Ricky (FI) - said that it's not...that it's some member of his band's daughter who passed away and Lionel ended up adopting her...
I can't find anytning on the web...
Duh...just found it:
Nicole was born in Berkeley, California. Her biological father is widely rumored to be musician Pete Escovedo, brother of 1980s pop percussionist Sheila E. and son of famed Latin percussionist Pete Escovedo, but this was directly denied by Nicole in the November 2005 issue of Jane magazine.
According to an April 2006 Tatler magazine interview with Nicole, her biological father was a drummer who worked with Lionel Richie; Her biological mother was a backstage assistant for Lionel. When Nicole was three, Lionel and his wife Brenda Harvey-Richie informally adopted her and raised her as their daughter. When she was nine, they went through the legal formalities of the adoption; She still speaks with her biological mother.
Maybride519
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No. He is not her birth father
Mrs. Powell
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Your FI is right. I did read about it quite a while now.
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Duh...just found it:
Nicole was born in Berkeley, California. Her biological father is widely rumored to be musician Pete Escovedo, brother of 1980s pop percussionist Sheila E. and son of famed Latin percussionist Pete Escovedo, but this was directly denied by Nicole in the November 2005 issue of Jane magazine.
According to an April 2006 Tatler magazine interview with Nicole, her biological father was a drummer who worked with Lionel Richie; Her biological mother was a backstage assistant for Lionel. When Nicole was three, Lionel and his wife Brenda Harvey-Richie informally adopted her and raised her as their daughter. When she was nine, they went through the legal formalities of the adoption; She still speaks with her biological mother.
MrsFelix
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Really??? I didn't know that.....
ChrissynRicky
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Really??? I didn't know that.....
She looks NOTHING like Lionel or his wife...I knew something was up...
milerose
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I believe he is not her birth father.
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Is Lionel Ritchie her birth father?
Ricky (FI) - said that it's not...that it's some member of his band's daughter who passed away and Lionel ended up adopting her...
I can't find anytning on the web...
This is the correct story. I saw it on true hollywood story.
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Posted by MrsFelix
Really??? I didn't know that.....
She looks NOTHING like Lionel or his wife...I knew something was up...
Yeah I was wondering why she didn't look like either of them but still, I guess I'm way out of the loop. This d*mn wedding has me so lost!!!
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i watched a show on E! about her and lionel. lionel and his 1st wife adopted nicole
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Posted by MayBride06
Posted by ChrissynRicky
Is Lionel Ritchie her birth father?
Ricky (FI) - said that it's not...that it's some member of his band's daughter who passed away and Lionel ended up adopting her...
I can't find anytning on the web...
This is the correct story. I saw it on true hollywood story.
Yep - same.
I also learned on E! True Hollywood Story that Lionel Ritchie wrote 'Ballerina Girl' for Nicole...which I think is soooo sweet!
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adopted
SweetCin704
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Yes, adopted
BJandDan
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That really bugged me too..... so I googled it a while ago and found out that info.
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Duh...just found it:
Nicole was born in Berkeley, California. Her biological father is widely rumored to be musician Pete Escovedo, brother of 1980s pop percussionist Sheila E. and son of famed Latin percussionist Pete Escovedo, but this was directly denied by Nicole in the November 2005 issue of Jane magazine.
According to an April 2006 Tatler magazine interview with Nicole, her biological father was a drummer who worked with Lionel Richie; Her biological mother was a backstage assistant for Lionel. When Nicole was three, Lionel and his wife Brenda Harvey-Richie informally adopted her and raised her as their daughter. When she was nine, they went through the legal formalities of the adoption; She still speaks with her biological mother.
This one is right.. the birth father didn't pass away though
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But, do you know who looks like Lionel Richie? Adam from Real World. He claims that his father was a member of the 'Commodores' where Lionel was the lead singer. HMMM..... Maybe they need to do a DNA test to see if his papa is really his true papa. It not like Lionel has never cheated.
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no he is not her birth father!!!
lipglossjunky73
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just a question ladies - not thjat you guys don't know everything, but how come I'm only hearing about this for tyhe 1st time now
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Before Nicole was on TV, Lionel Ritchie had already told people that they had adopted her. I have known that for years. I guess it was not common knowledge. She was still a young teen when I read about it.
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Posted by lipglossjunky73
just a question ladies - not thjat you guys don't know everything, but how come I'm only hearing about this for tyhe 1st time now
I have known about this for a long time. I found out when the first season of Simple Life came out. I new nothing about her until then. She has said in interviews that Lionel is not her birth father. I think their was a E THS about it, but I am not 100%.
