EXCLUSIVE: 'Only God knows what happened that night.' Kesha reveals she and Dr. Luke FINALLY reach settlement in years-long sexual assault and defamation battle - a month before case was due to go to trial
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Kesha and music producer Dr. Luke have finally reached a settlement in their years-long defamation lawsuit - just a month before the case was set to go to trial.
The singer shared the news in an Instagram post Thursday revealing the parties agreed to issue a joint statement regarding the resolution.
'Only God knows what happened that night. As I have always said, I cannot recount everything that happened,' Kesha, 36, wrote.
'I am looking forward to closing the door on this chapter of my life and beginning a new one. I wish nothing but peace to all parties involved.'
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The statement was followed by Dr. Luke's message, stating: 'While I appreciate Kesha again acknowledging that she cannot recount what happened that night in 2005. I am absolutely certain that nothing happened.
'I never drugged or assaulted her and would never do that to anyone. For the sake of my family, I have vigorously fought to clear my name for nearly 10 years. It is time for me to put this difficult matter behind me and move on with my life. I wish Kesha well.'
The development comes a week after a New York Court of Appeals ruling that determined Dr. Luke, real name Lukasz Gottwald, was considered a 'limited public figure' in the case, which was set to go to trial in late July.
The two had been embroiled in a bitter legal battle for nearly a decade after Kesha claimed the producer sexually assaulted her nearly 20 years ago.
Dr. Luke then sued the pop star in 2014 claiming she defamed him by falsely accusing him of rape in 2005.
The New York Court's decision last week, however, reversed a mid-level appeals court ruling that said Dr. Luke was a private figure subject to a lower burden of proof because he is not a household name.
The reversal meant Dr. Luke would have had to prove that Kesha acted with actual malice, according to reports.
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'By 2014, when Gottwald initiated this defamation action, he was, by his own account, a celebrity - an acclaimed music producer who had achieved enormous success in a high-profile career,' Judge Michael Garcia wrote for the court on June 13.
The court also said a state judge should have allowed Kesha to file counterclaims against Dr. Luke for emotional distress, punitive damages and legal fees.
The long legal battle began in October 2014, when Kesha sued Dr. Luke for sexual assault and battery and claims his abusive behavior led to her developing an eating disorder.
The singer claimed that Dr. Luke drugged and raped her back in 2005, and in 2016, she also publicly accused him of raping singer Katy Perry.
Dr. Luke fired right back with a defamation lawsuit of his own, claiming Kesha defamed him with her false claims, when she said in a text to Lady Gaga that Dr. Luke raped Katy Perry.
Perry denied that Dr. Luke raped her in a deposition and a New York state judge ruled against Kesha in 2020 saying she had defamed her former producer and an appeals court upheld that decision in 2021.
The judge also ruled that Kesha must pay Dr. Luke $373,000 in interest for her late payment to him for over $1.3million in royalties.
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