Kesha Suffers Yet Another Legal Setback in Luke Defamation Lawsuit

Singer Kesha has now suffered yet another legal setback in an attempt to void her contract with Dr. Luke. The New York Department of Appeals 1st Department confirmed the same to E! News saying, "On the 26th of September, she was denied a motion for re-argument & a motion to appeal the decision to Albany's appellate court was denied."

According to court documents obtained by E! News, her countersuit against Dr. Luke was denied on the court's assertion that the appeal was "palpably insufficient and devoid of merit." Furthermore, the court ruled the singer's counterclaims were partly "speculative, contradicted by her own allegations that she had continued performing under the agreements."

This is the third time that the singer has attempted to pursue a countersuit against the producer's own suit in which he accuses her of defamation and breach of contract. The legal battle between Kesha and her former producer has been going on since 2014 where the former sued him for sexual assault and battery and claimed that he drugged her and called her fat. She eventually dropped the sexual abuse claims in 2016, but Dr. Luke continues to pursue his defamation case.