Het staat er bol van op het web: Kesha's zaak tegen muziekproducer Dr. Luke. De zangeres zat afgelopen weekend in de rechtbank voor het vonnis en barstte in tranen uit toen bleek dat ze bij haar platenmaatschappij Sony moest blijven én moest blijven werken met Dr. Luke, die Kesha beschuldigt van lichamelijk en mentaal misbruik.

Talloze celebrities staken onder de hashtag #freekesha de zangeres een hart onder de riem (lees hier alle reacties) en Taylor Swift doneerde zelfs een whopping 250.000 dollar aan de zangeres om haar zaak voort te zetten.

Dr. Luke reageert nu zelf voor het eerst op Kesha's beschuldigingen en gaat in de verdediging. Via Twitter laat-ie weten:

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Kesha klaagt Dr. Luke dus aan voor lichamelijk en mentaal misbruik en vertelde dat dit heeft geleid tot haar eetstoornis. Dr. Luke's advocaat kwam gisteren ook met een officiële verklaring en noemt Kesha's beschuldigingen een 'vicious smear campaign'. Daarnaast verklaart zijn team dat Kesha eerder nooit iets heeft gezegd over het misbruik. Hier is de volledige verklaring, verkregen door Buzzfeed:

The New York County Supreme Court on Friday found that Kesha is already "free" to record and release music without working with Dr. Luke as a producer if she doesn't want to. Any claim that she isn't "free" is a myth. The sound decision Friday by the Court in denying Kesha's motion for an injunction made it clear Kesha's allegations of purported abuse were unconvincing and that she had no basis to void record contracts and copyrights. Dr. Luke and his companies invested in Kesha's success through their contributions, Sony Music has already spent over $11 million promoting Kesha, and Sony Music and its label Kemosabe Records are committed to continuing to promote her work.

More significantly, the Court also noted multiple times that her vague abuse allegations were devoid of factual detail, and that there was no evidence, whether from doctors or anyone else, to support them.

Tellingly, Kesha never reported any purported abuse or rape to any law enforcement authority, or even to Sony Music, and further swore under oath in another matter, while accompanied by her team of lawyers, that it never occurred. The goal of Kesha's counsel throughout has been to obtain a more lucrative contract through a shameless campaign of outrageous claims they will never stand behind in a court of law.

As Dr. Luke has said repeatedly, the allegations against him are outright lies that have been advanced to extort a contract renegotiation and money. Kesha and her counsel have cavalierly subjected Dr. Luke and his family to trial by Twitter, using a vicious smear campaign to ruin his reputation for financial gain while failing to support their claims. Kesha to date has never verified the allegations in this case -even when given the opportunity in her affidavit. Nor has she ever offered a credible explanation as to why she would have signed a second recording agreement, recorded two albums and an EP and signed a publishing deal with Dr. Luke after allegedly being sexually abused. It will further be shown that the incidents alleged never happened.

Wij hopen op een goede afloop voor Kesha.

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