Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

‘American Idol’ star Paula Abdul sues producer Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault

U.S. singer, dancer and “American Idol” star Paula Abdul filed a lawsuit accusing British tv govt Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her once they labored collectively on two fashionable expertise reveals, based on courtroom paperwork. Abdul, who rose to fame as a chart-topping singer within the late Eighties, alleged in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday that Lythgoe sexually assaulted her in an elevator through the early seasons of TV singing competitors sequence “American Idol.”

Las Vegas standup comedian Shecky Greene dies at 97

Shecky Greene, a comic book legend of the old-school Las Vegas lounge acts who rubbed elbows with yesteryear leisure greats, died on Sunday, his widow informed the media.

His spouse of 41 years, Marie Musso Greene, informed the Las Vegas Review-Journal that her husband, born Fred Sheldon Greenfield in Chicago, died of pure causes at their house in Las Vegas, Nevada.

(With inputs from companies.)