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Kesha has spoken out in praise of Lady Gaga for her epic and triumpant performance of 'Till It Happens To You' at last night's Oscars - shining a spotlight on victims of sexual abuse. Watch it in full below.
Last week saw Gaga voice her support for Kesha, asking "why is the victim always the liar?" This comes after earlier this month when a judge ruled that Kesha is stuck under her contract with Dr Luke, whom she alleges raped and sexually assaulted here.
Last night, Gaga have the Oscars a tender performance of 'Till It Happens To You' - a track from documentary The Hunting Ground, which deals with the matter very close to Gaga's heart. She was even joined on stage by victims of sexual abuse. It's already being touted by many as one of the best live performances in the history of the Oscars.
So moved was Kesha by the performance, that she took to Twitter to say:
thank u @ladygaga and VP @JoeBiden for bringing attention to sexual assault at the oscars. it hit very close to my heart for obvious reasons
— kesha (@KeshaRose) February 29, 2016
Introducing Gaga, Vice President Joe Biden took to the stage to deliver a rousing speech.
"Too many women and men on and off college campuses are still victims of sexual abuse," he said.
"And tonight, I'm asking you to join millions of Americans, including me, President Obama, the thousands of students I've met on college campuses and the artists here tonight, to take the pledge.
"A pledge that says I will intervene in situations when consent has not or cannot be given."
He continued: "Let's change the culture."We must and we can change the culture so that no abused women or men, like the survivors you'll see tonight, ever feel they have to ask themselves, 'What did I do?'.
"They did nothing wrong."
Gaga lost out on the award for Best Original Song, which went to Sam Smith for 'Writing's On The Wall' - who dedicated his win to the LGBT community.
Meanwhile, Dave Grohl also delivered a beautiful cover of The Beatles' 'Blackbird' in memory of David Bowie, Alan Rickman and the stars we've lost in the last year, while the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy also took home an award.
