Almost a year after Paula Abdul filed a sexual assault and gender violence lawsuit against American Idol EP and So You Think You Can Dance judge Nigel Lythgoe, both parties have reached a settlement agreement.
“I am grateful that this chapter has successfully come to a close and is now something I can now put behind me,” Grammy winner and veteran TV judge Abdul said in a statement via her Johnson & Johnson legal team of the December 9, 2024, dated agreement.
“This has been a long and hard-fought personal battle,” Abdul went on to say of the multiple assault claims against the much accused Lythgoe. “I hope my experience can serve to inspire other women, facing similar struggles, to overcome their own challenges with dignity and respect, so that they too can turn the page and begin a new chapter of their lives.”
Court documents filed last month first indicated the settlement shortly after Abdul submitted an amended complaint in October detailing a third alleged incident with Lythgoe and additional information. The December 12 settlement notice effectively concludes the entire case.
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