A year and a half after Paula Abdul first sued Nigel Lythgoe with blockbuster claims of sexual assault, prompting four other women to step forward with similar allegations, the American Idol producer is close to wrapping the last misconduct case still standing against him in Los Angeles County, lawyers confirmed …
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Paula Abdul and former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe have reached a private settlement a year after she first sued him on sexual assault allegations, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. Financial details of the settlement weren’t disclosed in the court documents. In a statement to Rolling Stone, …
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A lawyer for American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe cited one of Sean Combs’ sexual assault cases at a tense court hearing Wednesday as she tried to convince a Los Angeles County judge that the Jane Doe suing Lythgoe for an alleged 2016 assault should be forced to proceed with her …
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A California judge has dismissed Nigel Lythgoe as a defendant in the sexual assault lawsuit by two All American Girl contestants. At a Friday afternoon hearing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shirley K. Watkins ruled that the two Jane Doe plaintiffs who brought a joint lawsuit in January do …
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The Jane Doe plaintiff suing Nigel Lythgoe for an alleged 2016 sexual assault in the backseat of his chauffeur-driven car is pushing for a trial as soon as possible after filing an amended complaint that revised the date of the purported incident by 24 hours. At a court hearing on …
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Paula Abdul has tentatively settled with the production companies behind American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance and is now heading to a July 2025 trial against only show executive Nigel Lythgoe after she sued the parties for sexual assault, sexual harassment, and negligence in December. “The parties …
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A day after Nigel Lythgoecalled Paula Abdul a “fabulist” in response to her sexual assault complaint against him, the formerAmerican Idoljudge accused him of “classic victim shaming.” “Mr. Lythgoe’s answer to Ms. Abdul’s complaint is classic victim shaming,” read a statement from Abdul’s lawyers sent to Rolling Stone. “Mr. Lythgoe …
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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. …
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Nigel Lythgoe has been accused of forcibly touching a woman in the back of a car in 2016, according to the Hollywood Reporter. This is the third time in two months that the former American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer has been accused of sexual assault. …
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JoJo Siwa is returning as a judge for the upcoming season of So You Think You Can Dance, replacing former judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, who stepped down this month following multiple lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault. Siwa served as a judge on the show’s 17th season in …
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