She outlined two alleged incidents, certainly one of which she claimed she informed her consultant about however didn’t pursue the accusations out of worry of retaliation. Abdul additionally claimed that he known as her sooner or later after the alleged incidents and “taunted” her by saying they need to rejoice as a result of it had been “7 years and the statute of limitations had run.”
Lythgoe denied her accusations, along with his rep telling RadarOnline.com, “To say that I’m shocked and saddened by the allegations made in opposition to me by Paula Abdul is a wild understatement. For greater than 20 years, Paula and I’ve interacted as expensive – and completely platonic – pals and colleagues. Yesterday, nevertheless, out of the blue, I realized of those claims within the press and I need to be clear: not solely are they false, they’re deeply offensive to me and to every little thing I stand for.”