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On the same day Nigel Lythgoe answered Paula Abdul’s sexual assault complaint, calling the singer and former American Idol judge a “fabulist,” the embattled TV producer was hit with yet another lawsuit — this time from a Jane Doe accuser claiming he sexually battered her at his home in 2018. …

American Idol viewers got a surprise on Sunday night. Emmy Russell, the granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn, auditioned for the reality show, performing an impressive original piano ballad called “Skinny.” The 24-year-old musician, who hails from Nashville, impressed judges Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan with her performance, …

The upcoming 22nd season of American Idol will mark Katy Perry‘s last as a judge. The singer announced her exit from the hit singing competition series after seven seasons during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night. When asked how long she planned to stay on the judging panel, …

Just days after Paula Abdul sued American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault, Lythgoe is facing a new lawsuit from two Jane Does who claim he forced himself on them while they were contestants on his 2003 reality game show All American …

Paula Abdul has sued former American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer Nigel Lythgoe and the show’s production companies, alleging that Lythgoe sexually assaulted her multiple times while she was hosting the shows, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Friday. In the suit reviewed by …

Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Ryan Seacrest aren’t in Hollywood anymore! American Idol debuted a Wizard of Oz-themed promo for its 22nd season with Rolling Stone on Friday, ahead of the show’s premiere on Feb. 18. The teaser hints at the theme of the newest season, which will …

From the moment American Idol winner Iam Tongi wrapped his audition, viewers of the ABC competition show fell in love with the 18-year-old Hawaii native’s emotional story. During his first time in front of the judges, Tongi wiped off tears as he remembered his late father Rodney, who introduced him …

Halle Bailey performed “Part of Your World” live during American Idol’s Disney Night on Sunday. Dressed in a shimmery blue gown with a watery Magic Kingdom’s castle behind her, Bailey channeled Ariel’s yearning to be human and the underwater magic of The Little Mermaid. Her rendition serves as the lead …

While American Idol‘s usual judges, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, were busy serenading King Charles III at his coronation ceremony this weekend, Ed Sheeran and Alanis Morissette — two famously non-American idols — stepped in on their behalf. The two took the stage after delivering the lesson of a lifetime …

Luke Bryan defended bringing out “very polarizing” Gov. Ron DeSantis Friday night at the country star’s Jacksonville, Florida concert. During the show, Bryan announced that proceeds from his Sunshine State gigs would go toward the Florida Disaster Fund, which is raising money for those impacted by Hurricane Ian; Bryan’s Florida …