On Friday a New York City Judge denied Kesha's attempt to get an injunction against Sony Music and Dr. Luke, who she alleges sexually assaulted her. This in effect forced her to honor her contract with Sony and continue recording, prompting responses from female artists from across music like Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Lorde and Demi Lovato. After taking a public beating over the weekend with the revival of the #FreeKesha campaign, Dr. Luke's attorney Christine Lepara calling the rape allegations "outright lies."
In a statement to Rolling Stone, Lepara disputes the claim that Kesha isn't "free" to record anywhere else.
"The New York County Supreme Court on Friday found that Kesha is already "free" to record and release music without working with Dr. Luke as a producer if she doesn't want to. Any claim that she isn't "free" is a myth," Lepara stated.
She added that Sony and Kemosabe Records, Dr. Luke's imprint has invested $11 million promoting Kesha's career thus far, though does not mention how she has delivered on that.
"Tellingly, Kesha never reported any purported abuse or rape to any law enforcement authority, or even to Sony Music, and further swore under oath in another matter, while accompanied by her team of lawyers, that it never occurred. The goal of Kesha's counsel throughout has been to obtain a more lucrative contract through a shameless campaign of outrageous claims they will never stand behind in a court of law," wrote Lepara.
At the hearing on Friday, the judge ruled against Kesha's injunction that would have allowed her to record outside of Dr. Luke's scope of influence. The judge had to sift through the messy case where Dr. Luke's lawyers deny any allegations of sexual assault and claim to have invested $60 million in Kesha's career. Kesha for her part says she feels trapped and cannot record being around her alleged abuser.
There are still some legal options left for Kesha as the battle will continue on.
