Rudy Callegari is no top model. So when fashion photographer Nigel Barker tapped him to strike a pose for his “Senior Portraits” series, the 97-year-old World War II vet was thunderstruck. “I thought, ‘Who the hell am I that he’d want to take my picture?’” Callegari, from Red Hook, told The Post with a laugh. … Read more
Embattled producer Nigel Lythgoe has released alleged emails and social media posts from Paula Abdul claiming that they had a “very friendly and loving relationship” for years before she alleged that he sexually assaulted her, according to TMZ. The producer, 74, filed legal documents on Tuesday, three months after Abdul, 61, alleged that Lythgoe sexually … Read more
Former “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance” producer Nigel Lythgoe has stepped down from the competition dance show amid Paula Abdul suing him for alleged sexual assault. “I have informed the producers of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ of my decision to step back from participating in this year’s series,” Lythgoe, … Read more
Paula Abdul accused former “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance” producer Nigel Lythgoe of allegedly sexually assaulting her multiple times, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles. Abdul, 61, claims Lythgoe, 74, had sexually assaulted her during one of the “initial seasons” of “American Idol” and then again in 2014 … Read more