In the suit, the 61-year-old singer said she was harassed by Lythgoe and other executives on ‘American Idol,’ where she was a judge from 2002-2009. Picture: REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniGrammy-award-winning artist and US television star Paula Abdul has accused a producer on the singing contest show ‘American Idol’ of Sexual Assault, according to a California lawsuit.
Abdul, whose 1988 album ‘Forever Your Girl’ was the most successful debut in history at the time, accused Nigel Lythgoe, a producer on ‘Idol’ and a judge on ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ of sexually assaulting her twice, the complaint filed on Friday showed.
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Lythgoe, who is English, has denied the accusations, according to media reports.
In the suit, the 61-year-old singer said she was harassed by Lythgoe and other executives on ‘American Idol,’ where she was a judge from 2002-2009.
It alleged she was discriminated against in terms of pay, and that "she was the target of constant taunts, bullying, humiliation, and harassment from several executives, agents, employees" of the show.
