Nigel Lythgoe Exits So You Think You Can Dance Amid Paul Abdul Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Nigel Lythgoe is bowing out of So You Think You Can Dance.
The executive producer and co-creator of the dance competition announced that he’s voluntarily leaving the show. His departure comes a week after former SYTYCD and American Idol judge Paula Abdul accused him of sexual assault in Dec. 29 lawsuit.
“I have informed the producers of So You Think You Can Dance of my decision to step back from…