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Paula Abdul’s Sexual Assault Suit Against Nigel Lythgoe Gets 2025 Trial Date; Grammy Winner Reaches Settlement With ‘American Idol’ Producers
Almost five months after Abdul filed her explosive suit, a LA judge has put a trial date on the calendar
“The parties went to mediation, and the corporate defendants settled out,” Douglas Johnson informed LASC Judge Thomas Long of the deal reached on March 18 with the O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented companies. ‘AMERICAN IDOL Season 6 (L-R) Ryan Seacrest, judges Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell, Olivia Newton-John, & Paula Abdul Michael Becker/20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy: Everett Collection “Abdul’s lies are underscored by her conduct and statements during and after the time she alleges abuse occurred,” the response filing from the firm of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP added
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