Taylor Swift Gave Kesha $250,000 And Started A Twitter War With Demi Lovato

#1 Taylor Swift has donated $250,000 to Kesha as her fellow pop star battles producer and mentor Dr Luke in court.

Kesha has accused Dr Luke of drugging and raping her a decade ago. On Friday, February 19, she was denied an exit from her recording contract with the producer by the New York Supreme Court. In October 2014, the pop star filed a lawsuit against her long-time producer Dr Luke.

#2 Kesha claims "mental manipulation, emotional abuse and sexual assault", and was looking to be freed from her contract with Dr Luke.

In October 2014, Kesha sued Dr. Luke, accusing him of drugging, raping and abusing her a decade ago; Dr. Luke has denied all charges. The producer's lawyers argued that Kesha made up the allegations as an attempt to nullify her contract with Dr. Luke and Sony. The court reserved to rule on a motion to dismiss the claims until Kesha's lawyers filed more evidence on the alleged abuse.

#3 The Judge denied the case, meaning that Kesha will have to record six more albums under Kemosabe Records, Dr. Luke's Sony imprint.

Kesha's lawyer Mark Geragos asked for an injunction because, as he told the judge, the career of a pop star is often brief, and Kesha's career could be "irreparably harmed" if she did not return to recording music.

#4 “In a show of support, Taylor Swift has donated $250K to Kesha to help with any of her financial needs," Swift's spokesperson said.

Two days after a New York judge denied Kesha a court injunction that would have allowed her to record new music outside of her record label Sony Music, Taylor Swift has agreed to give the singer $250,000. Kesha and her attorneys plan to fight the ruling, sighting the fact that SONY will not promote the artist or that Dr. Luke will still be getting financial gain because the label is owned by him.

#5 Since the ruling was made, #FreeKesha has been trending on Twitter with some of the biggest female musicians in the world joining in.

Swift is the latest singer to show support for Kesha after the trial, with Lady Gaga, Lorde, Grimes, Lily Allen and Kelly Clarkson among those who have taken to Twitter to publicly back the singer.

#6 #FreeKesha

"Standing with Kesha through this traumatic, deeply unfair time," added Lorde. "Send good vibes her way, everyone." Over two dozen super hit makers came out in support of Kesha with tweets and posts, but then there was former Disney singer Demi Lovato..

#7 Over the weekend, Demi Lovato wrote a series of tweets supporting Kesha and exemplifying women empowerment.

Lovato also wrote that she was "ready for self-proclaimed feminists to start speaking out or taking action for women's rights," which some fans interpreted as a subtle dig at Swift. However, multiple sources connected to Swift tell Rolling Stone that there was no connection between Lovato's tweets and the donation. "When Taylor saw the heartbreaking courtroom photos of Kesha, it was then that she knew she needed to do something," a source close to Swift says. However, the tweets between Lovato and the Swift camp continue, as Lovato recently liked a tweet where a fan noted that money "isn't always the answer." Oh snap!

#8 The wannabe superstar, Lovato got the Swift fans involved, and the drama ensued over the weekend.

Lovato accuses Taylor of 'throwing money' at the Kesha issue instead of doing something to empower women in the industry. Seems like Kesha needs the cash more than words, so hat's off to Taylor!

#9 Kesha has only made one statement on the ruling thus far but nothing on the Twitter drama.

She has not commented yet on the donation made to her by Taylor Swift, but left a tweet stating she wanted to give 'haters the finger'. Her mother has been all over social media proclaiming Taylor Swift a savior and a wonderful humanitarian who has given more than anyone ever expected to help her 28 year old daughter in her time of need.

Lovato doesn't believe she is such a great person, but really, who cares what she thinks? Seriously, I never heard of her until now.