Dr. Luke, the famed music producer whom pop star Kesha Rose Sebert (known professionally as "Kesha") previously accused of sexual, mental and physical abuse, finally broke his silence. For the first time since the allegations came to light in an October 2014 lawsuit in which Sebert asked to be freed from her recording contract with Dr. Luke's Kemosabe Records, and following the court decision that ruled in his favor, the producer took to Twitter on Monday evening to speak out about the allegations.
"Until now I haven't commented on the lawsuits, which should be resolved in court not here on Twitter," Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald) wrote in a series of tweets. "It's a shame that there's so much speculation out there basing itself on so little information."
Gottwald went on to reference the University of Virginia and Duke allegations which were later recanted, and he claimed that while he understands the outrage and outpouring of support for Sebert, people are reacting on a basis of an allegation that is "motivated by money."
"I didn't rape Kesha and I have never had sex with her," Gottwald wrote. "Kesha and I were friends for many years and she was like my little sister."
The 43-year-old music producer, who has worked with artists like Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson and Britney Spears, then posted screenshots of reports from various outlets that claimed Sebert "denied" being raped by Gottwald in a 2011 deposition.
Gottwald allegedly "sexually, physically, verbally, and emotionally" abused Sebert, according to court documents obtained by Entertainment Weekly, "to the point where [she] nearly lost her life."
A New York State Supreme Court judge ruled in Gottwald's favor on Friday and instead of freeing Sebert from her Kemosabe contract, the judge decided Sebert could still continue to record music with another producer under parent company Sony's umbrella, as previously reported by HNGN.
"The New York County Supreme Court on Friday found that Kesha is already 'free' to record and release music without working with Dr. Luke as a producer if she doesn't want to," the court ruling read, obtained by Billboard. "Any claim that she isn't 'free' is a myth."
See some of Gottwald's tweets below.
