Many celebrities have given their support to Kesha after a judge on Friday refused to let her out of her Sony recording contract despite her claim she was raped by producer Dr Luke.
And Lena Dunham is the latest to lend her support to the 28-year-old singer.
The 29-year-old Girls creator, director and actress took to her feminist newsletter Lenny Letter on Tuesday to pen a powerful essay backing the Timber hitmaker.
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Support system: Lena Dunham was the latest celebrity to voice they are backing Kesha after a judge on Friday refused to let her out of her Sony recording contract despite her claim she was raped by producer Dr Luke
She began the strongly-worded document by writing: 'When I saw the outcome of Kesha's court case last Friday, I felt sick. Actually sick — I wanted to ask my Uber to pull over so I could throw up in a New York City trash can.'
In the aforementioned court case, the singer alleges producer Dr Luke - real name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald - drugged, sexually abused and psychologically tormented her.
Kesha has argued she is unable to make and release new music while bound by the contract, while Sony claims she is free to work with any of their other producers.
Lena goes on in her essay to paint the picture of a distraught Kesha in the courtroom with tears in her eyes while voicing her disgust that the word 'alleged' had to be used referencing the sexual assault claims.
Talented: The 29-year-old Girls creator, director and actress took to her feminist newsletter Lenny Letter on Tuesday to pen a powerful essay backing the Timber hitmaker
She also took aim at Kesha's record company Sony, who has battled the singer in the courtroom over this matter as she explained: 'Sony could make this go away. But instead the company has chosen to engage in a protracted legal battle to protect Gottwald's stake in Kesha's future.
'Although the company insists that Kesha and Gottwald never need to be in a room together and that he will allow her to record without his direct involvement, they are minimizing what Kesha says regarding how Gottwald's continued involvement in her career would affect her physical well-being and psychological safety.'
Lena goes on to say that the battle is bigger than Kesha's freedom, career, her personal safety and even the 'systemic misogyny' of the entertainment industry.
She explains: 'What's happening to Kesha highlights the way that the American legal system continues to hurt women by failing to protect them from the men they identify as their abusers.'
Upset: The 28-year-old singer alleges producer Dr Luke - real name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald - drugged, sexually abused and psychologically tormented her
Regardless of the ruling, Lena is happy to see the public outcry from her peers over the matter including shows of support from Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato and even her boyfriend Jack Antonoff.,
She also discussed a time when this type of backing was not often made in public between women of stature as they often stayed quiet hoping they would not suffer similar fates as Lena said: 'Those days are over. They are f***ing done.'
Lena said that women are no longer scared of what others have to say about them or being silenced by their male counterparts and the women in the music industry sticking up for Kesha is living proof.
Reaching out: Lena's musician boyfriend Jack Antonoff offered to work with Kesha and leak their music after a judge refused to end her contract with Sony despite sexual assault allegations against her producer
Supportive: The singer showed his support for the pop star on Twitter on Monday
Standing offer: The Bleachers musician also called Dr Luke a 'creep'
Loved up: Lena and the 31-year-old musician have been dating since 2012
Team Kesha: Jack and Taylor Swift, seen at the Grammys last week, have both showed their support for the pop star, with Taylor making a $250,000 donation to help with the singer's legal fees
Helping hand: Producer Zedd also offered to work with the singer
She concludes: 'Soon, no one will accept shame and fear as the status quo. And so, while Kesha is indefinitely silenced, her voice has never been louder.'
This came just a day after Lena's boyfriend Jack Antonoff also came forward to support the TiK ToK singer.
The 31-year-old musician took to Twitter on Monday to write: 'Hey @kesharose - don't know what the legal specifics are, but if you want to make something together & and then leak it for everyone I'm around,'
'Or just make something and wait on it till that creep can't block you anymore,' Jack, who has produced music for Taylor Swift, added.
Sexual assault allegations: Producer Dr Luke, seen in Hollywood in 2014, finally broke his silence over the matter Monday on Twitter
Breaking his silence: The 42-year-old producer took to the microblogging site to comment on the case for the first time, denying the rape allegations
Lengthy: The producer said Kesha was 'motivated by money' and that he was being falsely accused like the infamous UVA and Duke rape scandals, which later turned out to be false
Trial by Twitter: The producer said 'the lies will be exposed' and that the case should be settled in court
'Standing offer from me and everyone I work with,' said the partner of Girls star Lena Dunham.
Producer Zedd also offered his support, tweeting to the Die Young singer on Monday 'Very very sorry to hear about the whole situation.
'I'll be happy to produce a song for you if you want my help.'
Jack and Zedd's support comes after Taylor Swift donated $250,000 to Kesha to help with legal costs.
Traumatized: Kesha broke down as she left the Supreme Court in New York on Friday, after a judge failed to let her out of her recording contract despite her allegations of sexual assault
Free Kesha: The singer's plight has attracted strong support from fans, who cheered her on outside the court house on Friday
Demi Lovato also took to Twitter to support women who come forward with allegations of rape - and throw shade on Swift and women who call themselves feminists but don't speak out.
Musicians Lorde, Kelly Clarkson, Lily Allen, Iggy Azalea and Ariana Grande also expressed their dismay over the case on Twitter.
Also on Monday, Kesha's producer Dr Luke - real name Lukasz Gottwald - broke his silence to deny that he had raped Kesha and hitting out at what he called a 'trial by Twitter.'
Assault allegations: Kesha and Dr Luke accepting a Songwriter of the Year award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in LA in 2011
'I didn't rape Kesha and I never had sex with her,' he tweeted on Monday.
'Kesha and I were friends for many years and she was like my little sister.'
He also said that Kesha had previously denied under oath that he had raped her, and retweeted media reports that Lady Gaga had denied Kesha's lawyer's claim that she had also been raped by the producer.
Speaking out: Pop star Demi Lovato was a vocal backer of Kesha on Twitter, slamming Taylor Swift for throwing money at the problem but not speaking out
Angry: The former Disney star vented to a fan on Instagram, saying she was determined to speak up to support women who have been raped coming forward
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