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Paula Abdul has accused Nigel Lythgoe of "victim shaming" following her sexual assault allegations. The 61-year-old star launched a lawsuit against the 'American Idol' executive producer in December, accusing him of assaulting her on two separate occasions, and Abdul has now slammed his reaction to her accusations. A statement from her lawyer said: "Mr. Lythgoe’s answer to Ms. Abdul’s complaint is classic victim shaming. "These are the defences that many women like Ms. Abdul had to adopt to deal with men who abuse their power." In a recent legal filing, Lythgoe suggested that he actually had a...
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Nigel Lythgoe has been accused of sexual assault in another lawsuit. The 'So You Think You Can Dance' creator was sued by Paula Abdul in December over two separate incidents of alleged sexual assault, which was followed by two unnamed reality show contestants alleging that he made unwanted sexual advances and groped them inside his Los Angeles home in 2003, and now the 74-year-old producer has been accused of forcibly touching a woman in 2016. According to a suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last weekend and obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, Lythgoe met the producer at a Beverly Hills...
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Nigel Lythgoe has quit 'So You Think You Can Dance' after being accused of sexual assault. The 74-year-old programme creator has confirmed he won't appear on the judging panel of the upcoming series of the talent show after former 'American Idol' judge took legal action last month, suing her former boss for sexual assault/battery, sexual harassment, gender violence and negligence, days before a second lawsuit emerged that featured two women making similar allegations. Nigel said in a statement: "I have informed the producers of 'So You Think You Can Dance' of my decision to step back from part...
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Paula Abdul has sued TV producer Nigel Lythgoe for alleged sexual assault. The 61-year-old singer launched a lawsuit against the 'American Idol' executive producer in Los Angeles on Friday (29.12.23). In documents obtained by PEOPLE, Abdul has accused Lythgoe, 74, of assaulting her on two separate occasions. She alleges that Lythgoe assaulted her in the early 2000s, during an early season of 'American Idol'. Abdul also claims that she was assaulted during her tenure on 'So You Think You Can Dance', the TV dance competition that featured Abdul and Lythgoe as judges. Abdul - who is suing for sex...
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Paula Abdul is starting to consider her "legacy". The 'Straight Up' singer - who turned 61 last week - has reflected on the "incredible" time she's had since starting a new decade and hopes to leave her mark on the world with the way she behaves towards other people, not just for her professional achievements. She told People magazine: “Being 60 this past year was such an incredible trajectory change for me, of really wanting to build and leave a legacy behind. “That of kindness and support and helping others who can't stand up for themselves, to learn to how to combat bullies, to have the sel...
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Paula Abdul would rather watch 'The Real Housewives' than be on it. The 60-year-old star admitted that while she was "humbled" to have been approached by bosses of the hit Bravo franchise to appear on the Beverly Hills version of the hit reality show, she would prefer to be at home as a viewer instead. She told 'Entertainment Tonight: "I've been humbled. I got a kick out of it that I was ever even asked. However, I like to be the one on the couch with the popcorn, watching with my dogs." However, the former 'American Idol' judge went on to add that it has been a "joy" so heavily on reality tel...
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Paula Abdul knew Jennifer Hudson "didn't need to win" 'American Idol' to realise her dreams. The 41-year-old singer starred on the show's third season in 2004, and Paula explained that she didn't need to win the series in order to become a success. Paula said on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show': "I remember interviewing you after [for Entertainment Tonight], and I said to you, I know, I have the feeling that some amazing things are going to happen to you. "People that need to win, win, and the people that don't need to win end up winning big time, and you did." The former 'Idol' judge still has vivi...
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Paula Abdul is in talks to make her biopic. The singer, dancer, choreographer, actress and TV personality says she is being “wooed” by a string of streamers and being offered big-name directors and writers to tell her story of going from a cheerleader for the LA Lakers to international pop star and ‘American Idol’ judge. Twice-married Paula, 60, added to E! News about how she wanted to show the “ups and downs” of her six decades, and to be told in a way that reflects how her mind works: “I’m being wooed by different streamers and networks to do my story, and for me, it just wouldn’t be a strai...
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Paula Abdul says two psychics predicted she would join ‘American Idol’. The 60-year-old singer and choreographer was one of the original judges on the reality show, on which she appeared from 2002 and 2009, and added one of the mediums even predicted she would be sat between fellow panellists Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell. She told DailyMail.com in an interview to announce her new partnership with the psychic platform, Psychics1on1: “I had been told by two different spiritual advisors and psychics that I’m going to end up doing a job – a show... ‘60 million albums is going to be nothing compa...
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Simon Cowell once turned down the chance to host his own TV show. The 63-year-old music mogul has appeared as a judge on 'The X Factor' and his 'Got Talent' franchise over the years but revealed that when he was given the opportunity to front his own chat show, he got "really stressed out" at the thought of chatting all day. He told E! News: "I was offered one once and literally I got to the point where they built the set and I started to get anxious and then really stressed out. I just walked out of the meeting and I said 'I literally couldn't do this.' I just couldn't talk to people all day ...
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