abdul claims nigel lythgoe attacked her more than once while she was a judge on those shows.his. >> both paula abdul and nigel lythgoe worked together very closely during american idol. and if so you can think you can dance. recent court documents obtained by tmz says abdul kept quiet about the allegations for years over fears she would be fired in retaliation. now, and the lawsuit filed friday in l.a. county superior court, according to tmz abdul accuses nigel lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in an elevator while they were traveling for an american idol l audition for this suit alleges he shoved her against the wall touched her inappropriately and kissed her. the second assault allegedly happened at nigel lythgoe home in 2015 abdul was a judge on so you can think you can dance. he forced himself on top of abdul william they were on his couch and attempted to kiss her. abdul is suing nigel lythgoe, freight mental entertainment america for sexual assault, battery, sexual harassment for tmz says abdul is seeking damages for gender violence and negligence according to people's

. >> paula abdul and nigel lythgoe both work together very closely for years on the set of american idol"so you think you can dance." newly released court documents obtained by tmz say paula abdul kept quiet about these allegations for years over fears sheet would be fired in retaliation for the lawsuit filed friday l.a. county superior court according to tmz abdul accuses him of sexually assaulting her in an elevator when they were traveling for american idol audition. the suit also alleges he shoved her against a wall, touched her inappropriately and then kissed her. the second assault allegedly happened at his home in 2015 when abdul was a judge on "so you think you can dance." he allegedly forced himself on top of abdul will they were on his couch and attempted to kiss a record to tmz abdul is suing nigel lythgoe and others for sexual assault, battery and sexual harassment. tmz says abdul is also seeking damages for gender violence and negligence. according to people magazine abdul said she was a target of constant bullying and harassment also received unfair compensation and benefit

former "american idol" and "so you think you can dance" judge paula abdul is accusing co-host nigel lythgoere you dating anyone at the moment? >> why are you asking me that ♪ tell me, do you really want to love me forever ♪ >> the grammy award winner, singer, dancer said that the assaults happened in 2015. according to the suit filed friday the suit says he shoved her against the wall of an elevator, grabbed her genitals and breasts and began shoving his tongue down her throat. following the alleged assault, she says she told one of her representatives but decided not to take action for fear he would have her fired from "american idol." it also says that she was discriminated against in terms of benefits compared to the other show's hosts. the second alleged assault occurred in 2015. abdul says lythgoe invited her to home and attempted to kiss her, saying that the two would make a power couple. he responded to the suit saying while paula's history of erratic behavior is well-known, i can't pretend to understand why she would file a lawsuit that she must know is untrue, but i can promise i w

ms abdul accuses nigel lythgoe of sexual assault while they worked together on the television shows americaneveral incidents, including mr lythgoe allegedly assaulting her during what she thought was a professional meeting at his los angeles home. neither have publicly commented on the case. the bbc has reached out to mr lythgoe's representatives for a response. police in australia are warning people not to go looking for packages of cocaine that have been washing up on beaches in new south wales over the past week. officers have been searching a huge stretch of coastline after more than 260 pounds of plastic—wrapped packages containing the drug began to appear shortly before christmas. from sydney, phil mercer reports. before christmas, the first of these packages was discovered in the central coast region of new south wales, an hour or so to the north of sydney. and since then, many beaches between here and the port city of newcastle — that's about two hours' drive to the north — have been washed up, this cocaine washing up on those beaches in between the two cities. now, the police estima

ms abdul accuses nigel lythgoe of sexual assault while they worked together on the television shows americanral incidents — you can dance. in court documents, ms abdul details several incidents — including mr lythgoe allegedly assaulting her during what she thought was a professional meeting at his los angeles home. neither have publicly commented on the case. the bbc has reached out to mr lythgoe's representatives for a response. in the uk, opposition parties have strongly criticised the former prime minister, liz truss' resignation honours list, which includes peerages for a conservative party donor and a former special adviser. labour says the honours are a slap in the face for working people. all prime ministers are allowed to release an honours list on leaving office. but as ms truss served just a9 days, her list has been controversial. iain watson, has that story. in september 2022 liz truss became prime minister but she spent less time and number ten than any of her predecessors. iam resigning... after six weeks she quit as conservative leader and after serving as prime minister she w

the singer paula abdul, is suing the british television producer, nigel lythgoe, claiming he sexuallyos angeles superior court, the alleged attacks on ms abdul date back to the early 2000s. neither ms abdul nor mr lythgoe have publicly commented on the case. here in the uk, the new year honours list has been announced — with people recognised from the worlds of sport, entertainment and charity. the authorjilly cooper is made a dame; and there's a knighthood for michael eavis, who co—created the glastonbury music festival more than 50 years ago. and in a great year for women's football, there's recognition for three of england's lionesses. rizwanjaved is a duty station manager on the elizabeth line — part of the transport for london network. he's been appointed an mbe for helping to save 29 people from taking their own lives since 2015. i asked him about the moment he was awarded the mbe. ifinished my i finished my last night shift and i came home, i was in bed and fast asleep and my mother and sister walked into my room with a letter in their hand and they were like, you need to open

and this is and this is after nigel lythgoe, who is the boss of itv , did a rude the boss of itv, did a rude gesture when talking about nigel. all this is the man who organised him to go on there in the first place. and he's playing in £1.5 million. and do you know when voting starts? i'm going to test your showbiz knowledge now. >> showbiz knowledge is terrible. >> right. okay voting. voting starts. you know, for all the labour mps out there. i want to pick their phones up and make loads of for money itv. voting starts this weekend, provided starts this weekend, so provided nobody else walks out because we already olivia love this already lost olivia. i love this . olivia is so, so brilliant, by the way. it's so brilliant on politics, but obviously this is not your strong area. grace dent , who is a yeah, she was ill, wasn't she? >> she was. is she a food critic or. >> well done. yeah. and jamie lynn >> well done. yeah. and jamie lyn britney spears is. >> britney spears is. >> britney spears is. >> well, not a clue. there there was bit of a clue there. they was a bit of a clue there.