Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Schecter has also ordered the 'Tik Tok' singer to pay the producer over $373,000 in interest for late royalties payment.
- February 7, 2020
AceShowbiz - Hitmaker Dr. Luke has scored a big victory in his long-running legal spat with Ke$ha - a judge has ruled she defamed him.
The producer, real name Lukas Gottwald, sued the "Tik Tok" singer for defamation after she alleged he raped Katy Perry in a text to Lady GaGa.
Perry denied the claim during a deposition and now Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Schecter has ruled Kesha's actions amounted to "defamation per se," according to the New York Post.
In her ruling on Thursday, February 6, the judge wrote, "There is no evidence whatsoever that Gottwald raped Katy Perry. Moreover, publication of a false statement to even one person, here Lady GaGa, is sufficient to impose liability."
A jury must now decide if Kesha defamed Dr. Luke.
The judge also ordered Kesha to pay Dr. Luke over $373,000 (£288,000) in interest because she was late in her payment of $1.3 million (£1 million) in royalties to the producer.
Ke$ha previously sued Dr. Luke for alleged sexual and emotional abuse. She has since dropped her case against him.
