For the first time since a ruling in its favor last Friday in a request by the pop singer Kesha to be released from her contract, Sony Music has publicly addressed the furor over a situation both legal and ethical that many -- including her fellow artists -- have characterized as career imprisonment.
Speaking to The New York Times on Wednesday about the ongoing case -- in which Kesha has accused her longtime producer Dr. Luke of sexual abuse and misconduct -- Sony Music lawyer Scott A. Edelman said the company is "not in a position to terminate the contractual relationship between Luke and Kesha." Edelman also said, “Sony is doing everything it can to support the artist in these circumstances, but is legally unable to terminate the contract to which it is not a party.”