Isn’t that the point, though? Sure, there are quite a few rough industries where employees are treated badly, but the entertainment industry seems to tolerate sexual exploitation far more than others. Talk to insiders and you start to see a pattern of sociopaths and sexual deviants being tolerated for the power they wield. See: Jimmy Savile, Gary Glitter, Rolf Harris, Robert Hughes, et al.
Right, I was just saying that most industries have their own forms of ridiculously unhealthy exploitation. You generally don’t hear of wannabe Hollywood stars working 100 hour works, for instance. The sexual exploitation seems to be Hollywood’s peculiar manifestation of the same general idea. Even if this makes it objectively worse than other industries, I feel it’s generally part of the same trend you see elsewhere.
This is the same singer who claimed she was raped by a ghost a few years back isn’t it?
I can’t believe I actually typed “Kesha claims she was raped by a ghost?” into my search engine.
Here it is - but it seems to be 100% about moving units:
Where does a guy find the time to produce hit records and have a successful medical practice?
The New Yorker profile of him talked about him transitioning from SNL guitarist to producer. I think it was Mos Def who was telling him he needed a better handle and coined Dr. Luke for him.
Oh dear - ectoplasmic slut-shaming.
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Speaking of industries – I wonder how the porn industry handles claims of sexual exploitation?
While doubtless a fascinating topic, boy, do I hope this thread doesn’t drift into that topic. 
Perhaps worth another thread, BJ? (sorry, had to just use your initials given the puntastic connection to the topic).
It is interesting to see the thread focus on the rate of exploitation in music vs. other industries. I would’ve expected this to focus on this situation - e.g., how much is real vs. how much is maneuvering to break a contract and rejuvenate a career?
The general tone of the posts seems to lean towards “of course she was exploited and he was a dirtbag - but how is that different from other businesses?” I am NOT saying that is an incorrect interpretation, just observing it. Other than the music, and the articles I have linked to, I know nothing about these people, so hadn’t thought about reaching conclusions yet. It just seemed a step above the typical;) “I have to break my contract so I am going to shave the word Slave into my beard and change my name to a glyph to stifle record sales” type of gambit.
I always wondered why Alanis Morissette never went after the producer who abused her.
Because you almost never hear about this, I figure a lot of people assume the entire thing is real. Something very seriously wrong had to have happened for someone to break their silence about the “casting couch.” People know it happens, but no one ever admits anything. I think it’s likely that this was less of a “casting couch” situation and more of an actual forcible rape.
Yet Wiki says she dropped out of high school and only got a GED.
I suppose it’s possible, but after the ghost sex allegations I would prefer to see some documentation before I take her word for either her wonderful grades or the horrid abuse she alleges.
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Well Wiki can be bullshit central, since anyone and everyone has access to changing or modifying details.
That’s because this Dr. Luke asshole forced Kesha to leave school TWO MONTHS before graduation. The gist of it: either drop out, or no contract for you. It’s all part of his pattern of controlling people’s lives to the greatest extent possible so they have no way of backing out.
Gaga said (almost immediately) that it wasn’t Dr. Luke.
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Because for her to sue him with the money he helped her make would have been ironic.
Update on Jezebel here: How We Failed to Protect Kesha
The female judge basically ruled that this was a heavily-negotiated contract and Kesha must uphold it.
I am not a lawyer, and don’t know what really went on between Kesha and Dr. Luke. But this sounds awful for Kesha.