uh, it's probably worth noting that the selectively unsealed deposition dr. luke is referring to also includes this:
& this
so, just, real quick, let's go over what allegedly happened in 2005
March 2005: Dr. Luke & Max Martin hear Kesha’s demo, call her home in Nashville to set-up a meeting.
This had to have happened in March because the story goes Nicole Richie hung up on Luke the first time.
Nicole & Paris were filming the Simple Life in Nashville in March (
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The alleged date rape is supposed to have taken place at Nicky Hilton's birthday party. That would've been October.
Sometime that spring, she has a meeting w/Luke in New York and moves to Los Angeles.
The alleged date rape is supposed to have taken place at Nicky Hilton's birthday party. That would've been October. At least, that's according to the email from Pebe to Luke obtained by TMZ.
Dr. Luke was writing and producing for Paris Hilton's album around this time.
Kesha sang back up on "Nothing In This World," that was recorded some time in mid-2005 to early 2006.
According to the DAS lawsuit, Kesha and lawyer Fred Goldring send Dr. Luke a letter attempting to terminate their agreement in Dec 05. (
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so it would seem like she trying to get out of their agreement less than a year after initially signing w/luke
if thats true the q becomes what happened between march and dec? why did kesha want out after less than a year? if pebe & kesha are to be believed the answer is a sexual assault that happened in oct 05
then ok what happens between wanting out in dec 05 and working w/luke in 09
well, a lot of nothing. by all accounts, luke & kesha stop interacting between Dec 05 & the end of 08. (
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in 2006, kesha signs w/DAS management w/the intention of getting a major-label record deal
the DAS deal was only for a year, but according to DAS she waives the deadlines and keeps working w/them
she's still not out of her contract w/luke but there seem to have been some efforts to get her out but they don't really go anywhere (
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so DAS continues shopping Kesha around and at some point allegedly sets up a deal with Kara DioGuardi at Warner
some time btwn January 27, 2007 when the originally DAS agreement lapsed and September 11, 2008 when Kesha's lawyer tried to formalize that (
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so acc to DAS: kesha still under contract w/luke @ this time but trying to get out / believes she can get out & sign w/someone new
this is when dr luke allegedly re-enters the picture -- he asserts kesha is still under contract & puts an end to any warner deal
again, according to the lawsuit, this happens roughly sept 2008
so by all accounts kesha and luke aren't working together still but tensions appear to be thawing
kesha appears in katy perry's "I Kissed A Girl" video, which was produced by luke and released in spring 08
& then in late '08 she is pulled into the studio for "right round" to work w/luke directly for what looks like the first time in years (
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