Dr. Luke Denies Kesha's Claim That He Raped Katy Perry The Blast first reported that Kesha sent a text to Lady Gaga in 2016 about the alleged rape by the American record producer, born Lukasz Gottwald. Court documents detail how Kesha encouraged Gaga to “spread negative messages about [Luke] in the press and on social media.” Dr. Luke's legal team Gottwald’s libel case against Kesha started in 2014, when the singer claimed he “sexually, physically, verbally, and emotionally abused” her. As a result, she requested her contracts with him and his former label, Kemosabe Recorded,
be voided.