Kesha said she is looking at the future with optimism and thanked her fans — her Animals — for their support
against the producer and label owner in 2014. Kesha had alleged an extended period of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, and had attempted to extricate herself from her contract.
Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, countersued that same year, vehemently denying her allegations and claiming that the singer had defamed him. After both parties reached the settlement, they shared statements on social media. Kesha said that “only God knows what happened” on the night she claimed she was raped by the producer, adding, “As I always said, I cannot recount everything that happened.” Luke, for his part, maintained his full innocence: “I am absolutely certain that nothing happened. I never drugged or assaulted her and would never do that to anyone.
Though she has no direct knowledge of the settlement’s terms, Susan Crumiller, a feminist attorney based in New York, said she sees it in terms of a broader pattern when allegations of abuse wind up in court. “To the extent that he wanted to continue putting her through hell, he probably succeeded,” she said. “We see abusers using defamation lawsuits as a way to continue their abuse all the time… They’re not looking for some big pot of money at the end, they’re asserting power and control.
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