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Kesha accused Dr Luke of ‘raping ’ in series of text messages to

Rebecca Lewis Wednesday 13 Jun 2018 9:22 pm

Kesha accuses Luke of raping Katy (Picture: Getty)

New court documents have revealed that Kesha has accused Dr Luke of ‘raping’ Katy Perry in a series of text messages to Lady Gaga.

Luke has denied the claims. The documents in the ongoing case between Kesha and Dr Luke were filed in New York as part of the on-going legal battle between the music producer, real name Lukas Gottwald, and the . Obtained by The Blast, the documents – filed by Luke’s team – read: ‘On February 26, 2016 [Kesha] sent a text message to Stefani Germanotta p/k/a/ Lady Gaga which repeated [Kesha’s] false claim that [Luke] had raped her.’ ‘[Kesha] also falsely asserted that [Luke] had also raped Kathryn Hudson p/k/a/ Katy Perry.’ and that, ‘following this text message conversation, and with [Kesha’s] encouragement, [Lady Gaga] spread negative messages about [Luke] in the press and on social media’.

Lukasz Gottwald (L), better known as Dr. Luke, and Kesha (R) in 2011 (Picture: Reuters)

Perry has been deposed in the case and gave a written statement but her comments have not been revealed. Perry has never publicly accused Dr. Luke of any sexual misconduct. She previously admitted she had chosen to no longer work with him, simply using the phrase: ‘I had to leave the nest’.

Katy Perry (Picture: Rex)

Kesha dropped all sexual assault claims in her lawsuit against Dr Luke in August 2016 after years of controversy and legal battles. The singer has withdrawn the claims of rape and assault with her case focusing on ‘professional grievances’. She has also submitted over 28 songs to her label Sony in order to fulfill its requirements, as she is being sued by Dr Luke for breach of contract at . Dr Luke has now filed a lawsuit against Kesha for $50million over claims of loss of earnings from sexual assault allegations; the producer is claiming he lost out on lucrative deals following Kesha’s accusations of sexual assault, including one which would have seen him work with Perry. He is suing for defamation and loss of earnings, and has reportedly calculated that they amass to $50million (£37,665,250) as he alleges artists have backed out of deals following the allegations. Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Perry, Luke, and Gaga.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/13/kesha-accused-dr-luke-raping-katy-perry-series-text-messages- lady-gaga-7629242/