Nigel Lythgoe

Director and former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe is facing a fourth sexual assault lawsuit. The complaint, filed on Tuesday, involves an alleged incident that occurred in 2018, and came hours after Lythgoe tried to refute separate allegations from singer Paula Abdul.

Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit.