Kesha and Dr. Luke settle defamation suit: ‘Only God knows what happened that night’
nypost.comshe claimedhe “sexually, physically, verbally, and emotionally abused [her] to the point where [she] nearly lost her life” in 2005.“Only God knows what happened that night,” Kesha, 36, wrote in her part of the joint statement posted to social media. “As I always said, I cannot recount everything that happened.
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.”New York’s highest state court awarded Kesha a key victory earlier this month, ruling that Luke was a “public figure,” which would make his case harder to prove.
A trial was set to begin July 19.In her own set of lawsuits, filed in 2014, the “Praying” singer claimed Luke had drugged and raped her at a party in 2005 and emotionally tormented her for years afterward.
Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, denied the allegations and accused her of making them up to get out of her recording contract.His lawyer, Christine Lepera, told The Post: “Kesha’s voluntary public statement clears Luke’s name as it proves she had no ground to accuse him of any wrongdoing.”Luke, 49, added in his Instagram statement Thursday: “While I appreciate Kesha again acknowledging that she cannot recount what happened that night in 2005.
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