Dr Luke’s defamation claim against Kesha made trickier as appeals court rules he is a public figure
completemusicupdate.comThe New York Court Of Appeals ruled yesterday that producer Dr Luke is sufficiently famous to be deemed a “limited public figure”.
This is a classification which impacts on his ongoing defamation legal battle with Kesha, increasing the producer’s burden in court.
He will now need to show that Kesha acted with actual malice when she made her allegedly defamatory statements.Luke’s defamation lawsuit against Kesha is all that remains of what began as a multi-layered multi-state legal battle between the producer and musician which was kickstarted when Kesha accused Luke of rape.
He denies those allegations and – arguing that Kesha’s claims have negatively impacted his career – he sued for defamation.As the defamation case has gone through the motions, there has been much debate as to whether Luke needs to show that Kesha acted with actual malice when making her allegations against him.
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