hosted an Anti-Bullying Workshop with Columbia University School of the Arts Digital Storytelling Lab.