Lionel Brockman Richie Sr. and Alberta R. Foster welcomed their son, Lionel Richie, in 1949. Here’s everything to know about ...

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She looked at me and I'd say, 'I'm not going anywhere.'" At the time, Lionel Richie was married to Brenda Harvey, his first wife. They got divorced in 1993 and in 1995, Lionel married his second ...

The first time that Lionel Richie witnessed this was when Nicole ... It was then that Lionel offered to let Nicole stay with him and his then-wife, Brenda, so that Nicole could have a routine.

Lionel Richie’s late parents ... the singer was later “tested” when he lost his dad, divorced his first wife, Brenda Harvey, and suffered a throat illness. “That’s when the strength ...