Paula Abdul Files Suit Alleging ‘Sexual Assault’ By ‘American Idol’ Producer

Paula Abdul has sued American Idol executive producer and her former So You Think You Can Dance co-judge, Nigel Lythgoe, for alleged sexual assault, in a lawsuit that was filed in Los Angeles on Friday.

In documents obtained by The Blast, the Opposites Attract singer, 61, claimed that the TV personality, 74, had sexually assaulted her on more than one occasion, and also ‘verbally insulted and belittled’ her.