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Nigel Lythgoe steps down from So You Think You Can Dance amid assault lawsuits

Source: PA Archive

Nigel Lythgoe said it is with a “heavy heart” that he has decided to step back from the upcoming series of So You Think You Can Dance amid allegations of sexual assault.

The announcement comes less than a week after US singer and dancer accused the TV producer of multiple sexual assaults while she appeared as a judge on hit TV shows American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.

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