Although Dr. Luke’s defamation claims against Kesha await an actual trial next month, the singer won a victory on some key points in her counterclaim Tuesday from the New York Court of Appeals, which ruled that the producer qualifies as a public figure,. He thus will have a higher bar to hurdle in succeeding with his lawsuit against her.
The suit claims that the producer/songwriter legally known as Lukasz Gottwald was defamed by Kesha Sebert when she made public or legal statements accusing him of drugging and raping her in 2005, and when she additionally alleged that he had r*ped another singer.
In considering Dr. Luke’s level of fame, the court wrote that “we first consider whether Gottwald is a public figure such that he must prove the allegedly defamatory statements were made with ‘actual malice.’ If subject to that standard, Gottwald would be required to prove by clear and convincing evidence that each statement was made ‘with either knowledge that it was false or reckless disregard for the truth.'”
I doubt anything will come of the new trial. It'll keep going until they settle out of court eventually, if that.
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Some producer r*ped her and she went off the deep end.
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Didnt she lose all of those cases becouse she said in court it never happend?
Also isnt she known liar? Like she dosent know who his dad is. When in reality his dad kept in touch with her.
Sounds like she went to deep end first.
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She just had a win recently https://variety.com/2023/music/news/kesha-judgment-dr-luke-appeals-court-ruling-defamation-trial-1235642988/
I doubt anything will come of the new trial. It'll keep going until they settle out of court eventually, if that.
His career remains mostly unaffected though.
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