Paula Abdul has settled a sexual assault lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe, a producer of both 'American Idol' and 'So You Think You Can Dance.'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 21: Paula Abdul attends the Fashion Trust US Awards at Goya Studios on March 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show.
The court filing said the settlement was unconditional, but did not reveal the terms, and Abdul’s attorneyThe lawsuit filed nearly a year ago had also accused Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left “American Idol” and became a judge on Lythgoe’s other competition show, “So You Think You Can Dance.”
The 75-year-old English-born producer has been a prominent TV producer for decades in both the U.K. and the U.S., working on reality competition shows including “American Idol.” She alleged that the first sexual assault occurred while Abdul and Lythgoe were on the road filming auditions for an early season of “American Idol,” which premiered in 2002.
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