Nigel Lythgoe Is a Crown Reject

Here's Nigel Lythgoe flashing his million dollar smile last night to cover up the humiliation of being turned away from Hollywood's Crown nightclub in front of fans, paparazzi, and after an hour of waiting outside for the bouncer to change his mind. 

Check out the 59-year-old Brit patiently waiting, chatting up one of the promoters and waiting some more before giving up and calling it a night:



Quite a blow to the ego of the multi-millionaire producer of American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and England's Pop Idol. 

Guess he just wasn't on the list?!