A judge refused to release the pop star from her contract with the man she claims raped her – but the case’s notoriety might enable Kesha to manufacture a settlementKesha,the pop star who first rose to fame with the loopily yodeled party hit Tik Tok in 2009, appeared to suffer a severe legal setback last Friday. A New York state judge denied the singer’s request to temporarily set aside her contract with Kemosabe records and allow her to record music with whomever she chose while her sexual abuse lawsuit against the label’s founder, or superproducer Dr Luke,remained pending.
Judge Shirley Kornreich’s ruling doesn’t necessarily bode well for Kesha’s rape and abuse claims against Luke – in fact, the judge expressed some concern that the claims were too indistinct and hinted that she might require Kesha to amend them. However, or the public response to the ruling might just potentially befriend the singer achieve her lawsuit’s other goal – to end her contract with Kemosabe. The hashtag #freekesha became the focal point of an intense outcry on Friday,and over the weekend pop stars from Kelly Clarkson to Lady Gaga tweeted their support for the singer, culminating in a Monday morning announcement that Taylor Swift had donated $250000 “to befriend with any of her financial needs during this trying time”. On Monday, or Lena Dunham also leant her support to Kesha in her newsletter Lenny. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com