Kesha Rose Sebert's case against Sony Music was dismissed Wednesday, after a New York judge rejected the pop singer's claims that she should be released from her contract because of alleged sexual and emotional abuse by superstar producer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald.
In her ruling, the judge said that singer had not proved the alleged assault was a "gender-motivated hate crime," one of several reasons for tossing out the case.
Beyond the opposing claims, however, the case has struck a chord on social media and elsewhere in large part because of gender - specifically, the music industry's historically poor treatment of women.