Kesha swore under oath in 2011 that her producer Dr. Luke didn’t sexually abuse or drug her. On Tuesday, a judge unsealed a 2011 deposition, taken during a lawsuit in which a former manager sued both Kesha and Dr. Luke.
Details of the deposition revealed that Kesha was asked whether Dr. Luke ever gave her a “roofie,” and whether the two ever had an “intimate relationship.” Kesha said no to both questions.
Last week, Kesha and Dr. Luke sued each other. She claims that he drugged and raped her for 10 years when they worked together while he alleges that she’s making it all up in a bid to get out of her contract.
Yesterday, Dr. Luke’s lawyer, Christine Lepara asked the judge to allow the deposition to be used in the current lawsuits and he agreed, despite Kesha's lawyer Mark Geragos arguing against the motion.
In a statement on Tuesday, Geragos told TMZ:
“Luke’s latest legal maneuver comes as no surprise; it’s a desperate Hail Mary and a pathetic attempt to once again blame his victim. As detailed in our complaint, Luke walked Kesha down the beach and threatened to destroy Kesha’s life and the lives of her family if she didn’t cover up his sexual assaults in a 2011 deposition.”
“He is now following through on his threats and grasping at straws to try and twist Kesha’s coerced statements. Unfortunately protecting abusers out of fear happens all too often with battered women. This case is about Luke’s physical, emotional and psychological abuse of Kesha and her fight to get him out of her life. After being driven to the brink of death and into rehab, she’s no longer going to allow herself to wither away at the hands of her abuser as he tries to blame the victim.”
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