Severe setback for Kesha (32, "Tik Tok"): The singer has to compensate her former producer Dr. 375,000 US dollars, the equivalent of around 342,000 euros. Pay Luke (46). This is said to emerge from court documents that the US site "Entertainment Online" should have. Kesha had made a "false statement" when she claimed in an SMS to Lady Gaga (33) in February 2016 that Dr. Luke allegedly raped her colleague Katy Perry (35, "Roar"), according to the verdict.
Perry clearly stated that she was not Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, was raped, the court said. In addition, there was no evidence of rape and absolutely no doubt that Perry did not tell the truth when she testified. Kesha's lawyers have already announced that they will appeal.
Dr. Luke had asked for $ 50 million
Dr. Luke had filed a complaint about defamation against Kesha in the summer of 2016. In it, he claimed compensation of $ 50 million, which he had lost because of these "malicious falsehoods". After Lady Gaga received the text message from Kesha, she had posted negative news about the producer via social media and in the press.
Kesha had Dr. Luke displayed in late 2014. The producer, with whom she had recorded several hits, had sexually, physically and psychologically abused her for ten years, she explained at the time. Dr. Luke has denied the allegations to date and reported the singer and her mother in return for defamation. These allegations will soon be heard in a further trial.