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Kesha Releases Emails From Dr. Luke Allegedly Criticizing Her Weight

Kesha. Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for A+E

In Kesha’s ongoing quest to be freed from her recording contract, the singer has released emails from Dr. Luke that she believes support her claims that the producer emotionally and mentally abused her throughout her career. According to the emails obtained by the New York Post, Dr. Luke is said to have sent messages to Kesha’s manager, Monica Cornia, in 2012 defending his invasive criticism of Kesha’s weight. “We were having a discussion on how she can be more disciplined with her diet. There have been many times we have all witnessed her breaking her diet plan,” he allegedly wrote. “A-list songwriters and producers are reluctant to give Kesha their songs because of her weight.” Kesha has been public about being in recovery for an eating disorder.

In a separate email, Cornia recounts a dispute between Dr. Luke and Kesha over her song “We R Who We R.” When Kesha disagreed with his lyrics painting her as a party girl, Cornia says that Luke told Kesha, “I don’t give a shit what you want. If you were smart you would go in and sing it.” “[Kesha] didn’t feel comfortable talking to him,” Cornia says of Kesha and Luke’s deteriorating relationship after the alleged incident. As both sides of their dueling lawsuits proceed, Kesha and Dr. Luke will confer with a judge over the phone next week.

Kesha Releases Emails From Dr. Luke Criticizing Her Weight