CONTENT WARNING: This article discusses rape.
Kesha and music producer Dr. Luke have reached a “resolution” following their long-standing legal battle.
In 2014, Kesha accused Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwalk, of drugging and raping her. She alleged that he had sexually, physically, and emotionally abused her and wished to be removed from the contract she’d signed with Sony that forced her to work with him professionally. She also alleged that Dr. Luke raped singer Katy Perry, which Perry denied under oath in 2018.
Dr. Luke denied all allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against Kesha for her claims.
In 2016, a judge dismissed Kesha’s sexual assault case against Dr. Luke, citing that the statute of limitations over her claims had expired. Which basically means that the alleged incident happened too long ago for legal proceedings to be initiated.
However, Luke’s defamation case against the singer continued. In 2020, New York Supreme Court Judge Jennifer G. Schechter sided with Dr. Luke in a partial summary judgement in which she found that Kesha’s allegation that Dr. Luke raped Katy Perry was a “false statement”.
