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Kesha has reached an statement with Dr. Luke successful his defamation suit against the vocalist implicit rape allegations she made: “Only God knows what happened that night.”
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Kesha is looking up to her adjacent section successful life—and the aforesaid goes for Dr. Luke.
Nine years aft the "Tik Tok" vocalist accused the euphony producer of drugging and sexually assaulting her successful 2005, the 2 person "agreed to a resolution" successful the defamation suit helium filed against her over the allegations, per NBC News.
In a statement of her own, Kesha added, "Only God knows what happened that night, arsenic I person ever said. I cannot recount everything that happened."
"I americium looking guardant to closing the doorway connected this section of my beingness and opening a caller one," the 36-year-old continued. "I privation thing but bid to each parties involved."
Dr. Luke besides issued a solo connection to mark the settlement, reading, "While I admit Kesha again acknowledging she cannot recount what happened that nighttime successful 2005, I americium perfectly definite that thing happened."
Asserting that helium "never drugged oregon assaulted her and would ne'er bash that to anyone," the 49-year-old added, "I person vigorously fought to wide my sanction for astir 10 years. It is clip for maine to enactment this hard substance down maine and determination connected with my life. I privation Kesha well."
Kesha sued Dr. Luke successful some Los Angeles and New York successful 2014, accusing him of yearslong carnal and verbal maltreatment successful summation to the alleged intersexual assault. In response, Dr. Luke—whose existent sanction is Lukasz Gottwald—filed a countersuit and accused Kesha of fabricating allegations she was raped successful bid to beryllium released from her signaling contract.
Dr. Luke went connected to win his civilian lawsuit successful New York City in 2020, with a justice ruling that Kesha had defamed him erstwhile she made "false statements" to Lady Gaga claiming helium had raped Katy Perry, according to documents obtained by E! News astatine the time.
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As the documents outlined, "Perry unequivocally testified that Gottwald did not bash so. In response, Kesha has not raised a triable issue. There is nary grounds whatsoever that Gottwald raped Katy Perry oregon that Katy Perry, whose sworn grounds is unrefuted, indispensable not beryllium believed."
The vocalist was also ordered to pay Dr. Luke and his label, KMI, a "pre-judgment involvement of $373,671.88" for breaching her contract.
At the time, Kesha's ineligible squad revealed she planned to entreaty the decision.
"Judge Schecter issued rulings contiguous connected motions for summary judgement successful the Dr. Luke litigation," Kesha's lawyers told E! News successful a statement. "We disagree with the Court's rulings. We program to instantly appeal."
(E! and NBC News are some portion of the NBCUniversal family.)
