Lythgoe has gone on the offensive against what he says are false accusations and a smear on his character.
Most defendants would stop there, but Lythgoe takes it one personal step further in his response.
But I can promise that I will fight this appalling smear with everything I have.
Paul Abdul, Nigel LythgoeGetty
The second assault supposedly happened over a decade later in 2015 during Season 12 ofSYTYCDat Lythgoes LA home.
Abdul pushed Lythgoe off of her, explaining that she was not interested in his advances and immediately left.
That same year, Abdul says she witnessed Lythgoe assaulted one of his assistants whenSYTYCDwas filming in Las Vegas.
Reps for the defendants responded to request for comment from Deadline on the suit.
