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Paula Abdul Asks Court to 'Strike' Part of Nigel Lythgoe's Response in Lawsuit, Claims He 'Weaponized' It

Abdul sued Lythgoe in December claiming the producer sexually assaulted her on two occasions.

"Lythgoe clearly has used his Answer not for its intended purpose (i.e., to craft well-pleaded and supported defenses) but instead to weaponize it as a credibility attack against Ms. Abdul through the court of public opinion," the filing reads. Between my father who just got admitted back into ICU, and me volunteering to film all day today for the PSA for Avon's Breast Cancer foundation, I feel as though Ive [sic] been ripped in two. He went on to claim that Abdul's lawsuit "can only be explained as a ploy for long-ago lost relevance and fame and/or for unjustified profit ahead of her announced Magic Summer 2024 tour."

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