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Pop star Kesha and producer Dr. Luke settle longstanding legal battle over rape and defamation claims
The deal averts a trial that had been scheduled for this summer over allegations that became a #MeToo cause for Kesha’s supporters and came to involve a lineup of music industry luminaries