Lady Gaga continues to send support to fellow pop star and new friend Kesha who is in the middle of a legal battle against record producer Dr. Luke. Speaking to Carson Daly, Gaga revealed that she speaks with Kesha every day and feels that it's her responsibility to defend her.
"I feel like Kesha's being very publicly shamed for something that happens in the music industry all the time to women and men," Gaga said. "I just wanted to stand by her side because I can't watch another woman that went through what I've been through suffer and have everyone have a go at her as if she's lying. I talk to her every day, I'm friends with her personally and what I'm watching her go through is not only something that I've been through, but something that's really devastating to witness. Somebody that has such a beautiful light within them, so much talent to give, to see that light burn out because they feel that no one's listening to them... I feel that it's my responsibility to stand up for her."
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"We're gonna shake the tree until that leaf that has Kesha on it falls right off," she continued. "We're not saying here that everyone has to act like [Dr. Luke] is the worst person that's ever existed. We're not asking the company to admit something. We're just asking them to do the right thing. This is almost a 30-year old woman who is a musician and an incredible talent. In any other business, if you were to report that anything happened to you to the human resources department, it would be dealt with. But we don't have a human resources department, we don't have a union as artists. If we don't stick together, our voices won't be heard."
Last month, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge refused to grant Kesha a preliminary injunction temporarily releasing her from her contract with Sony. The pop star is obliged to make six more albums with Kemosabe Records, a label run by Dr. Luke and owned by Sony.
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