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Kesha v Dr Luke new trial date set for July

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Dr. Luke’s long-running defamation lawsuit against Kesha is finally going to trial. On Monday, a New York judge set a July 26 trial date for the case.

The eight-year-old case previously had a trial date set for late February, but Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Jennifer G. Schecter said at a hearing last month there was “no way” she could “envision a scenario” where Kesha’s pending pre-trial appeals would be decided in time.

Jury selection is now set to begin July 19, 2023, the judge ruled.

Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, first sued Kesha in New York in October 2014, the same day the “Tik Tok” singer filed a dueling lawsuit against him in Los Angeles. Kesha’s complaint alleged the music producer knocked her out with an unknown substance and raped her during an extended period of alleged sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. His lawsuit alleged the pop star, born Kesha Rose Sebert, defamed him with her accusations amid an attempt to extort a better contract. (Kesha later transferred her claims to New York, where they were dismissed largely on the grounds that they were too old. Gottwald’s suit survived.)

Over the summer, Kesha, 35, accused Dr. Luke of jeopardizing their February trial date by allegedly rejecting her attempts to speed up briefing deadlines to qualify for October or November oral arguments in her pending appeals.

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dr-luke-defamation-lawsuit-kesha-trial-date-1234625922/amp/

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This whole thing is literally never going to end, is it?

Dr. Luke’s long-running defamation lawsuit against Kesha is finally going to trial. On Monday, a New York judge set a July 26 trial date for the case. The eight-year-old case previously had a tri

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