Nigel Lythgoe: Says Goodbye To “American Idol”
Nigel Lythgoe has been a producer with the hit show American Idol since its beginning in 2002 but now he has decided to move on.
“Due to the huge success of So You Think You Can Dance, my summer will be taken up my travels to South Africa, Australia, and Canada to work on local versions of the show,” Lythgoe said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly.
“I will step back from my day-to-day producing work on American Idol and will be devoting my time to a new venture with [producing partner]Simon Fuller.”
He told Extra, “I’m really leaving American Idol…I was working 24/7 and then some…so there was just no time in creating anything else.
Just talking about it is tough. It’s like giving birth to a baby and letting it go. You’re an empty nester. Your children have left you.”
Yeah left you in a house alone with loads of cash. I’m sure you’ll be fine Nigel.
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