Paula Abdul's Gloves Are Off! SLAMS Nigel Lythgoe's Response To Her SA Lawsuit!
07.03.2024 - 04:25
/ perezhilton.com
The gloves have come off for Paula Abdul.
As you know, the 61-year-old singer filed a bombshell lawsuit against the TV producer Nigel Lythgoe in December, claiming he had sexually assaulted her twice. The first alleged assault happened during “one of Idol‘s initial seasons,” and the second one occurred at some point during her two seasons as a So You Think You Can Dance judge. Nigel has gone on to deny the accusations. (FYI, he has been hit with three other sexual assault lawsuits since then) He even filed a legal response to her lawsuit this week, including emails and posts he believes prove they had nothing but a friendly relationship between them.
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In the legal documents obtained by TMZ, Nigel bashed Paula as a “well-documented fabulist, with a long history of telling wild stories that are untethered from reality and are primarily designed to attract attention and make Abdul appear to be the victim of dreadful misfortune.” Yeesh. The response featured several private emails, messages, and posts the pop star allegedly sent him that featured “adoring” language. For instance, one message sent on September 12, 2014 read:
Another sent on June 20, 2014, said:
His response cites other examples of Paula publicly speaking kindly about him, between 2009 and 2015. She tweeted his @dizzyfeet handle one Thanksgiving, “I’m grateful that I met you too, Nigel!” With all of this in mind, Nigel feels these messages “show how Abdul really felt about Lythgoe during and after the time she now alleges abuse occurred.” He asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit and to have Paula cover his attorney fees.
But now, Paula is firing back at Nigel! Her