Dr. Luke: “I Never Had Sex With Kesha”
Kesha claims Dr Luke, whose real name is Luke Gottwald, forced her to “take drugs and alcohol in order to take advantage of her sexually while she was intoxicated”. “And so, while Kesha is indefinitely silenced, her voice has never been louder”.
The “Stone Cold” singer urged fans to focus on “the topic of victims of sexual and physical abuse being afraid to come forward with their stories” and that her mission is to see “women coming together and actually making a difference”.
The Girls creator has written a powerful essay for Lenny Letter explaining why she is publicly standing by Tik Tok singer Kesha following a court decision on Friday not to grant her a preliminary injunction that would have allowed her to make music outside her recording contract with her alleged abuser. Shortly after, Dr. Luke tweeted that he never abused her.
As The Atlantic put it, “Kesha’s argument is that the exploitation that allegedly happened to her should stop not only on a personal level, but a financial one”.
Dr. Luke denies all the allegations Kesha has made against him. “Mark Geragos represented Scott Peterson and Chris Brown”.
As Kesha’s struggle became more and more public, her fans and fellow artists continued to paint the narrative that Sony Music Entertainment, Kemosabe Records and the law itself were perpetuating a system that was holding hostage the very life and livelihood of a victim of a abuse. Though the original suit against Dr. Luke had included vivid and disturbing accounts of sexual and psychological abuse, a judge for the New York Supreme Court said her allegations were vague and there was no medical evidence provided to back up her claims of abuse.
A representative for Swift confirmed Sunday that Swift had donated $250,000 to Kesha in a “show of support” to help her in her legal fight against megahit producer Dr. Luke. Kesha’s mother, Pebe Sebert, posted on Twitter on Sunday.
In fact, just last night Kesha took to Instagram to share a message of thanks to her supporters… “I had to tell the truth.so the outcome will be what it will be”.