Paula Abdul accuses 'American Idol' producer of sexual assault: Lawsuit
Abdul filed the lawsuit just before a Dec. 31 deadline that is part of a California law allowing sexual abuse lawsuits to be filed after the statute of limitations has passed.
Paula Abdul accused former "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in a new lawsuit, alleging he assaulted her in the early 2000s while she served as a judge on the reality television competition.
The lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles, also claims that Lythgoe assaulted Abdul after she left "American Idol" and worked as a judge on Lythgoe’s show "So You Think You Can Dance," according to The Associated Press.
Abdul’s lawyer Douglas Johnson on Saturday said: "It was clearly a difficult decision to make, but Ms. Abdul knows that she stands both in the shoes and on the shoulders of many other similarly situated survivors, and she is determined to see that justice is done."
Lythgoe denied the allegations and said he was "shocked and saddened" to hear them.
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