The maker of an upcoming PBS miniseries about groundbreaking pop music says the show is reconsidering scenes with Dr. Luke, the hitmaking producer who the pop star Kesha has accused of rape.
The documentary Soundbreaking airs this fall and is being screened this week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin. The eight-part series was the last project of George Martin, the iconic producer who discovered the Beatles and died this month.
The premiere episode includes an interview with Dr. Luke, who was born Lukasz Gottwald. He is not charged with any crime and has denied Kesha’s claims of rape, saying she is smearing him to get out of her contract.
Soundbreaking producer Jeff Dupre told The Associated Press following Monday night’s premiere that Dr. Luke’s involvement in the series is now being revisited but did not indicate that a decision has been made.
“It’s a controversy and I don’t know what the truth is. But it’s something that we’ve thought about and discussed just over the last couple weeks,” Dupre said.