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Nigel Lythgoe Denies Paula Abdul’s ‘Despicable’ Sexual Assault Claims in New Filing
In new court documents, Lythgoe vigorously denies Abdul's claims, calling them "false, despicable, intolerable and life-changing."
In new documents filed to the L.A. Superior Court on Friday and obtained by Variety, Lythgoe vigorously denies Abdul’s claims, calling them “false, despicable, intolerable and life-changing” and characterizing them as “the worst form of character assassination.” “It is unthinkable that Abdul would even tolerate Lythgoe’s physical proximity let alone send him adoring messages and sexually provocative jokes if her allegations were true — which, clearly, they are not,” the filing reads. Abdul filed her lawsuit in December 2023 and alleged that during one of the early seasons of “American Idol,” Lythgoe sexually assaulted her in an elevator, pushed her against a wall, groped her breasts and genitals and put his tongue down her throat.
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