Ashton Kutcher Blows Kisses in Court
Ashton Kutcher was in court on Wednesday (Feb. 15th) to testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. The subject of the hearing was “Ending Modern Slavery: Building on Success.”
Kutcher is the co-founder of Thorn, a tech company that fights the sexual exploitation of children.
“We partner across the tech industry, government and NGOs and leverage technology to combat predatory behavior, rescue victims, and protect vulnerable children.”
While in court, Kutcher spoke about his organization’s capabilities and let everyone know they give away tech tools that are considered key in disabling slavery.
Senator John McCain was very happy to hear about Thorn and their team’s plan to aid in the quest to end modern slavery and exploitation. The whole thing was very professional… except for this one jab from McCain to Kutcher…
Kesha, Dr. Luke Battle Further Involves Lady Gaga
We've entered year three of the nasty legal battle between Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and Kesha. Now, Lady Gaga has just been (more heavily) implicated.
Last month it was reported that both Katy Perry and Lady Gaga had been roped into the legal nightmare over some text messages, the contents of which have been sealed (for courtroom consumption only). Now, Gaga is the subject of a new complaint from Gottwald's camp saying she was given misinformation from Kesha that lead to the further tarnishing of the producer's reputation.
The amended complaint alleges Kesha Rose Sebert sent Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta) texts last February saying that she "and another female recording artist... had both been raped by [Dr. Luke]."
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“You can get a divorce from an abusive spouse. You can dissolve a partnership if the relationship becomes irreconcilable. The same opportunity—to be liberated from the physical, emotional, and financial bondage of a destructive relationship—should be available to a recording artist.”
The next scheduled court appearance will be Sebert's deposition, February 7th. Dr. Luke's deposition is set for Valentine's Day. Then, on February 21st the judge will host a telephone conference.