Editing Paula Abdul (section)

=== 2023 sexual assault lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe===
On December 29, 2023, Abdul filed a lawsuit accusing producer [[Nigel Lythgoe]] of sexual assault when they worked together on ''American Idol'' in the 2000s. Lythgoe denied the allegations.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/arts/music/paula-abdul-lawsuit-nigel-lythgoe.html |title=Paula Abdul Accuses Nigel Lythgoe of Sexual Assault During 'American Idol' |date=2023-12-30 |last=Jacobs |first=Julia |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=2023-12-30}}</ref> It was reported in December 2024 that the case had been settled.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.sky.com/story/paula-abdul-settles-sexual-assault-lawsuit-with-former-american-idol-producer-nigel-lythgoe-13273115 | title=Paula Abdul settles sexual assault lawsuit with former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe }}</ref> Abdul commented on the settlement, "I am grateful that this chapter has successfully come to a close and is now something I can now put behind me," while expressing optimism that her experience could inspire women facing similar obstacles.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Paula Abdul settles suit alleging sexual assault by 'Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe|website=[[NPR]] |date=December 13, 2024 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/12/13/nx-s1-5228180/paula-abdul-american-idol-nigel-lythgoe-sexual-assault-lawsuit}}</ref>