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Dr. Luke, the mastermind behind certain smash hits from Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne, and Ke$ha, have been embroiled in a fierce legal battle for over a year. Ke$ha accused the music producer of a multitude of charges including sexual misconduct, battery, rape, and abuse. Moreover, Ke$ha largely blamed Dr. Luke for her troubles that resulted in her entering a treatment facility at the end of 2013. Dr. Luke has countersued for defamation and argued that Ke$ha brought the allegations merely to be released from their recording contract. Ke$ha\u2019s last album, Warrior<\/em>, was released in 2012, essentially an eternity ago for someone whose livelihood depends on constant publicity and continually recording and releasing music. Under the terms of their agreement, because Ke$ha refuses to work with Dr. Luke, she has been enjoined from recording, touring, or marketing her merchandise for almost a year. Consequently, in order to resurrect her career, the pop artist is resorting to the courts to free her from the unyielding constraints of her binding agreement with Dr. Luke. Without a court order, Ke$ha is contractually obligated to release any and all singles under the auspices of her alleged abuser.<\/p>\n If Ke$ha is not permitted to resume working immediately with the backing of a major record label, her window of opportunity to reclaim her fame may be forever shut.<\/p>\n More details about this story are available here<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Loren Shokes is an Entertainment Highlight Contributor for the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law and a current second year student at Harvard Law School (Class of 2017).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr. Luke, the mastermind behind certain smash hits from Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne, and Ke$ha, have been embroiled in a fierce legal battle for over a year. 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