Paula Abdul Sues American Idol & SYTYCD Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe For Sexual Assault!
perezhilton.com[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Paula Abdul has accused American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance executive producer Nigel Lythgoe of repeatedly sexually assaulting her while she was a judge on both shows.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the 61-year-old singer filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County on Friday against Lythgoe under California’s Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act, which gives plaintiffs a window to file sexual assault claims even after the statute of limitations has passed.
She is suing the television personality, 9 Entertainment, and FremantleMedia North America for sexual assault and battery, sexual harassment, gender violence, and negligence.
Per the court docs, she alleges that the first sexual assault incident happened during “one of Idol‘s initial seasons” while they were on the road for auditions in the early 2000s.
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