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Katy Perry’s A&R Claims He’s to Blame for Singer’s Work With Dr. Luke on ‘143’

Katy Perry’s A&R manager Chris Anokute claimed it was his desire for the singer to work with Dr. Luke on her album, ‘143.’

Music fans, especially those on X, have long expressed their dislike for Luke given the sex abuse allegation from Kesha years prior, even following the settlement of his defamation lawsuit in 2023. In the new interview, Anokute claimed to believe that “all the stuff he was accused of is actually not true,” seemingly in reference to the Kesha allegation. Years before 143, Luke and Martin worked on many of Perry’s biggest hits, including smashes from her first three albums like One of the Boys ‘ “I Kissed a Girl,” Teenage Dream ‘s title track, “Last Friday Night,” “California Gurls,” “E.T.,” and “The One That Got Away” along with the vast majority of Prism, including “Dark Horse,” “Unconditionally,” and “Roar.”

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