Katy denies being raped by Dr Luke
Singer’s name was brought up by Kesha, who is locked in a legal battle with the music producer
Singer Katy Perry has denied she was raped by record producer Dr Luke, according to a deposition unsealed on Monday from the ongoing legal battle between Luke and singer Kesha.
In court documents, Perry’s deposition from July 21, 2017, reveals that she repeatedly shut down the allegation that was made public as part of his defamation suit against Kesha, who accused him of raping her.
The producer’s legal team previously accused Kesha of circulating the rumour that he raped Perry. “The false narrative Kesha created about being raped became widely accepted, damaging Dr Luke’s reputation irreparably. Compounding this malicious act, in 2016, Kesha told Lady Gaga that Dr Luke raped Katy Perry, which is outrageous and untrue,” Dr Luke’s attorneys said in the statement.
“Katy Perry testified under oath in this case that Dr Luke never raped her. Regardless, Kesha refused to apologise. Instead, she issued a press release which again irresponsibly suggested that Katy Perry was actually raped by Dr Luke. It seems that Kesha wanted to perpetuate the falsehood that Dr Luke raped Katy Perry,” the statement said.
In her response, also issued on Monday, Kesha denied making such claims.
“With regard to Dr Luke’s claim that Kesha defamed him by falsely stating he also assaulted Katy Perry, Kesha has never claimed to have any independent knowledge of any alleged assault of Katy Perry,” Kesha’s attorneys said.