Dr. Luke and Kesha
Music Producer, Dr. Luke, 42, was hit with
allegations of drugging and raping his recording artist,
Kesha. Dr. Luke signed Kesha to his Kemosabe Records
imprint, distributed by Sony Music. The producer claimed
Kesha, 28, was like a little sister to him. However, a year
ago Kesha went public with claims Dr. Luke drugged and raped
her. He has denied the allegations.
Kesha sued to be released from her contract
with Kemosabe Records and its parent company, Sony, but a
judge refused her request, over claims Dr. Luke invested
$60,000,000 in her career. Dr. Luke is a liar. He did not
invest $60,000,000 in Kesha's career. Not even at the height
of Michael Jackson's fame in the 1980s did his former label,
which is now Sony Music, invest such a figure in his career.
That is considered a staggering amount to invest in an
artist. It is pure garbage.
Kesha crying in court
A video tape deposition was released from a
previous, unrelated lawsuit, revealing Kesha denying under
oath that Dr. Luke raped her. However, Kesha states she and
her family were threatened by Dr. Luke if she did not
retract the rape and drugging claims, via denying it during
the deposition.
STORY SOURCE
Report: Sony Music to Drop Dr. Luke
Sony Music will reportedly dump
mega-producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald due to the
public-relations nightmare that’s resulted from pop-star
Kesha’s sexual-abuse allegations against him and the tense
court battles to get her out of a contract with him. “The
fact that this hasn’t already been taken care of is
confusing, especially for people in the building,” one
insider told The Wrap on Wednesday.
Because Gottwald has
never been charged in court, his exit from Sony would have
to be mutual and likely negotiated. (Gottwald has always
denied the accusations, which included allegations of rape.)
A New York judge ruled last month that Kesha
cannot exit from her contract with Gottwald, after hearing
testimony that the producer invested $60 million in her
career and allowed her to make music without his
involvement. In a separate statement, Gottwald's lawyer
denied the report: "This is not true. Luke has an excellent
relationship with Sony."...
