Paula Abdul has filed a lawsuit for alleged sexual assault against Nigel Lythgoe , the executive producer of American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance . Abdul reportedly filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging that Lythgoe sexually assaulted her on two occasions, once during the early seasons of American Idol and another during her time on SYTYCD . She also accused the producer of sexually assaulting her assistant.
Demand details
The 61-year-old dancer and singer's lawsuit includes charges of sexual assault/battery, sexual harassment, gender violence and negligence, and was filed under the Sexual Abuse and Concealment Accountability Act, allowing legal action even if the deadline has expired. legal.
Defendants in the lawsuit include Lythgoe, 19 Entertainment Inc., FremantleMedia North America Inc., American Idol Productions Inc. and Dance Nation Productions Inc.
Account of the incidents
According to documents obtained by People , the first incident allegedly occurred in the early 2000s, when they were both working on American Idol . The lawsuit claims Lythgoe sexually assaulted Abdul during a regional audition in one of the show's early seasons, in an elevator where "Lythgoe pushed Abdul against the wall, grabbed her genitals and breasts, and tried to forcibly kiss her."
Following the alleged assault, Abdul informed her representatives, but chose not to perform "for fear of being fired from American Idol." Representatives for the parties involved did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Paula Abdul not only denounces the alleged abuse, but has also reported being discriminated against in terms of compensation and benefits compared to male colleagues during her time on American Idol, claiming to have been subject to constant harassment.
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