Kesha leaves Dr.’s label Luke after settling lawsuits: report

Kesha has reportedly parted ways with Dr. Lucas‘s record label, six months after the duo settled their defamation case out of court.

Kesha’s deal with the producer’s Kemosabe Records officially ended last week, according to a Monday, December 18, report from Variety. The pop star, 36, has been released Gag orderher fifth and final album with Kemosabe, in May.

A representative from Kesha’s former management company, Vector Management, also confirmed that the singer has parted ways with the company. “Jack Rovner confirms that Kesha and Vector Management have amicably agreed to part ways after 16 years, with much love and respect,” the spokesperson said. We weekly in a statement.

Meanwhile, Kesha thanked Vector for their work over the years Variety in a statement: “My manager has been a staunch supporter of helping me through the protracted legal battle I have been involved in for almost a decade. We have had many great successes and shared a wonderful part of my life. I am so grateful to them and always will be. We needed a fresh start in my life and we broke up, but I will forever be grateful for the run we had.

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Kesha has not publicly commented on the news of the end of her Kemosabe contract, but fans speculated that her Instagram post on Monday was a possible reference to the news. The upload included a photo of a naked Kesha standing in a lake. “Coming back home to me ❤️,” she captioned the photo.

Kesha’s departure from Kemosabe officially marks the end of her professional relationship with Dr. Luke, 50, who produced her first two albums from 2010. Animal and 2012 Warrior. The duo were embroiled in a legal battle for nearly a decade until they reached a settlement in June.

In 2014, Kesha filed a lawsuit against the producer, accusing him of sexual assault, assault and harassment. Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, denied all her accusations and filed his own lawsuit against the singer, accusing her of defamation.

Kesha later dropped her lawsuit against Dr. Luke, but the music mogul continued with his defamation suit. The pair were scheduled to appear in court in July before jointly announcing their settlement.

Related: Dr. Luke’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Kesha: What You Need to Know

After Kesha made allegations of abuse against Dr. Luke came forward, the music producer shot back with a defamation lawsuit. In court documents obtained by Us Weekly in October 2014, the “Blow” singer details an alleged 2005 incident in which she woke up naked in Dr. Luke’s bed ‘sore and sick without memory’. […]

“Kesha and Dr. Luke have agreed to a resolution to the lawsuit, and have agreed to release and post a joint statement regarding that resolution,” read a message posted via Kesha’s TikTok account in June.

“Only God knows what happened that night,” Kesha added at the time. “As I always said, I can’t tell you everything that happened. I look forward to closing the door on this chapter of my life and starting a new one. I wish nothing but peace for all parties involved.”

Dr. Luke, meanwhile, said he was “absolutely certain nothing happened” between him and Kesha. “I never drugged or assaulted her and I would never do that to anyone,” he wrote. “For the sake of my family, I fought mightily for almost a decade to clear my name.”