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Kesha And Dr. Luke Settle Long-Running Legal Dispute That Rocked The Music World
23.06.2023 - 01:43 / deadline.com
Producer and songwriter “Dr. Luke” has dropped a defamation lawsuit against the singer Kesha, a former protégée who had accused him of rape in a 2014 lawsuit. That ends a dispute that lasted nearly a decade and damaged both careers.
A statement posted to both parties’ social media accounts said the two “agreed to a joint resolution of the lawsuit.” The settlement comes before a trial that would have started next month.
Quotes attributed to Kesha and Dr. Luke were presented together on social media. Kesha said, “Only God knows what happened that night,” adding: “As I have always said, I cannot recount everything that happened. I am looking forward to closing the door on this chapter in my life and beginning a new one. I wish nothing but peace to all parties involved.”
Dr. Luke (aka Lukasz Gottwald), said, “While I appreciate Kesha again acknowledging that she cannot recount what happened that night in 2005, I am absolutely certain that nothing happened. I never drugged or assaulted her and would never do that to anyone. For the sake of my family, I have vigorously fought to clear my name for nearly 10 years. It is time for me to put this difficult matter behind me and move on with my life. I wish Kesha well.”
The legal entanglement started when Kesha claimed in a 2014 civil in California that she should be released from her recording contract with Dr. Luke. She claimed he had “sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally abused” her since she was a teenager. Kesha said that in 2005, she was drugged and raped by Dr. Luke after a party.
No criminal charges were filed in the legal dispute.
Kesha and Dr. Luke had two No. 1 hits together, 2009’s “Tik Tok,” and “We R Who We R,” in 2010.
But things were not going well,
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