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Court denies Kesha a preliminary injunction to record her own music

A group of 60 to 100 protesters added some welcome color to Manhattan’s Financial District in New York City on Friday morning. They had gathered to demand freedom for Kesha Rose Sebert, who has been locked in a struggle to break her contract with her producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald for years. Kesha’s lawyers have accused “Dr. Luke sexually, physically and verbally abused Ms. Sebert for over a decade in order to make her feel completely worthless and maintain complete control over her life.“ 

Reporters inside the courtroom indicated that the judge wasn’t sympathetic to Kesha’s case. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the judge denied Kesha’s preliminary injunction, which would allow her to record outside of Dr. Luke’s purview. However, Kesha’s cause isn’t totally lost.