LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Paula Abdul and former 鈥淎merican Idol鈥� producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show.
Abdul filed a notice of settlement of the case in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday. It still must be approved by a judge. Emails to attorneys for both sides seeking comment were not immediately answered.
The lawsuit filed nearly a year ago had also accused Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left 鈥淎merican Idol鈥� and became a judge on Lythgoe's other competition show, 鈥淪o You Think You Can Dance."
Lythgoe said at the time that he was 鈥渟hocked and saddened鈥� by the allegations, which he called 鈥渁n appalling smear.鈥�
After other lawsuits were filed alleging sexual misconduct, Lythgoe as a judge on 鈥淪o You Think You Can Dance.鈥�
The 75-year-old English-born producer has been a prominent TV producer for decades in both the U.K. and the U.S., working on reality competition shows including 鈥淎merican Idol.鈥�
The Associated Press generally does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault unless they come forward publicly, as Abdul has done.
Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press
