Kesha has dropped all remaning sexual abuses charges against Dr. Luke, with the singer’s attorney submitting a letter to the judge in the case confirming she “is not relying on Plaintiff Lukasz Gottwald’s [the producer’s real name] alleged abuse as a defense to Plaintiffs’ breach of contract claims.”
Kesha’s lawyer, Daniel M. Petrocelli, has released the following statement: “Kesha has dismissed her California action without prejudice while she pursues her appeal and other legal claims in the New York courts. Kesha is focused on getting back to work and has delivered 28 new songs to the record label. We have conveyed to Sony Music and the label Kesha’s strong desire to release her next album and single as soon as possible.”
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Kesha hinted that her legal struggles were not going well in this Instagram post from two weeks ago, writing: “This lawsuit is so heavy on my once free spirit, and I can only pray to one day feel that happiness again.”
However, despite her withdrawal of all sexual abuse charges and delivery of new music to the label, Kesha’s years-long battle to free herself from Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records will continue as she focuses on her “professional grievances” against the producer.
The legal battle began when Dr. Luke sued Kesha for breach of contract in 2014, to which Kesha responded by filing her lawsuit in California, alleging he drugged and sexually abused her as early as 2005.
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Dr. Luke’s lawyers fired back by contending that Kesha fabricated her claims in order to get out of her contract, and responded with a defamation suit that brought the case to New York, where she countersued him for alleged sexual assault, battery, harassment, emotional distress and other infractions.