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US Singer Sues Top Producer For Sexual Assault During Reality Show

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/2/2024 7:32:41 AM

Washington, Jan 01 US singer, dancer and "American Idol" star Paula Abdul filed a lawsuit accusing British television executive Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her when they worked together on two popular talent shows, according to court documents. Abdul, who rose to fame as a chart-topping singer in the late 1980s, alleged in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday that Lythgoe sexually assaulted her in an elevator during the early seasons of TV singing competition series "American Idol." Lythgoe, the producer of several hit television talent competitions, allegedly groped Abdul's breasts and genitals, among other unwanted physical contact in a hotel elevator after a day of auditions for "American Idol." Abdul tried to push him away and ran as soon as the elevator doors opened, court documents said.