Kesha’s mom tells her side of the story in new interview: “She was a prisoner”

And according to Sebert, as Kesha’s career took off, Luke became even more ”hateful,” jealous, and controlling. “She thought all her dreams were finally coming true, but this was just a fucking trip to hell,” she says. It wasn’t until Kesha and her mother went to rehab— Kesha for an eating disorder, her mother for alcoholism—in 2014 that the two underwent the therapy that allowed Kesha to file her lawsuit and speak publicly about Dr. Luke. She “was genuinely scared,” Sebert says, adding, “Luke almost destroyed us. And he has done it intentionally.”

In response to Sebert’s claims, Sony Music tells Billboard it previously conducted an internal investigation that turned up no evidence of the 2005 assault she discusses in the interview. And, as we’ve previously reported, Dr. Luke has categorically denied all the charges. However the situation turns out, Kesha’s case is shedding new light on a rarely discussed aspect of the music business—namely, its treatment of vulnerable young aspiring stars—as Billboard’s piece points out. And Sebert says speaking out has been beneficial for her daughter: “She wasn’t comfortable with having to do this, but I think she realized as this thing progressed that she can advocate for sexual abuse or other things,” she says. “The fact that she is at peace with that has really been healing.”

The full interview can be read over at Billboard.