Kesha recently suffered a setback in her battle to be released from her contract with Sony, which basically requires her to work with producer Dr. Luke if she wants her resulting albums to be promoted, despite the fact that she’s alleged he verbally and sexually assaulted her some years ago. As we reported on Friday, a Manhattan judge has denied the singer an injunction that would have effectively nullified her contract and allowed her to get back to the business of making music.
Many of the singer’s fans were at the courthouse and even in the courtroom, showing their support with signs that read “Free Kesha,” echoing the sentiments of a website that’s tracked the singer’s struggles with Dr. Luke and Sony, as well as that of a Twitter campaign. And Kesha can count her artistic peers among her supporters, as Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and Lily Allen (among others) have offered up sympathetic words following the outcome.