Dr. Luke has dropped the defamation lawsuit against Kesha

Dr. Luke has dropped the defamation lawsuit against Kesha. Both parties have released a joint statement.

“Only God knows what happened that night,” Kesha said in the statement posted on her Instagram. “As I have always said, I cannot recount everything that happened. I am looking forward to closing the door on this chapter in my life and beginning a new one. I wish nothing but peace to all parties involved.”“Only God knows what happened that night,” Kesha said in the statement posted on her Instagram. “As I have always said, I cannot recount everything that happened. I am looking forward to closing the door on this chapter in my life and beginning a new one. I wish nothing but peace to all parties involved.”

The settlement marks the end of a long legal battle between Kesha and her former music producer. Earlier this month, a New York appeals court ruled that Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, is a “public figure” and must prove that Kesha acted with “actual malice” when she accused him of raping her nearly 20 years ago. In 2014, Dr. Luke filed a defamation suit for what he claimed was a false sexual assault allegation.

Dr. Luke also released a statement on Thursday, noting that while he appreciated that Kesha acknowledged she couldn’t recount what happened that night in 2005, he is certain that “nothing happened.” “While I appreciate Kesha again acknowledging that she cannot recount what happened that night in 2005, I am absolutely certain that nothing happened,” Dr. Luke’s statement reads. “I never drugged or assaulted her and would never do that to anyone. For the sake of my family, I have vigorously fought to clear my name for nearly 10 years. It is time for me to put this difficult matter behind me and move on with my life. I wish Kesha well.”

The case was set to go to trial next month. Other details of the settlement are not known at this time. The defamation case continued on, however, with the producer claiming that the allegation Kesha made was “false and shocking” and that she only made the accusations so as to negotiate a better record deal. Part of the defamation case would end up including statements that Kesha made to Lady Gaga in a text message thread saying that Dr. Luke had raped Katy Perry, an accusation that Perry also denied in a sworn testimony.