Dr Luke Slammed For Releasing Private Kesha Information - Noise11.com
Kesha

Kesha

Dr Luke Slammed For Releasing Private Kesha Information

by Music-News.com on November 2, 2017

in News

Kesha’s lawyers have slammed her former producer Dr. Luke’s legal team for using private personal notes as evidence in their long-running legal battle.

Kesha filed a lawsuit in 2014 in which she alleged Dr. Luke, real name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, raped, drugged and abused her, and asked to be freed from her recording contract with the Sony Music subsidiary label he ran, Kemosabe. In response to her allegations he sued for defamation.

Ahead of a New York court hearing on Wednesday, Kesha’s lawyers accused Dr. Luke’s team of submitting personal notes as evidence in a bid to discredit her. The hearing will determine whether Kesha has to turn over documents relating to her own public relations strategy.

According to the New York Daily News, in a filing Kesha’s lawyer James Pearl claimed she had to run a public relations campaign as Dr. Luke had released personal correspondence in a bid to discredit her.

Comparing Dr.Luke’s legal team’s strategy to that of disgraced U.S. news show host Bill O’Reilly, he wrote, “Consistent with Bill O’Reilly’s recent strategy of releasing Megyn Kelly’s old thank-you notes to rebut her sexual-harassment complaints, Dr. Luke attached to his complaint a birthday card signed ‘Ke$ha’ thanking Dr. Luke for ‘making my wildest dreams come true.'”

O’Reilly was dismissed by bosses at U.S. network Fox News earlier this year (17), after it emerged he had settled several sexual harassment cases. In response to reports that he paid $32 million (£24 million) to settle one claim O’Reilly released private notes between himself and former colleague Megyn Kelly.

Dr. Luke’s lawyer is accusing Kesha, full name Kesha Rose Sebert, of having, “orchestrated a press strategy and public campaign to brand Gottwald a rapist (falsely) in order to coerce him to ‘settle.'”

The singer released her first album in five years, a deeply personal record called Rainbow, earlier this year (17).

music-news.com

Related Posts

Eminem Stans
Eminem’s Lost Track ‘Everybody’s Looking At Me’ Surfaces on New STANS Soundtrack

Eminem has dug deep into the vault to unearth a lost cut from his The Eminem Show era. The newly released song, Everybody’s Looking At Me, has officially surfaced as part of the soundtrack to his new documentary STANS, now streaming on Paramount+.

August 28, 2025
Parkway Drive
Parkway Drive To Launch 20th Anniversary Tour With Berlin Concert

Australian metal titans Parkway Drive will mark two decades of chaos, fire and stadium-sized riffs with a very different kind of show. On 17 September 2025, the band will play a one-off warm-up gig at Berlin’s legendary Metropol.

August 28, 2025
The Weeknd $1 Billion Music Catalogue Gamble: A Bold Business Masterstroke

Abel Tesfaye, known worldwide as The Weeknd, is reportedly in early talks to secure a staggering US$1 billion financing deal using his music catalogue as collateral. The negotiations are said to be taking place with New York private equity firm Lyric Capital Group, positioning Tesfaye for what could become one of the largest music-rights backed financing arrangements ever for a single artist.

August 27, 2025
Taylor Swift at the MCG Melbourne 16 February 2024 Photo Credit TAS Rights Management
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Announce Engagement with Whimsical Wink

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have officially announced they’re engaged. Their joint Instagram post, captioned with the cheeky line, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married”, was met with a tidal wave of adoration from fans worldwide.

August 27, 2025
Tom Curtain
Tom Curtain Releases Here’s To You Album and Announces National Tour

Tom Curtain has built a career out of telling the stories of rural and regional Australia. A multiple Golden Guitar winner, horseman, outback entertainer, and founder of the Katherine Outback Experience, Curtain is as comfortable in the saddle as he is on the stage. With his sixth studio album Here’s To You set for release on 22 August 2025 via ABC Music, Curtain once again shines a spotlight on the people, landscapes and experiences that make the bush what it is.

August 27, 2025
Secondhand Serenade
Secondhand Serenade To Return To Australia After 16 Years With A String Section

After 16 years away from Australian stages, Secondhand Serenade, the project of Californian singer-songwriter John Vesely, will return in December for three exclusive shows, this time accompanied by a symphony string section.

August 25, 2025
Cookin' On 3 Burners Press 1 2025
Cookin’ on 3 Burners Fire It Up With Cookin’ The Books

Melbourne’s deep funk heavyweights Cookin’ on 3 Burners are back with a brand new double-sided 7”, the first taste of their forthcoming studio album Cookin’ The Books (out October 31 on Soul Messin’ Records).

August 22, 2025