TV producer Nigel Lythgoe again accused of sexual misconduct | Media
A fourth woman has accused British TV producer Nigel Lithgow of sexual misconduct. Former member of the American Jury So you think you can dance Three other women have previously filed a lawsuit against him, including his colleague Paula Abdul.
According to court documents filed in Los Angeles, the fourth woman feels abused and has suffered “significant emotional and psychological suffering” since she was groped by 74-year-old Lithgow in 2018. The Briton allegedly pinned her against a wall so she could not move at all. place.
Abdul Lithgow was publicly accused of similar behavior earlier this year. This is said to have happened around 2015, during recordings So you think you can dance in American Idol.
Two former participants in the talent show produced by Lythgoe Every American girl He also went to court because he misbehaved several times during the recordings.
Although Lythgoe has stopped working So you think you can dance – “Because this wonderful program has always been about dance and dancers and that is where the focus should remain” – denies all accusations.
According to US media, Lithgow describes Abdul as a “well-documented fantasist who often told wild stories divorced from reality and intended to attract attention.”
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