In September 2015, almost a year after the original lawsuit emerged, Kesha pushed for an injunction — which, in simple terms, would force the judge to make a decision on the case — citing that her career would be over if she couldn't make new music. According to the memo, "her brand value has fallen, and unless the Court issues this injunction, Kesha will suffer irreparable harm, plummeting her career past the point of no return." The injunction itself would have barred Dr. Luke from interfering, should Kesha sign a contract with another label.
Meanwhile, the drama started getting worse as Sony weighed in for the first time. The company not only insisted that it was merely "caught in the crossfire," but referred to Kesha's claims as a "transparent and misguided attempt to renegotiate her contracts." In a statement, Sony also said, "This admission — that [Kesha] never spoke of or reported the alleged misconduct — is fatal to each and every one of her claims . . . she cannot claim that Gottwald intimidated her into silence, then — as an apparent afterthought — seek to hold Sony and Kemosabe Records liable for failing to act on conduct that she did not report."
