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Nigel Lythgoe Accuser Presses Judge for Trial Date: ‘This Is a Very Simple Case’


One of the five women suing Nigel Lythgoe for sexual misconduct asked for a trial date Monday after revising the date of her alleged assault.

The Jane Doe plaintiff suing Nigel Lythgoe for an alleged sexual assault in the backseat of his chauffeur-driven car in 2016 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. The Jane Doe filed her initial complaint in February, two months after Paula Abdulfirst sued Lythgoe and the production companies behind American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance in December. The Jane Doe suing over the alleged car incident initially said she met Lythgoe at a Beverly Hills hotel bar on February 13, 2016 and accepted a ride home from him after he insisted on escorting the woman to her nearby apartment.

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