'It’s f***ing horrible': Kesha speaks out about the pain of her legal battle with Dr. Luke as she performs at gun control rally in Philadelphia
She has fought a bitter battle with producer Dr. Luke and Sony and on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Kesha joined the fight for gun control.
The Tik Tok singer took the stage at a Democratic National Convention event in Philadelphia hosted by former congresswoman and gun violence victim Gabby Giffords.
'I don't know if you guys know what I am going through,' she told the crowd. 'I'm going through a lawsuit. It's f***ing horrible.'
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![Another battle: Kesha, pictured in June, made a powerful statement in support of gun control at a DNC-related event in Philadelphia on Wednesday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/28/04/36A7509F00000578-3711962-image-m-120_1469676493742.jpg)
Another battle: Kesha, pictured in June, made a powerful statement in support of gun control at a DNC-related event in Philadelphia on Wednesday
The singer, 29, has been embroiled in a long-running dispute with Lukasz Gottwald, 42, whom she has accused in a lawsuit of drugging, raping and abusing her.
He has always denied the allegations.
And she shared her pain with those present at the event, telling them: 'I feel like if you're a human being, you go through pain and you go through hurt. And every single one of us knows that emotion.'
![Made an impression: Fans posted video of Kesha's performance and heartfelt words on social media on Wednesday night](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/28/04/36A7619F00000578-3711962-image-a-121_1469677067366.jpg)
Made an impression: Fans posted video of Kesha's performance and heartfelt words on social media on Wednesday night
![Personal fight: The singer, 29, also spoke about the hurt caused to her by her ongoing legal battle with producer Dr. Luke whom she's accused of raping her](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/28/04/36A762C300000578-3711962-image-m-123_1469677125643.jpg)
Personal fight: The singer, 29, also spoke about the hurt caused to her by her ongoing legal battle with producer Dr. Luke whom she's accused of raping her
As she spoke about her ordeal and its impact on her during Gabby Giffords' Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC event, she brought up the reason she is throwing her star power behind the gun control lobby.
'We as a nation, we can't control who feels hurt. We can't control who feels pain, and we can't control what you do with the hurt and the pain and the anger,' she said.
'You can't control every single person and know how they're gonna deal with things and know if they're gonna pick up a weapon,' Kesha continued. 'What we can control is who we give the f***ing weapons to.'
![Still contracted: Kesha, pictured in Las Vegas, was told by a New York judge in February that she was still bound by her contract to Dr. Luke's record label and Sony. Lukasz Gottwald has always denied her allegations](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/28/04/36916AD200000578-3711962-image-a-119_1469676176760.jpg)
Still contracted: Kesha, pictured in Las Vegas, was told by a New York judge in February that she was still bound by her contract to Dr. Luke's record label and Sony. Lukasz Gottwald has always denied her allegations
Back in February, a New York court ruled that Kesha was still under contract with the Sony label managed by Dr. Luke.
However, the contract doesn't preclude her from performing covers of other people's songs and she is currently on a mini tour.
'I'm playing songs you've never heard me play before and I may never play again,' she said in an Instagram post inviting her fans to come see her in Las Vegas.
'Only a couple of shows. So I'm going to see you there. It's purely for the f****n' love of rock and roll in my soul,' she said.
Ahead of her appearance in Philadelphia, Kesha posted an image of a gun firing flowers to her Instagram and wrote: 'Proud to stand with @gabbygiffords against the epidemic of gun violence in America.'
'We cannot ignore all of the mass shootings and daily lives lost to the lack of gun control in America. People keep throwing their hands up in defeat about this issue, but it’s not an option anymore. We need to address this with change immediately.' she stated.
![Stop the violence: Kesha posted this image on Instagram and said she was proud to stand up for gun control alongside former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords who was shot and gravely injured in Arizona in 2011](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/28/04/36A7440C00000578-3711962-Stop_the_violence_Kesha_posted_this_image_on_Instagram_and_said_-m-124_1469677244347.jpg)
Stop the violence: Kesha posted this image on Instagram and said she was proud to stand up for gun control alongside former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords who was shot and gravely injured in Arizona in 2011
![Gun victim: Giffords spoke at the DNC to call for more to be done to prevent gun violence. She survived the attempt on her life but has been left with serious disability as a result](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/28/04/36A6BC9200000578-3711962-image-a-125_1469677372742.jpg)
Gun victim: Giffords spoke at the DNC to call for more to be done to prevent gun violence. She survived the attempt on her life but has been left with serious disability as a result
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