US music and television star Paula Abdul has said she is feeling “grateful” after agreeing to settle a lawsuit with American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe that alleged he had sexually assaulted her while she was a judge on the programme.
Abdul, 62, who was a popstar in the 1980s and 1990s, filed a notice of settlement of the case in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday which is yet to be approved by a judge.
