Paula Abdul Seen For First Time Since Bombshell Nigel Lythgoe Accusations

Paula Abdul has stepped out for the first time since filing the lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe, naming sexual assault allegations in the filing. As The Blast previously reported, the ‘Straight Up’ singer filed a lawsuit against ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ boss Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault. According to legal documents obtained by The … Read more

Paula Abdul Fires Back at Nigel Lythgoe, Claims Alleged Texts Show Harassment

It’s an all-out war between Paula Abdul and former “American Idol” executive producer Nigel Lythgoe … and now she’s producing alleged texts from him, which she says show some of the ways he sexually harassed her. Paula’s attorney, Melissa Eubanks, tells TMZ … Nigel is victim-shaming Paula and is cherry-picking from years of communications between … Read more

London police confirm that body recovered from river was that of chemical attack suspect Abdul Ezedi

London police have confirmed that a body pulled from the River Thames earlier this week is that of Abdul Ezedi, a man wanted over a chemical attack that injured his former partner and her two young daughters LONDON — London police confirmed Friday that a body they pulled from the River Thames is that of … Read more

Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death World Expands in This Sneak Peek at a New Trilogy

The Africanfuturist world Nnedi Okorafor introduced in Who Fears Death—a book currently in development for an HBO series executive-produced by George R.R. Martin—grows with her new trilogy, She Who Knows. Novella Firespitter kicks off the new series with its release August 20, and io9 has an exclusive look at the cover and the first chapter … Read more

Clapham attack suspect Abdul Ezedi convicted of sex offence in 2018

The suspect in an alkali attack in south London was convicted of a sex offence in 2018 and was later granted asylum. Police are looking for Abdul Shakoor Ezedi, 35, who was last seen at a Tesco shop in north London on Wednesday evening. He was convicted of “sexual assault/exposure” in 2018, before being granted … Read more

Nigel Lythgoe Says He ‘Wanted To Abuse’ Paula Abdul In Interview

An interview with Nigel Lythgoe is resurfacing, in which the ‘American Idol’ boss admitted to “wanting to abuse” Paula Abdul. The interview is making waves one day after Abdul sued the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ producer for sexual assault and harassment. In 2017, Lythgoe spoke with Daily Beast, where he and Abdul discussed … Read more

Paula Abdul Accuses ‘American Idol’ Producer Nigel Lythgoe of Sexual Assault in Lawsuit

Paula Abdul has filed a lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe, claiming that the American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance producer sexually assaulted her on two occasions. According to multiple reports citing court documents filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the GRAMMY winner claims the first alleged incident happened during one of American Idol’s “initial … Read more

Paula Abdul Sues ‘American Idol’ Exec Nigel Lythgoe for Sexual Assault

Paula Abdul claims one of the “American Idol” executive producers, Nigel Lythgoe, sexually assaulted her multiple times while she was judging ‘Idol’ and “So You Think You Can Dance” … according to a new lawsuit she’s filed. Paula filed the lawsuit Friday in L.A. County … and in the docs, obtained by TMZ, she alleges … Read more

“Be Abdul Samad, not Riyan Parag”

Rajasthan Royals (RR) misplaced their recreation in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 4 wickets in a last-ball thriller on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday, Might 7. This got here after RR pacer Sandeep Sharma did not defend 17 runs within the final over. He had nearly gained the sport for the … Read more