In reply to Padam Padam.

Yeah, but Doja Cat didn't have a choice and Nicki married a ***ist herself, so people don't really expect anything better from the latter. Katy probably wouldn't be getting so much hate if she hadn't stopped working with Luke for several years and admitted in her deposition that it would've looked bad at the time, then gone back to him as soon as Luke and Kesha settled out of court.

Had she continued working with him for Witness and Smile, I don't think anybody would care about her working with him again for 143. It's the fact that she stopped at the height of Kesha's allegations and made two albums without him that made her a target once she started working with him again. She misjudged the public's reaction to that and probably thought she could get away with it since Luke and Kesha settled out of court, Luke was never convicted of ****, and other artists had worked with him since (although, they DID get hate for it too).

Katy failed to read the room and that's why she's getting crucified. Is that fair? Maybe not, but this generation is pretty unforgiving when it comes to working with alleged abusers. If the music was better, sadly I don't think many people would care that she worked with him. Most people offline don't even know who he is. The music just isn't great, so people aren't willing to accept that as a justification for her bringing him on board.

Luke has lost his touch. This album sounds dated and boring. Katy should've just called up Max Martin instead. Max co-wrote one of the songs, but he didn't produce anything. That's the problem. Katy needed Max Martin and Bonnie McKee. Not Luke. Unfortunately, I think Katy truly believed she needed Luke to top the charts again after Witness and Smile's performances. This is really a matter of her not believing in herself.