Singer Kesha accuses Dr. Luke of raping Katy Perry

Singer Kesha in a text message to fellow singer Lady Gaga has accused former collaborator Dr Luke of raping singer Katy Perry according to court documents filed in New York Dr Lukes representative has denied the allegation The documents obtained by varietycom are related to the ongoing defamation case between Kesha and LukeThe documents reportedly contain Lukes refutation of three of Keshas claims against him previously known allegations that he gave the singer drugs against her will and that he raped her as well as the previously undisclosed claim that he raped Perry The news was first reported by publication The BlastThe claim was revealed in a text message sent from Kesha toLady Gaga according to the documents which read in part On February 26 2016 Kesha sent a text message to Stefani Germanotta Lady Gaga which repeated Keshas false claim that Luke had raped herKesha also falsely asserted that Luke had also raped Kathryn Hudson Katy PerryFollowing this text message conversation and with Keshas encouragement Gaga spread negative messages about Luke in the press and on social mediaPreviously the existence of the text message had been publicly discussed although its contents had notThe documents also reportedly said Perry has been deposed as part of the lawsuit although there is no indication of what she said Perry has never publicly accused Luke of sexual misconduct although she has not worked with him professionally for several yearsIn a statement Lukes legal team denied the accusations detailed in the court documentsKaty Perry herself confirmed that Dr Luke did not rape her Keshas accusation to the contrary just like her other outrageous lies about Dr Luke is baseless and irresponsible and it is disrespectful to both Katy Perry and Dr Luke In his defamation lawsuit against Kesha Dr Luke seeks damages for the harm caused by these malicious falsehoodsLukes defamation lawsuit against Kesha the last remaining suit in a legal battle that began in 2014 when the pop star went public with claims that the producer had abused her That year Luke filed a complaint against Kesha for failing to work on a third album as required under her contractKesha filed a countersuit seeking to be released from the contract on the basis of allegations that Luke had raped her and verbally abused her over the course of several years The courts have ruled against Kesha in every attempt to extricate herself from her contracts with him and his label and last year she released an album Rainbowon the label containing several songs that obliquely reference her battles with the producerCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever