“Well-Documented Fabulist”: Nigel Lythgoe Wants Paula Abdul’s Sexual Assault Suit Tossed; Ex-‘Idol’ Judge’s Claims Are “Lies,” Says Producer
deadline.comNigel Lythgoe called Paula Abdul “erratic” when the former American Idol judge accused him of sexual assault late last year.
Today, seeking to have Abdul’s complaint “dismissed in its entirety with prejudice,” the veteran competition show producer made it official with a filing of his own. “Lythgoe will continue to promote the dissemination of truth – which confirms that Abdul is not a victim of sexual assault at the hand of Lythgoe, but it is Lythgoe who has been a victim of Abdul’s appalling lies,” he declared in a response filed Tuesday in LA Superior Court to the Grammy winner’s allegations.
Facing several other recent claims of sexual assault, the So You Think You Can Dance alum was accused on December 29 by co-star Abdul of an incident in Idol’s early seasons and of attacking her again in 2015 in a meeting over Season 12 of SYTYCD.
In her jury trial seeking complaint, Abdul also alleged Lythgoe later cruelly taunted her that the statute of limitations had run out on one of the assaults.
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