Kesha's motion to release her from her recording contract with Sony Music was dismissed Wednesday by a New York judge. The pop singer have been on an ongoing legal battle to cut her ties with her producer, Dr. Luke, whom she claims her alleged attacker.
According to Judge Shirley Kornreic, the case can't continue as the said alleged incidents occurred outside New York and the statute of limitations of her claims have expired, the Guardian reported. Kesha's representing lawyers argued that forcing her to continue to work with her alleged attacker, Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, also known as Dr Luke was "slavery." The judge added, the case also don't meet the high legal bar for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Korneic also wrote on the court filing, that there are no evicence to support Gottwald's "animus" toward women. The judge went on, "Gottwald is alleged to have made offensive remarks about Kesha's weight, appearance, and talent, not about women in general. Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime."
Kesha claims that she suffered bulimia, severe depression, post-traumatic stress, and panic attacks after the alleged abuse happened. She stated on her lawsuit that she was a victim of "gender-related hate crime" and suffered an "intentional infliction of emotional distress", Wall Street Journal reported. Gottwald has denied all the claims and files a defamation lawsuit and breach of contract lawsuit against the 29-year old singer in 2015. A similar ruling was also made by Kornreich in February.
Despite the loss on the ongoing legal battle, fans and celebrities voice out their support to Kesha through social media, the Los Angeles Times reported. Some of the famous names in the music industry include Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus and Nicki Minaj took on their Twitter to reach out their comfort and support.
The pop star first sued the famous producer Gottwald and his companies in Los Angeles superior court in October 2014, in a lawsuit that changed Kesha's 10-year working relationship with Gottwald.
