Over 100,000 Kesha supporters call for Sony boycott after judge rules she must honor contract despite Dr. Luke rape allegations

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Kesha sobs inside a Manhattan courthouse Friday after New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich ruled she would have to honor her contract with Sony Records.

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By Laura Bult

PUBLISHED: February 20, 2016 at 12:58 p.m. | UPDATED: April 9, 2018 at 2:50 a.m.

One day after a New York City Supreme Court judge ruled Kesha would have to uphold her contract with Sony — in spite of allegations that her producer drugged and raped her — over 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for a boycott of the global music production company.

The thousands of boycotters signed the Change.org online petition saying they’ll stop buying Sony music and products.

“This woman has been abused and scarred for life and Sony Music is refusing to set her free and let her make music freely!” the petition reads.

KESHA SOBS AS JUDGE KEEPS DEAL WITH DR. LUKE, PRODUCER WHO ALLEGEDLY DRUGGED AND RAPED SINGER

The 28-year-old pop star claims “super producer” Luke Gottwald, aka Dr. Luke, drugged and raped her when she was 18 years old, and says Gottwald abused her emotionally and pychologically for a decade.

He was never criminally charged.

Kesha, whose real name is Kesha Rose Sebert, attempted to get out of her contractual agreement with Sony, saying, “I know I cannot work with Dr. Luke. I physically cannot. I don’t feel safe in any way.”

Kesha sobs inside a Manhattan courthouse Friday after New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich ruled she would have to honor her contract with Sony Records.

KESHA ACCUSES SONY MUSIC OF ENABLING ‘ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP’ WITH DR. LUKE

Kesha burst into tears inside the courtroom where New York Supreme Court Justice Shirley Kornreich ruled the singer would have to honor her Sony contract, but would not necessarily need to work directly with Gottwald.

Per the contract, the “Tik Tok” singer will have to produce six more albums for the label.

“My instinct is to do the commercially reasonable thing,” Kornreich said of her decision.

The blonde pop artist’s fans flocked to her in support outside the Manhattan courthouse and online, starting the hashtags #boycottSony and #FreeKesha.

Fellow musicians sided with Kesha, too.

“There are people all over the world who love you @KeshaRose. And I can say truly I am in awe of your bravery,” Lady Gaga tweeted Friday after the ruling.

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