Appeals court sides with Dr Luke on an issue in Kesha clash
23 Apr, 2021 12:40 AM
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Kesha leaves Supreme court in New York after a hearing involving her producer, Dr Luke in 2016. Photo / AP
Kesha leaves Supreme court in New York after a hearing involving her producer, Dr Luke in 2016. Photo / AP
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By: Jennifer Peltz
An appellate court ruled for music producer Dr Luke on Thursday on an important legal question in his defamation suit against pop star Kesha, saying the Grammy-nominated hitmaker isn t a public figure in the eyes of the law.
The decision isn t a final judgment in the long-running court clash between the multiplatinum-selling singer, who says Dr Luke raped her, and the producer, who denies it and says his one-time protege smeared him with lies.
Jennifer Peltz
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. An appellate court ruled for music producer Dr. Luke Thursday, April 22, 2021, on an important legal question in his defamation suit against pop star Kesha, concluding that the Grammy-nominated hitmaker isn t a public figure in the eyes of the law. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) April 23, 2021 - 6:30 AM
NEW YORK - An appellate court ruled for music producer Dr. Luke on Thursday on an important legal question in his defamation suit against pop star Kesha, saying the Grammy-nominated hitmaker isn t a public figure in the eyes of the law.
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An appellate court has ruled for music producer Dr. Luke on an important legal question in his defamation suit against pop star Kesha, saying Thursday that he isn’t a public figure in the eyes of the law.
The decision isn’t a final judgment in the long-running court clash between the multiplatinum-selling singer, who says Dr. Luke raped her, and the Grammy-nominated hitmaker, who denies it and says his onetime protégé smeared him with lies.
But the ruling upholds a lower court’s 2020 finding that Kesha made a defamatory statement about him to Lady Gaga and that she can’t defend it by saying that Dr. Luke is a public figure. That matters because public figures have to meet a higher legal standard than everyday people do in order to prove they’ve been defamed.
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An appellate court ruled in favor of music producer Dr. Luke on Thursday on an important legal question in his defamation suit against Kesha, saying the Grammy-nominated hitmaker isn t a public figure in the eyes of the law.
The decision isn t a final judgment in the long-running court clash between the multiplatinum-selling singer, who says Dr. Luke raped her, and the producer, who denies it and says his onetime protege smeared him with lies.
But Thursday s ruling upholds a lower court s 2020 finding that Kesha made a defamatory statement about him to Lady Gaga and that she can t defend it by saying that Dr. Luke is a public figure. That matters because public figures have to meet a higher legal standard than everyday people do in order to prove they ve been defamed.
Appeals court sides with Dr. Luke on an issue in Kesha clash
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NEW YORK – An appellate court ruled for music producer Dr. Luke on Thursday on an important legal question in his defamation suit against pop star Kesha, saying the Grammy-nominated hitmaker isn’t a public figure in the eyes of the law.
The decision isn’t a final judgment in the long-running court clash between the multiplatinum-selling singer, who says Dr. Luke raped her, and the producer, who denies it and says his onetime protege smeared him with lies.
But Thursday’s ruling upholds a lower court’s 2020 finding that Kesha made a defamatory statement about him – to Lady Gaga – and that she can’t defend it by saying that Dr. Luke is a public figure. That matters because public figures have to meet a higher legal standard than everyday people do in order to prove they’ve been defamed.