Make-up free Kesha looks somber as she waits for a friend in LA... after fans rally at Sony headquarters for music label to cut ties with Dr Luke
She was recently denied her plea to be let out of her music contract with Sony by a New York court.
On Monday Kesha looked to be in a somber mood as she waited for a friend in the Los Angeles beachside town of Santa Monica.
The 29-year-old opted to let go of the diva persona for the day as she went make-up free during the casual outing.
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Down time: Kesha looked to be in a somber mood as she waited for a friend in the Los Angeles beachside town of Santa Monica on Monday
Kesha's mermaid hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail as she wore dark sunglasses.
Completing the Tik Tok star's attire was a graphic T-shirt and snug fitting leggings as she carried a brightly coloured purse.
Meanwhile, on Friday fans of the pop star called on Sony to cut ties with the producer she has accused of raping her.
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No fuss: The 29-year-old opted to let go of the diva persona for the day as she went make-up free during the casual outing
![Bed head: Kesha's mermaid hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail as she wore dark sunglasses](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/03/15/19/323874AE00000578-0-image-a-52_1458070966383.jpg)
Bed head: Kesha's mermaid hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail as she wore dark sunglasses
About 35 Kesha fans gathered outside Sony's Manhattan headquarters to deliver petitions with more than 411,000 signatures demanding that the label release Kesha from her Sony recording contract and drop the producer, Dr. Luke.
Armed with signs that said 'Free Kesha Now,' the group chanted 'Do the right thing!' and 'People over profits!' Protesters also danced to Kesha's songs.
Kate DeVivo, 18, said she covered her mouth with glittery tape reading 'Dr. Luke' to represent Kesha's situation.
'What's happening to her is wrong,' said DeVivo, who skipped high school in Bergen County, New Jersey, to attend the group's third rally.
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Casual: Completing the Tik Tok star's attire was a graphic T-shirt and snug fitting leggings as she carried a brightly coloured purse
The hit-making producer, born Lukasz Gottwald, is not charged with any crime.
He says Kesha fabricated her story about being drugged and raped a decade ago to get out of her recording contract.
His lawyers point to a 2011 legal deposition in which Kesha said under oath that Dr. Luke 'never made sexual advances' toward her. When asked whether he'd given her the date-rape drug known as a 'roofie,' she said, 'No.'
Kesha's lawyers said the singer, born Kesha Rose Sebert, had been too afraid of the producer to speak up at the time.
Friday's hourlong rally comes a month after a Manhattan judge denied the 'Tik Tok' singer's initial request to be released from her contract.
The hearing led to an outpouring of support from celebrities, including Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga.
Sony did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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