Kesha appeals injunction loss in Dr. Luke case
Kesha's legal battle for emancipation from her contract with the record company owned by the man she accuses of raping and abusing her is far from over.
The singer's attorney, Mark Geragos, filed an appeal to a New York appellate court Monday appealing a court decision from last month denying her request to be released from her contract with Kemosabe Records, owned by producer Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald).
"The Court erred in basing its decision on its finding that Kesha could record without interference from Gottwald," the filing read, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "Although it recognized that 'slavery was done away with a long time ago' and that '[y]ou can't force someone to work ... in a situation in which they don't want to work,' the Court's ruling requiring Kesha to work for Gottwald's companies, purportedly without his involvement, does just that."
In response to the appeal, Gottwald's legal team had this to say: "The court repeatedly stated Kesha was already free to record without Dr Luke, and that she had not presented any facts supporting her claims. That's because all the evidence - including Kesha's own sworn testimony - show her allegations are false," attorney Christine Lepera, wrote in a statement. "Her attorneys can continue manufacturing even more false and outrageous claims, but the fact remains that her time would be better spent in a studio than wasting time having her lawyer and mother spin lies in the media."