POP singer Kesha said in a deposition three years ago, unsealed Tuesday, that music producer Dr. Luke never had sex with her nor gave her drugs in the latest salvo in the legal battle between the longtime music partners.
An attorney for Dr. Luke, whose legal name is Lukasz Gottwald, successfully asked a New York state judge to unseal portions of the depositions which stem from a 2010 lawsuit brought by Kesha’s former manager against the singer and producer.
The statements contradict the “Die Young” singer’s lawsuit filed last week accusing the pop hit-maker of forcing Kesha to “take drugs and alcohol in order to take advantage of her sexually.”
Kesha’s attorney, Mark Geragos, said the 27-year-old singer was ambiguous in the deposition and had been threatened by Dr. Luke if she ever mentioned the alleged sexual assault to anyone.
In the 2011 deposition, Kesha said she didn’t know if Dr. Luke, who has produced hits for the likes of Katy Perry and Miley Cyrus, had given her “drugs which could not be purchased at a pharmacy” and said the two never had an intimate relationship.
Kesha and Dr. Luke, 41, unleashed dueling lawsuits a week ago, trading accusations of abuse and extortion as Kesha sued Dr. Luke to get out of her record contract with the producer. Dr. Luke counter-sued in New York, accusing Kesha and her mother of defamation, breach of contract and contractual interference. (SD-Agencies)
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