--- title: Kesha Shares Support for Taylor Swift During Groping Trial description: “Truth is always the answer” Kesha said in a tweet to Taylor Swift. canonical: https://time.com/4899481/kesha-on-taylor-swift-trial/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-14T17:17:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:28.926Z og:title: Kesha Shares Support for Taylor Swift During Groping Trial og:description: “Truth is always the answer” Kesha said og:url: https://time.com/4899481/kesha-on-taylor-swift-trial/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1acc48754ebcd2ea/6988d8ae86f68eb6686e5e4c/gettyimages-513074484.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kesha Shares Support for Taylor Swift During Groping Trial twitter:description: “Truth is always the answer” Kesha said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1acc48754ebcd2ea/6988d8ae86f68eb6686e5e4c/gettyimages-513074484.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Truth is Always the Answer.' 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After [Lena Dunham tweeted](http://time.com/4896978/lena-dunham-praises-taylor-swift-testimony/) that Swift was setting a powerful example for other women, Kesha tweeted out her support for the singer, too. “I support you always, and especially right now and admire your strength and fearlessness,” Kesha tweeted, adding. “Truth is always the answer.” > [](https://twitter.com/KeshaRose/status/897086310086836226) Kesha undoubtedly knows how difficult court battles can be as she has been engaged in her own legal fight. Last year, [Swift donated $250,000](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swift-donates-250-000-to-kesha-after-court-ruling-20160222) to Kesha in the middle of her own trial against Sony and Dr. Luke, when a court ruling denied the “Tik Tok” singer the ability to record new music outside her recording contract with Sony. While David Mueller’s lawsuit against Swift [has been thrown out](http://time.com/4898020/taylor-swift-groping-trial-david-mueller-lawsuit/) by a judge, who said the pop star could not be held liable for Mueller’s firing, Swift’s countersuit against the DJ will be considered by a jury. Swift is seeking a symbolic $1 as well as the chance to speak out against the alleged groping. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4899481/kesha-on-taylor-swift-trial/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4899481/kesha-on-taylor-swift-trial/"},"headline":"'Truth is Always the Answer.' 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