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The "Tik Tok" singer, 28, has been seeking to nullify her
six-album recording contract with her producer Dr. Luke, his
associated record labels, and Sony Music. But a judge in
February declined to release her from the contract, prompting a
#FreeKesha social media campaign and an outpouring of support
from big name singers including Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson,
Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus.
Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, has denied
allegations of rape and emotional abuse filed in a 2014 lawsuit
and is countersuing. Both of those cases have yet to come to
trial.
In court documents filed on Saturday, Kesha's lawyer appealed
the February decision by New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley
Kornreich, saying the court erred in finding that Kesha could
record without interference from Gottwald.
"Although it (the court) recognized that 'slavery was done away
with a long time ago' and that '(y)ou can't force someone to
work... in a situation in which they don't want to work,' the
court's ruling requiring Kesha to work for Gottwald's companies,
purportedly without his involvement, does just that," Kesha's
attorney Mark Geragos wrote.
Dr. Luke's attorney, Christine Lepera, has argued that Kesha,
who burst onto the music scene in 2009, is already free to
record music with other producers under her contract and that
she has presented no evidence to support her claims of rape.
Following the singer's notice of appeal, Lepera said Kesha was
time-wasting and spinning lies.
"Her attorneys can continue manufacturing even more false and
outrageous claims, but the fact remains that her time would be
better spent in a studio than wasting time having her lawyer and
mother spin lies in the media," Lepera said in a statement on
Tuesday.
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