Dr. Luke: I Never Raped Kesha

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Updated Apr. 13, 2017 5:50PM EDT / Published Feb. 22, 2016 5:36PM EST

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Several days after a New York court determined pop singer Kesha must stay in her contract with Dr. Luke, despite claims that he drugged and raped her, the producer took to Twitter to defend himself. "I didn’t rape Kesha and I have never had sex with her. Kesha and I were friends for many years and she was like my little sister," he tweeted. Meanwhile, the producer's lawyer Christine Lepera accused Kesha and her team of conducting a "trial by Twitter."

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Dr. Luke: I Never Raped Kesha

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