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JoJo Siwa is tapped to replace Nigel Lythgoe as a So You Think You Can Dance judge amid sexual assault allegations from Paula Abdul


JoJo Siwa is set to replace Nigel Lythgoe as judge on season 18 of So You Think You Can Dance.

The 20-year-old former Dance Mom s star announced the update on social media Friday, sharing a joint post with Reality Club Fox. 'I have informed the producers of So You Think You Can Dance of my decision to step back from participating in this year's series,' Lythgoe said in a statement in early January. Two women who were contestants on Lythgoe's 2003 ABC talent show All American Girl have also recently claimed that he 'openly swatted and groped' their butts and tried to force himself on them when he had them alone.

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