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Judge Orders Kesha to Remain in Contract with Producer She Says Raped Her

HeadlineFeb 22, 2016

A judge has ordered pop star Kesha to remain in a contract that forces her to work with the producer she says drugged and raped her when she was 18. Kesha was shown sobbing in court after a judge upheld the contract. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich said, “My instinct is to do the commercially reasonable thing.” The contract requires Kesha to record six more albums with Sony, despite accusations of abuse against producer Luke Gottwald.

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