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Keshas lawyer says the pop star is being victim-shamed by her former producer, whose own lawyers say the singer just wants out of her contract.
An army of Kesha fans is coming out to defend the pop star in her legal battle against the man who discovered her.
Kesha-lovers and feminists alike b*m-rushed Twitter with #FreedomForKesha posts Tuesdaydemanding Dr. Luke, her former producer, release her from her contract over allegations that he physically and sexually abused her for years.
As the Free Kesha campaign revved up, Keshas attorney Mark Geragos compared her plight to that of Bill Cosbys rape accusers, saying Dr. Luke is a vindictive, evil man and that other victims will come forward in trial.
He used her, abused her, and thats how he operates, Geragos told The Daily Beast. Ask anybody whos ever worked with him throughout all this litigation. I defy you to find one artist who has come to his defense.
But Christine Lepera, an attorney for Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald) called Keshas legal woes entirely of her making.
It was Kesha who chose to file a lawsuit falsely alleging abuse to gain advantage in contract negotiations, and now she must accept the consequences of her improper actions, Lepera said in a statement Monday.
In response, Geragos said Lepera is blaming the victim and that her statements are tantamount to telling Bill Cosbys rape accusers by coming out publicly, claiming theyre victims, theyve caused their own problems.
Lepera did not return messages left by The Daily Beast.
Kesha has accused Gottwald of drugging, raping, and physically abusing her, then holding her career hostage, according to her lawsuit filed in October 2014. The abuse allegedly occurred shortly after Gottwald discovered Keshaor Kesha Rose Sebertas an 18-year-old high-school student.
Last week, Kesha, 28, pushed for a court injunction to allow her to work with other producers and record labels. She warned her career could plummet past the point of no return without it, court records show.
Dr. Luke has been tyrannical and abusive since our relationship began, Kesha said in an Aug. 31 affidavit. I was too young and naive to even understand what he was doing to me.
She added, I know I cannot work with Dr. Luke. I physically cannot. I dont feel safe in any way. He has threatened me many times. Three strikes and youre out, he told me.
Gottwald, 41, has denied the abuse allegations. In a counterclaim, he accuses Kesha, her mother, Pebe, and her manager of launching a highly public extortion and smear campaign to force him to terminate their contract.
The lurid details of Gottwalds alleged abusewhich Kesha apparently never took to policehave fans calling the songstress a victim of rape culture on social media. One supporter posted: Raped for 10 years, eating disorder followed and is now being punished for speaking out. She cant speak now, but we can.
In court papers, Kesha claims Gottwald persuaded her to drop out of high school and leave her home in Nashville, Tennessee for Los Angeles. But after she signed to Gottwalds music production company, he allegedly turned abusive.
Gottwald would allegedly boast and brag about how he liked to take girls out on a first date, get them as drunk as possible, and f**k them in the a*s, Kesha claims in her suit. Then she allegedly became one of his targets.
On one occasion, the producer allegedly forced her to snort drugs before they got on a flight. Once on the plane, he allegedly forced himself on her while she was intoxicated. She was so drugged up during the flight that she vomited on herself, court filings claim.
Kesha claims that another day, Gottwald forced her to drink with him, then gave her sober pills. She woke up the next afternoon, n***d in Dr. Lukes bed, sore and sick, with no memory of how she got there, court records charge.
She immediately called her mother and said she was in Gottwalds hotel room, that he raped her and that she needed to go to the ER. She claims Gottwald gave her GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate, also known as the date rape drug.
Sometime after the episode, Gottwald allegedly took her to the beach for a talk and threatened to destroy her career and her family if she told anyone about the rape, according to court records.
Ms. Sebert wholly believed that Dr. Luke had the power and money to carry out his threats; she therefore never dared talk about, let alone report, what Dr. Luke had done to her, her lawsuit charges.
Meanwhile, Gottwald allegedly insulted her body weight and songwriting skillssometimes in front of otherssaying things like, You are not that pretty, you are not that talented, you are just lucky to have me, and There are a million other girls out there like you.
At one point, he allegedly called her a fat f*****g refrigerator.
Gottwald also allegedly attacked Kesha at his Malibu home, screaming and violently thrashing his arms at her, court papers state. She frantically fled his house, running down the Pacific Coast Highway barefoot and climbing into nearby mountains to hide, she claims.
She said his alleged abuse prompted her to suffer from bulimia and in January 2014 seek treatment at a rehab center in Illinois.
Still, Keshas current claims are seemingly at odds with previous testimony.
In 2010, Keshas former management company, DAS Communications, filed a suit against both her and Gottwald over commissions.
According to the suit, Kesha inked a deal with DASs David Sonenberg sometime after Gottwald discovered her and almost went to Warner Bros, Billboard.com reported.
The pop star was complaining about Gottwald as early as 2005, DAS claims. She allegedly told DAS he engaged in certain unethical and unlawful actions against her and that she did not want Gottwald to be part of her career going forward, court papers reveal.
Kesha fired DAS three years later. In response to their suit, she said she was fortunate to have the attention and support of Dr. Luke and that it was DAS that poisoned her relationship with the producer.
Luke never made sexual advances at me, Kesha testified back then.
Source: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/23/kesha-s-lawyer-she-s-like-cosby-s-victims.html
