The beloved “Firework” singer Katy Perry is under huge public scrutiny due to the inclusion of Dr Luke, who Kesha accused of sexual assault, in the production of her upcoming single, “Woman’s World”, which is set to be released Junly 11th. Social media users have pointed out that allowing a denounced sexual abuser to get involved in a song about the power of women is, at least, ironic. The wave of hatred towards the 39 years old singer has been notorious, and it looks like Katy herself might have noticed it.
Kesha and Dr Luke’s legal battle started when Kesha accused him of sexual assault and emotional abuse in 2014. She wanted to cancel her contract with Dr. Luke’s label, claiming it was unbearable. However, in 2016, the court ruled against her. This case sparked a big discussion about contract rights, abuse claims, and who holds power in the music business. Dr Luke’s public image was permanently damaged and working with him will lead to public criticism.
Katy Perry’s highly anticipated song and album have had their hype tarnished by the controversial decision to rekindle her business relationship with Dr Luke, who she worked with during her incredibly successful first three albums “One Of The Boys”, “Teenage Dream” and “Prism”. While their collaborations have produced huge hits in the past, it looks like this time around, their collaboration is the mere reason for the song’s negative reaction and the subsequent forecast to failure.
Katy Perry has been accused of not only not being a feminist, but also being willing to overlook the abusive behavior of Dr Luke as long as he’s collaborating with her. She’s had a huge load negative comments on her social media posts alluding to the Dr Luke situation. On the social media platform TikTok particularly, she had been attacked so much that they had to take down the snippet of the song and all the material about the song to avoid further conversations and criticism.
