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American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe slams Paula Abdul after sexual assault allegations - as star reveals loving emails singer sent him and claims she 'drooled and passed out in audition rooms' due to substance abuse


American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has hit back at Paula Abdul after she accused him of sexual assault - revealing loving emails she sent him and branding her story 'untethered from reality'.

Now in new legal documents filed on Tuesday, Lythgoe has submitted positive emails Abdul sent over the years - as well as claiming her alleged substance abuse issues caused her to 'drool and pass out in audition rooms' during her time on Idol. Now in new legal documents filed on Tuesday, Lythgoe has submitted positive emails Abdul sent over the years - as well as claiming her alleged substance abuse issues caused her to 'drool and pass out in audition rooms' during her time on Idol. The law, which was officially passed earlier this year, offers a 'three-year window for survivors of sexual assault to file a claim and recover damages as a result of crimes that occurred on or after January 1, 2009,' per the California Public Agency of Labor & Employment.

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