Kesha's claims that she was a "slave" to Sony and Dr. Luke has been dismissed by a judge who also rejected her "hate crime" argument.

The singer recently filed an appeal against the court ruling that locks her into her recording contract - which came despite allegations she'd been raped by the producer - but this has been rejected.

According to TMZ, the star's attempt at an emergency order was dismissed with the judge not agreeing with the "slavery" argument because Sony has said other producers would be made available.

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In relation to Kesha's argument she was a victim of a hate crime, the judge responded: "Although [Luke's] alleged actions were directed to Kesha, who is female, [her claims] do no allege that [Luke] harbored animus toward women or was motivated by gender animus when he allegedly behaved violently toward Kesha."

They added: "Every rape is not a gender-motivated hate crime."

In February, it was ruled that the songstress wouldn't be granted a temporary break from her contract with Sony Records and that she'd have to continue working alongside Dr Luke - real name Lukasz Gottwald.

Documents recently obtained by E! News showed that Kesha had filed a motion to overturn the judgement in a Manhattan court.

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In the paperwork, Kesha's lawyer Mark Geragos argues that forcing the singer to continue working with Dr Luke is akin to 'slavery'.

"First, the Court erred in basing its decision on its finding that Kesha could record without interference from Gottwald," the documents state.

"Although it recognized that "slavery was done away with a long time ago" and that 'you can't force someone to work in a situation in which they don't want to work,' the Court's ruling requiring Kesha to work for Gottwald's companies, purportedly without his involvement, does just that.

"As the Court itself recognized, 'It's slavery. You can't do that'."

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Kesha's legal team also dispute that Justice Shirley Kornreich was wrong when she said the ruling would cause no irreparable harm to the singer’s career.

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'Kesha submitted affidavits by individuals with over 100 years of collective personal experience in the music industry, each of whom attested to the fact that a young pop star's fame will fade quickly, and permanently, due to a loss of momentum," Geragos added.

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Dr Luke's lawyer Christine Lepera has already responded to the appeal.

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She said: "The court repeatedly stated Kesha was already free to record without Dr Luke, and that she had not presented any facts supporting her claims.

"That’s because all the evidence – including Kesha’s own sworn testimony – show her allegations are false.

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"Her attorneys can continue manufacturing even more false and outrageous claims, but the fact remains that her time would be better spent in a studio than wasting time having her lawyer and mother spin lies in the media."

Kesha broke down in tears when it was revealed she'd lost her case to break her contract last month.

The 29-year-old had previously claimed that she was too afraid to carry on working with producer Dr Luke.

Dr Luke holds the exclusive contract with Kesha and she claimed that she was concerned that music giants Sony would not back her music if she collaborated with another producer.

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Kesha signed on with Dr Luke's Kemosabe Records - a subsidiary of Sony - in 2005.

In the lawsuit filed in 2014, Kesha made several allegations against the producer, including that he drugged and forced himself on her.