Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke settle longstanding legal battle over rape, defamation claims
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FILE - Kesha attends the 11th annual Billboard Women in Music honors at Pier 36 on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, in New York. Billboard Women in Music 2016 will air Dec. 12 on Lifetime. Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke have settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him, they announced Thursday, June 22, 2023, with the singer saying that only God knows what happened that night. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)FILE - In this April 23, 2014, file photo, Lukasz Gottwald, also know as Dr. Luke, arrives at the 31st Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards, in Los Angeles. Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke have settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him, they announced Thursday, June 22, 2023, with the singer saying that only God knows what happened that night.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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FILE - Kesha attends the 11th annual Billboard Women in Music honors at Pier 36 on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, in New York. Billboard Women in Music 2016 will air Dec. 12 on Lifetime. Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke have settled nearly a decade of suits and countersuits over her accusation that he drugged and raped her and his claim that she made it up and defamed him, they announced Thursday, June 22, 2023, with the singer saying that only God knows what happened that night. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
