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31.12.2023 - 00:20 / justjared.com
One of Nigel Lythgoe‘s old interviews is resurfacing after Paula Abdul accused him of sexual assault and harassment.
If you were unaware, the 61-year-old “Cold Hearted” pop star and American Idol alum sued the 74-year-old TV producer and accused him of sexual assault and verbal abuse while they worked together on American Idol.
The pair also worked together as judges on So You Think You Can Dance, and a joint interview they gave promoting the show in 2015 has resurfaced following her allegations.
Read more about the problematic resurfaced interview…
In an interview with the Daily Beast, Nigel reflects on Paula being “so abused and mistreated” by American Idol judge Simon Cowell during her days on the show.
“We’ve known each other for so long now,” he said. “To be honest, I was an admirer of Paula back in the U.K. before I came here to the States. To be able to work with her on Idol for all those years and see how she was mistreated by Simon…”
He continued, saying, “I wanted to be the next person to abuse her.”
In the interview, Paula is described as “delighting in their banter.” However, the quotes have taken on new meaning following the allegations and are circulating again.
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So You Think You Can Dance following allegations of sexual assault made by Paula Abdul.Abdul filed a lawsuit against Lythgoe, who co-created the US show and also served as a producer on American Idol, on December 29. The suit, which was filed in Los Angeles, made a series of claims during her time hosting both shows, including sexual assault/battery, sexual harassment, gender violence and negligence.Lythgoe had denied the claims, calling them “false” and “deeply offensive”.“To say that I am shocked and saddened by the allegations made against me by Paula Abdul is a wild understatement,” Lythgoe’s statement read.
Nigel Lythgoe has announced he will not be returning as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance this season, after being accused of sexual assault by Paula Abdul. Nigel, 74, had been a judge and executive producer on the US dance show since it began airing in 2005.
“So You Think You Can Dance” producer Nigel Lythgoe has stepped down from the competition dance show amid Paula Abdul suing him for alleged sexual assault. “I have informed the producers of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ of my decision to step back from participating in this year’s series,” Lythgoe, 74, told The Post in a statement on Friday.
Nigel Lythgoe is exiting So You Think You Can Dance after a number of sexual assault complaints.
Nigel Lythgoe will no longer be on the judging panel when the new season of So You Think You Can Dance premieres in March.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Nigel Lythgoe is stepping down as a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance,” after two lawsuits accused him of sexual assault. Lythgoe, an executive producer of the show, is accused of groping and forcibly kissing Paula Abdul in an elevator about 20 years ago. In a second lawsuit, two contestants on “All American Girl” also accused him of forcibly trying to kiss them after a wrap party in 2003.
Michaela Zee Nigel Lythgoe has become the subject of an investigation led by Sony Pictures Television’s 19 Entertainment, which co-produces “So You Think You Can Dance” with Dick Clark Productions, an insider tells Variety. Sony declined to comment on the investigation. The executive producer of “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol” was recently hit by two sexual assault lawsuits, including one filed by Paula Abdul on Dec.
S**t is really hitting the fan for Nigel Lythgoe.
Two months before Season 18 of So You Think You Can Dance is slated to premiere on Fox, the series’ co-creator, lead judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has become the subject of two sexual misconduct lawsuits, including one filed by Paula Abdul who accused him of assaulting her twice over the past 20 years. Now, Lythgoe is also the subject of a probe, led by Sony Pictures TV’s 19 Entertainment, which co-produces SYTYCD with Dick Clark Productions, sources close to the situation confirm to Deadline.
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Nigel Lythgoe has been hit with ANOTHER sexual assault lawsuit.
Nigel Lythgoe is facing more allegations of sexual assault.
Less than a week after Paula Abdul accused Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her twice over the past 20 years, the So You Think You Can Dance co-creator has been hit today with another suit from two other women. However, unlike the action by the former American Idol judge, this latest blow against Lythgoe may not pack much legal punch.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Nigel Lythgoe, the producer behind “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol,” was hit with a second sexual assault suit on Tuesday, days after he was sued by Paula Abdul, who had worked as a judge on both shows. In the new lawsuit, Lythgoe faces allegations from two contestants on “All American Girl,” a competition show that aired on ABC in 2003. The women, identified in the suit as Jane Doe K.G.
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Nigel Lythgoe is addressing the sexual assault accusations aimed at him by Paula Abdul.