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Defamation settlement reached for Kesha and Dr Luke

A defamation lawsuit which has been ongoing for a number of years has finally reached settlement. The dispute was between popstar Kesha and Dr Luke the music producer.

Dr Luke issued the proceedings in the US in 2014 stated that Kesha fabricated rape claims against him to get out of a recording contract.

Kesha and Dr Luke

In relation to Kesha and Dr Luke, Kesha then retaliated with her own claim, seeking damages for breach of contract, on the grounds that Dr Luke had “sexually, physically, verbally, and emotionally abused [Kesha] to the point where [she] nearly lost her life”.

The two claims where due to be heard in New York next month but both parties have reached an out of court settlement to resolve the matter.

Kesha and Dr Luke - Defamation Settlement Reached June 2023
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The details of these settlements have not been disclosed but both parties posted statements to social media in which it was confirmed that they “agreed to a resolution” of the case.

Both parties expanded on the joint statement, with Dr Luke reiterating his innocence and Kesha confirming her position that she was not aware of what happened during the alleged incident.

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The matter has now come to a close and both parties wished each other well in their statements.

If you would like to discuss a matter involving defamation, please get in touch with the team today.

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Ellis Sweetenham

Ellis is a contentious and non-contentious intellectual property (IP) solicitor at Lawdit Solicitors. Ellis also is an the Director and an intellectual property law consultant at Lawdit’s sister company Trademarkroom. Ellis qualified as a solicitor in 2019, and over her qualified years has gained valuable experience in all contentious and non- contentious matters relating to trade marks, copyright, designs and patents. Ellis has represented clients in a variety of matters, including those relating to infringement, licensing, oppositions, cancellations, invalidations, assignment, portfolio management, pre-filing due diligence and registration. This includes matters before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, UK Intellectual Property Office, EU Intellectual Property Office and Word Intellectual Property Organisation. In addition to IP matters, Ellis is also experienced in other commercial law matters, including music law, defamation, data protection, civil litigation and commercial disputes. Ellis has built a reputation for being detail-focused and thorough, always available to provide clients with the highest level of client care. Ellis acts with the highest level of professionalism to ensure that her clients are well informed and their best interests are at the centre of all advice given and action taken. Ellis is a regular on the Lawdit Solicitors Mark Wing Podcast, and has written many legal articles, both for Lawdit and Trademarkroom’s reading room, as well as for external IP publications. Ellis is based in our Isle of Wight office.