The best way to keep your faith in human decency intact is to stay, far far away from the latest developments in the Dr. Luke/Kesha lawsuit saga. Every single day the story gets uglier and sadder and is always accompanied by a lawsuit of some sort.
Last week, during an interview with Howard Stern, Lady Gaga opened up about being raped by a record producer when she was just 19 years old. Lady Gaga did not want to identify the person in question, which fueled speculation about who exactly the alleged rapist was.
As the New York Post’s Page Six points out, rumors of Dr. Luke being the person who allegedly raped her began to swirl after Kesha’s attorney Mark Geragos tweeted a question inviting people to “guess who the rapist was.”
According to the lawsuit, the hashtag “#namethepervert” was also used in Geragos’ exchange with Twitter users. E Online has screencaps of the exchanges in question (also seen on the left).
According to the Los Angeles Times, a follower tweeted Dr. Luke’s name and Geragos tweeted back. #bingo. Immediately afterwards, Lady Gaga issued a strong denial that it was Dr. Luke who was the producer, according to TMZ.
Following the allegations made against him by Geragos, Dr. Luke filed a lawsuit. Here is what Dr. Luke had to say in his lawsuit against Geragos, via Page Six.
“Fueled by his insatiable desire for attention and malice towards [Luke], Geragos and his law firm have now made the horrific, outrageous and maliciously false assertion that [Luke] raped the world famous musical artist Lady Gaga,” the lawsuit states. “This time, Geragos has gone way too far with his arrogant and irresponsible conduct; he has lost all sense of ethics, propriety and decency.”
[Page Six]
Despite what these pictures led everyone to believe, Amal Clooney is not pregnant with George Clooney’s child, according to the couple’s rep. Boo. I guess I will have to wait a little longer for my projected baby name for the couple, “Anton Garbanzo Tulle,” to win the office pool. Also, I know everyone is freaking about her looking pregnant in those pictures but what I really noticed is that she appears to be hold a Samsung phone. I have that phone. Ergo, I am married to George Clooney. Please send me all your warmest wishes. [Us Weekly]
The Belmez Faces. Stonehenge. The Council of Nine. Crop circles. David Hasselhoff’s fake beard. [Daily Mail]
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter wished Onika Tanya Maraj a happy birthday and she loved it. [Instagram]
Kate Hudson and her baby daddy Matthew Bellamy broke up. [People]
Ken Weatherwax aka “Pugsley” from The Addams Family died of a heart attack at the age of 59 over the weekend. [ABC]
Here’s Charlie Sheen ranting YET AGAIN about his beef with Two and a Half Men showrunner Chuck Lorre. [Radar]
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman’s daughter Isabella is all like “Fuck Hollywood, I’m going to be a hairstylist.” [Mirror]
Marky Mark wants to be a cop. My only response to this is David Hasselfoff’s beard. [TMZ]
Khole Kardashian pulled a Bieber-lite and dyed her hair blonde. [Us Weekly]
Len Goldman is done telling D-list celebs that they need to work on the footwork of their jive. This retirement announcement was good, Len, but something was missing for me. I think you were nailing some parts and in others you didn’t quite push hard enough. I just feel like I want to see more from you during your next retirement. Really give it your all. [People]
Diddy and Drake fought about money, not ladies during their Art Basel brawl. [TMZ]
And lo, the tears of a Kardashian fell, and all the peasants in the kingdom were swept away in the mighty flood, as they cried out and begged their loved ones to remember to set the DVR for Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons. [Daily Mail]
Dance like a fool in your living room with me to this song right now.
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