Singer Kesha, 27, is suing her long-term music producer and mentor Dr. Luke, TMZ claims.
Dr. Luke – whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald – is responsible for all of Kesha’s music and gave the singer her first record deal in 2005 when she was just 18-years-old.
In a lawsuit obtained by TMZ, Kesha claims she was sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally abused by the 41-year-old producer over a period of 10 years.
However, following the news, TMZ claims Dr. Luke has now filed his own lawsuit against the singer claiming she is ‘lying to get out of her legally binding contract’.
Dr. Luke’s lawsuit claims Kesha’s suit has been ‘egineered’ by her mother Pebe Servert and Kesha’s new management company.
He also claims her team have tried to extort him by threatening to ‘spread lies about him’ unless he released her from her contract.
Kesha – real name Kesha Rose Serbert – also claims that the alleged abuse started early on when she signed her deal with the hitmaker, who is known for producing some of the biggest hits in pop music for the likes of Katy Perry and Britney Spears.
The suit also claims that Dr. Luke made ‘repeated sexual advances’ towards her and ‘would use drugs and alcohol to remove her defences’.
UsWeekly report that Kesha claims Dr. Luke allegedly gave her ‘sober pills’ and the following day she woke up naked in his bed ‘sore and sick with no memory of how she got there’.
After the alleged incident, Dr. Luke reportedly ‘threatened that if she ever mentioned the rape to anyone, he would shut her career down, take away all her publishing and recording rights, and otherwise destroy not only her life but her entire family’s lives as well.’
The lawsuit also alleges that he also ‘threatened her and her family’s physical safety’.
Source: Daily Mail