▁Sebastian ▁Gott wald , ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁some ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Luke ▁for ▁gender - based ▁hate ▁cr imes ▁and ▁emot ional ▁dist ress . ▁This ▁civil ▁suit ▁caused ▁Gott wald ▁to ▁in ▁return ▁sue ▁K es ha ▁for ▁def am ation ▁and ▁bre ach ▁of ▁contract . ▁This ▁case ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁judge ▁decl ining ▁to ▁release ▁K es ha ▁from ▁her ▁binding ▁contract ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁her ▁from ▁continu ing ▁her ▁career ▁effectively . ▁The ▁judge ▁took ▁note ▁that ▁K es ha ▁had ▁entered ▁an ▁agreement ▁after ▁she ▁had ▁sw orn ▁under ▁o ath ▁that ▁no ▁har ass ment ▁was ▁taking ▁place . ▁Many ▁cele brit ies ▁such ▁as ▁M iley ▁C yrus , ▁Lady ▁G aga , ▁and ▁Dem i ▁Lov ato ▁have ▁shown ▁support ▁for ▁K es ha ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁broadcast ▁the ▁in just ice ▁contract ▁laws ▁have ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁this ▁case . ▁S inger - song writer ▁Taylor ▁Swift ▁don ated ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁K es ha ▁of ▁any ▁financial ▁oblig ations . ▁ ▁K atie ▁Arm iger ▁– ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁singer / song writer ▁K atie ▁Arm iger ▁claimed ▁that ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁DJ s ’ ▁at ▁radio ▁stations ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁har ass ed ▁her ▁during ▁her ▁radio ▁tour ▁while ▁her ▁record ▁label , ▁Cold ▁River ▁Records , ▁just ified ▁it ▁by ▁telling ▁her ▁that ▁radio ▁program mers ▁are ▁her ▁ticket ▁to ▁fame . ▁Cold ▁River