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Old 14-10-2014, 17:45
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http://pophour.net/scandal-kesha-sex...bused-dr-luke/

It's official. Her lawyer made an official statement a few minutes ago as well

Dr Luke is quite famous too. He's worked with almost every popstar
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Old 14-10-2014, 18:03
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There has been some major trouble brewing behind the scenes for ages

She also said early this year he took control over Warrior and made the album she never wanted to do and pressured her into losing weight which led to her rehab stint.
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Old 14-10-2014, 18:26
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That's shocking Wonder what'll happen to Dr Luke's career now?
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Old 14-10-2014, 18:43
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Whoa!!!

Horrifying. I wonder if he's done this to other pop starlets. He's certainly worked with pretty much all of them in some capacity.
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Old 14-10-2014, 18:47
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Whoa!!!

Horrifying. I wonder if he's done this to other pop starlets. He's certainly worked with pretty much all of them in some capacity.
Didn't he produce most of Britney's Femme Fatale album? What other pop songs/albums has he produced? Either way its just awful
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Old 14-10-2014, 18:47
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Well this is very damaging to his career isn't it! I'd like to hear some other character references from other girls he's worked with.

We hear his name a lot but to be honest I couldn't place a face to the name
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Old 14-10-2014, 18:56
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Didn't he produce most of Britney's Femme Fatale album? What other pop songs/albums has he produced? Either way its just awful
He's connected to so many stars. Katy Perry, Jessie J, G.R.L. (and I remember whisperings about how G.R.L. were progressing and that he was very very controlling and well, who knows what's going on with them with Simone committing suicide), Becky G and a whole lot more.

I don't know whether all of Kesha's charges are true but I think there is likely a shred of truth to some of them and that's really disturbing. There was a lot of messiness around Warrior as well that few people talked about, so all in all, YIKES.
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Old 14-10-2014, 18:59
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Didn't he produce most of Britney's Femme Fatale album? What other pop songs/albums has he produced? Either way its just awful

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Luke_production_discography
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Old 14-10-2014, 19:40
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Whoa!!!

Horrifying. I wonder if he's done this to other pop starlets. He's certainly worked with pretty much all of them in some capacity.
Kesha was Dr Luke's first signed artist, he convinced her to drop out from school and move to LA at 17.

As someone on Rolling Stone said:

He's worked as a producer for a lot of people like Katy Perry but they wouldn't be at risk because they're not signed to him. They're hiring him to work for them. Kesha was the first person he signed when she just turned 18. He convinced her to drop out of school two months before graduation and move to LA. She was stuck in a contract with him making her very vulnerable. Walking away from him would have meant giving up her career. It would have been easy for him to take advantage of her for that reason. He wouldn't have any hold over his production clients the way he had with Kesha.


I don't doubt this is true, there has always been rumours about this, Go Kesha!!
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Old 14-10-2014, 20:47
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TBH I think it will ruin both of their careers, true or not.
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Old 14-10-2014, 20:58
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Originally Posted by Kesha's statement
Kesha was sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally abused for 10 years by her producer, Dr. Luke, to the point where she nearly died.

According to a new lawsuit -- obtained by TMZ -- Kesha claims Dr. Luke was abusive towards her almost from the get-go -- when she signed on with him at 18 -- and made repeated sexual advances toward her. She claims he would force her to use drugs and alcohol to remove her defenses.

In one instance, Kesha claims he forced her to snort something before getting on a plane … and during the trip he forced himself on her while she was drugged.

On another occasion, Kesha claims after forcing her to drink with him, Dr. Luke gave her what he called "sober pills." Kesha claims she woke up the following afternoon, naked in Dr. Luke's bed, sore, sick … and with no memory of how she got there.

Kesha says the alleged abuse led to her eating disorder -- a story TMZ broke earlier this year. She claims Dr. Luke said, among other things, "You are not that pretty, you are not that talented, you are just lucky to have me." As we reported, she claims he called her "a fat f***ing refrigerator."

Kesha also says there was physical abuse ... once she says he attacked her at his Malibu house where he was "violently thrashing his arms at her." She says she escaped and ran barefoot down PCH and hid in the mountains.

Kesha is asking a judge to let her out of her contract with Luke.

Kesha's lawyer, Mark Geragos, tells TMZ ... "This lawsuit is a wholehearted effort by Kesha to regain control of her music career and her personal freedom after suffering for ten years as a victim of mental manipulation, emotional abuse and an instance of sexual assault at the hands of Dr. Luke."

Geragos adds, "The facts presented in our lawsuit paint a picture of a man who is controlling and willing to commit horrible acts of abuse in an attempt to intimidate an impressionable, talented, young female artist into submission for his personal gain. Kesha is focused on moving her life and her career beyond this terrible time."

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/14/kesha-...#ixzz3G9QndZus
Originally Posted by Luke's statement
Kesha is a liar who is making up stories just so she can get out of her legally binding contract with Dr. Luke ... and she tried extorting him to boot ... this according to a new lawsuit.

Luke filed suit hours after Kesha filed her own lawsuit ... accusing him of sexual and physical assault over a period of years.

But in Luke's lawsuit ... he says the pack of lies is being engineered by Kesha's mother, Pebe, and Kesha's new management firm. Luke claims Kesha tried to extort him by threatening to spread lies about him to a blogger who started a "Free Kesha" website unless he released her from her recording contract.

And Luke says in his lawsuit he's had a copy of a draft of Kesha's new abuse lawsuit for months, and she was threatening to file it if he didn't release her. In other words, he's alleging more extortion.

Luke's lawyer, Christine Lepera, tells TMZ, Kesha's lawsuit about abuse is part of "a campaign of publishing outrageous and untrue statements," calling the allegations scurrilous.

Lepera says Kesha and her mom have already admitted the statements are false.

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/14/dr-luk...#ixzz3G9QszDGy
Full lawsuit can be found here
https://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/24...ew_mode=scroll

I've read the lawsuit and it's heartbreaking and disgusting to read. I hope Luke gets what he desevres cause there is no way Kesha would make all this up
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Old 14-10-2014, 21:46
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Awful if true. He's worked with almost ever major female pop star of the moment.

I've heard a lot of things about him being an absolute tool behind the scenes and hijacking people's projects but this comes as a shock.
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Old 14-10-2014, 22:04
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Not very surprising but it appears DL is counter-suing. According to him she has been threatening him with this lawsuit for a while as a form of extortion to be released from her recording contract.

Hmmm I suppose time will tell.
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Old 14-10-2014, 23:09
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I'm glad that someone is calling him out. I think its probably been a thing for a long time if she's been struggling with it.
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Old 15-10-2014, 02:58
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I'm inclined to believe it. His only defense seems to be that she wants out of her contract, but doesn't state reasons behind it. Why would she want to be released? He's made her successful, she's had number 1 singles, her own reality series, a book etc - why would she want to bite the hand that feeds her in such a malicious way, especially when he is likely to get heaps of support from Hollywood's A-List musicians I.E Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson and so on?
From reading the court documents that were linked earlier on it sounds like an abusive relationship from the start. It's more psychological than anything, wanting to control every aspect of her life, initially isolating her from her friends and family, making her feel worthless and insecure, not allowing her musical creativity, not acknowledging her contribution to Flo Rida's song, not changing the terms of her contract after her inital success as is standard in the industry.
She also has her stint in rehab and doctors diagnosis of eating disorders, stress, depression, anxiety and panic attacks to back her up. There is also records of GHB found in her system after being treated in hospital after the alleged rape.
Following her stint in rehab earlier this year it also shows signs of trying to take back her independence, dropping the $ from her name so she is known by her birth name Kesha is an example of this and now she has found the courage to speak out against something that could ultimately cost her career. I hope this encourages any potential other victims of Dr. Lukes to come forward and reveal the real story behind the scenes.
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Old 15-10-2014, 04:57
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Not shocking at all. The rumours have been floating around for awhile now.
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Old 15-10-2014, 11:58
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Really hope Kesha gets free and Luke gets what he deserves.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was part of the reason GRL's Simone commited suicide adding to her depression
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Old 15-10-2014, 12:22
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Really hope Kesha gets free and Luke gets what he deserves.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was part of the reason GRL's Simone commited suicide adding to her depression
Now that is an awful thing to say with no evidence!

I'm inclined to believe Kesha's claims but so far there's so little information about the case. There's a lot of rumours which may well turn out to be true, but to say with little to no evidence that someone caused someone else to kill themselves is a bit extreme!
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Old 15-10-2014, 13:41
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Really hope Kesha gets free and Luke gets what he deserves.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was part of the reason GRL's Simone commited suicide adding to her depression
It has since been confirmed Simone killed herself as she suffered from depression due to financial problems.
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Old 15-10-2014, 15:09
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Why hasn't she gone to the police if he has sexually assaulted her? Surely putting him in prison over simply getting out of a contract would be more important?
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Old 15-10-2014, 16:41
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Nice to know that no one is judging without any evidence.

I'd also point out that if (and I stress if) this is true than Dr Luke would sadly not be getting what he deserves which should be a very long stretch in jail but rather control of her as an artist since she's not bringing criminal proceedings to him.
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Old 15-10-2014, 17:10
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Not shocking at all. The rumours have been floating around for awhile now.
I wouldn't mind hearing more about these rumours. I sort of knew there was bad blood between Kesha and Dr Luke but nothing like this!
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Old 15-10-2014, 17:24
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Why hasn't she gone to the police if he has sexually assaulted her? Surely putting him in prison over simply getting out of a contract would be more important?
You can't go to prison for simply refusing to let someone out of their contract.

Looking at it from a different perspective, Luke has every right not let her out of her contract until she finishes it.

But Kesha also has every right to fight against her contract if she has evidence to prove the person who holds her contract has caused her harm while she is under his employment. Either that or she buys her way out of the contract and contracts are very expensive to buy out of. They can sometimes cost your career earnings to buy yourself out.
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Old 15-10-2014, 17:35
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You can't go to prison for simply refusing to let someone out of their contract.

Looking at it from a different perspective, Luke has every right not let her out of her contract until she finishes it.

But Kesha also has every right to fight against her contract if she has evidence to prove the person who holds her contract has caused her harm while she is under his employment. Either that or she buys her way out of the contract and contracts are very expensive to buy out of. They can sometimes cost your career earnings to buy yourself out.
You are correct, you can't go to prison for simply refusing to let someone out of their contract. You can however go to prison for what has been described as sexual assault. Instead of her going to the police to report her abuse, she has instead filed a civil lawsuit to simply get her out of her contract citing the sexual abuse as a reason.

I'm not saying she shouldn't be trying to get out of the contract, I just find it strange she has chosen (at this moment anyway) to not go to the police to report what she describes as physical, sexual, verbal and emotional abuse that has lasted for 10 years and almost caused her to lose her life.
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Old 15-10-2014, 20:49
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I just find it strange she has chosen (at this moment anyway) to not go to the police to report what she describes as physical, sexual, verbal and emotional abuse that has lasted for 10 years and almost caused her to lose her life.
Very good point!
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