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Dr. Luke demands Kesha's medical records: "[She] waived therapist-patient privilege" by filing suit

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Music producer Dr. Luke is demanding Kesha’s medical records to disprove the singer’s claim that he raped her — a move that could have a chilling effect on sexual-assault victims seeking treatment, the singer’s lawyers say.

Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, says in a new Manhattan court filing that the singer “unambiguously waived” any therapist-patient privilege when she tried to break her recording contract citing “physical, emotional and sexual trauma inflicted by Mr. Gottwald.”

But Kesha counters the May 10 filing, claiming the privilege is in place to protect “a person’s innermost thoughts and feelings.”

She also said if her rec­ords are released, other rape victims’ private therapy sessions could also be disclosed.

The two sides are asking a Manhattan judge to rule on the matter.

 

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"She also said if her rec­ords are released, other rape victims’ private therapy sessions could also be disclosed."

It sounds like Kesha is really hiding her medical records then... I wonder why because Pebe has been so spoken about them during Kesha being in rehab. 

 

  

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Unfortunately this is to be expected. She's claiming he caused her emotional damage so a judge may decide he has the right to see her therapy records. They wouldn't come out publicly and a lot of what she said may be redacted.

He would most likely use them to try to minimize her claims. For example, if she told her therapist that the abuse she experienced from the media and people like Perez Hilton affected her, Luke's lawyers can use that to say it wasn't Luke that caused her emotional problems. It was all these other things.

Kesha's lawyers will fight to hold onto these because they help Luke to build his defense against her claims. They want to make that as difficult as possible.

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4 hours ago, Kivo said:

"She also said if her rec­ords are released, other rape victims’ private therapy sessions could also be disclosed."

It sounds like Kesha is really hiding her medical records then... I wonder why because Pebe has been so spoken about them during Kesha being in rehab. 

What Luke's lawyers are asking for is blanket removal of confidentiality, which could set a bad precedent. There will certainly be parts that are brought up in court, but it's not like they're going to hand them full transcripts.

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