What just happened to Kesha?
If you haven't been following along, singer Kesha - who also writes music for many popular artists - sued her former music producer, Dr. Luke from Sony Record Label, and things have turned for the worst.
Watching a sobbing Kesha in the courtroom after hearing that she lost the bid to be freed from her contract was sad to watch. Kesha claims her former producer drugged, sexually abused and psychologically tormented her.
Dr. Luke, denies her claims and says she's smearing him to try to shirk her contract.
According to ABC News,
Friday's decision wasn't the final word on their court fight in New York, to say nothing of related lawsuits in California and Tennessee.
In a sworn statement Kesha stated she,
"cannot work with this monster,"
and accused Dr. Luke of raping her a decade ago after giving her a pill that knocked her out, browbeating her to lose weight to the point where she didn't eat solid food for eight days, and holding her career hostage because she spoke up.
His abuse led her to develop an eating disorder and suicidal thoughts that prompted two months in a rehabilitation clinic in 2014, her lawyers say.
But Dr. Luke and his attorneys say the singer and her camp are trying to pressure him into letting her out of her contract.
"All of their horrific allegations of abuse, threats and other purported misconduct by me against Kesha are completely untrue and deeply hurtful,"
he said in a sworn statement in December. He has not been charged with any crime, and his lawyer, Christine Lepera, says
"he wants his name restored."
Dr. Luke's attorneys note that Kesha herself said he "never made sexual advances at me" during sworn questioning in another lawsuit in 2011.
Her lawyers say she was too frightened of him for years to disclose what happened.
Kesha's mom has been persistently on Twitter fighting for her daughter's rights and well, if what she is saying is true, she is letting the cat of the bag and how horrible to live with...
Luke finally responded himself to the allegations on Twitter,
he added, before delivering the following statement:
So, what's next for Kesha and her fight for freedom?
“It’s a shame that there’s so much speculation out there basing itself on so little information,”
he added, before delivering the following statement:
“I didn’t rape Kesha and I have never had sex with her. Kesha and I were friends for many years and she was like my little sister.”He went on...
So, what's next for Kesha and her fight for freedom?
What about her fight, as a woman who claims she was raped by the person who is in charge of her career?
Was this even looked into sufficiently enough to come up with the courts decision?
Dr. Luke points out again that Kesha, answered "no" to multiple questions about sexual encounters with him...
Is SONY trying to keep her quiet?
Is their funny stuff going on or did Kesha not have enough evidence to support her claims?
Was there a double standard in this case, since Zayn from One Direction was able to leave his contract last year because he was unhappy and Kesha cannot?
Was there a double standard in this case, since Zayn from One Direction was able to leave his contract last year because he was unhappy and Kesha cannot?
Seems Kesha has a long fight ahead of her and against a major corporation at that...
Some of her celeb friends are stepping up to the plate.
Taylor Swift's shown some solidarity by donating $250,000 to the cause.
" In a show of support, Taylor Swift has donated $250,000 to Kesha to help with any of her financial needs during this trying time;"Taylor's spokesperson confirmed.
but one fellow celeb who doesn't agree this is a suitable solution is Demi Lovato.
Demi's claimed she'd much rather 'start a dialogue' about abuse and 'speak up about shit' than donate her dollar, and it's all getting a bit ridiculous, to be honest. Sort of like a game of 'who's the better feminist,' which it isn't really about.
And that is just what some others did.. brought light to the issue.
Kesha continues to play some shows, but her lawyers say the contract has essentially stalled her career because she can't stand working with her accused rapist.
ABC --
Kesha's lawyer, Mark Geragos, asked a judge Friday to bar enforcement of the contract while the case plays out. While the companies said they're eager to see Kesha make and sell records, Geragos suggested they wouldn't promote anything Kesha might record without Dr. Luke.
Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich turned down the request, saying Kesha "is being given the opportunity to record."
Meanwhile, Dr. Luke and Sony have asked the judge to throw out many of Kesha's claims. Kornreich hasn't ruled.
Both sides are seeking unspecified damages.
How do you feel about all of this? Is Kesha being taken advantage of?
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