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Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe settle sexual assault lawsuit one year after she filed
Paula Abdul settled her sexual assault case against her former co-worker Nigel Lythgoe, according to TMZ.
The law 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. Abdul's lawyer Melissa Eubanks told TMZ on March 6 that Lythgoe had been 'victim-shaming' the Grammy-winning singer in an effort to denigrate the sexually assault lawsuit she filed against him late last year. In the documents, the Straight Up songstress claimed that the first instance of sexual assault had happened during one of American Idol's first seasons, while on the road for regional auditions; Paula and Nigel seen in 2016 in Beverly Hills
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