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Paula Abdul settled sexual harassment lawsuit with fellow reality show judge Nigel Lythgoe 'for millions'
Lythgoe, 75, who found fame as 'Nasty Nigel' judging ITV talent programme Popstars and later produced Pop Idol and its US spin-off American Idol , denied Ms Abdul's claims.
American TV star Paula Abdul has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit against fellow reality show judge Nigel Lythgoe ‘for millions’. The allegations date from 2000, but Ms Abdul said she kept silent until filing her claim in California last year ‘due to fear of speaking out against one of the most well-known producers of television competition shows’, court documents said. Ms Abdul claimed Lythgoe groped her in the elevator of their hotel after a day of filming and ‘began shoving his tongue down her throat’.
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