Songwriter Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwalk, left, poses with singer Kesha after receiving his award at the 28th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Los Angeles, April 27, 2011. Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke have settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him. Both announced it on Instagram on Thursday, June 22, 2023, and issued statements. Pop star Kesha and producer Dr.
The deal averts a trial that had been scheduled for this summer over allegations that became a .MeToo cause for Kesha's supporters and came to involve a lineup of music industry luminaries. Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Pink, Avril Lavigne, Adam Levine and Taio Cruz are among those who gave testimony or sworn statements related to the case.
The singer made her name -- originally styled Ke$ha -- with a series of swaggering, just-try-to-stop-me party anthems, beginning with 2009's "TiK ToK." Those early hits were produced by Dr. Luke, who founded the record label that signed a Nashville unknown named Kesha Rose Sebert at age 18. Dr. Luke, who has not been charged with any crimes, responded by suing Kesha. He has asserted that she made "completely untrue and deeply hurtful" claims to tarnish him and get out of her record contract.His attorneys have noted that Kesha herself said he "never made sexual advances at me" during sworn questioning in a separate lawsuit in 2011. She has since said she was "not entirely transparent" in those 2011 statements because she was terrified of Dr.
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