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Music legend Lionel Richie is a doting father to his three kids, Nicole Richie, Miles Brockman Richie and Sofia Richie. However, he shares a very special bond with his oldest daughter Nicole, who he adopted when she was just nine years old with his then-wife Brenda Harvey. According to Lionel, 73, Nicole changed his life.

Nicole Richie first shot to fame in reality TV series The Simple Life, alongside famous hotel-heiress best friend Paris Hilton.On the first series of the reality show, the two wealthy socialites lived with a family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas for a month as they learnt how to work in low-paying jobs and adapt to their new environment.However, life hasn't always been plain sailing for the now-fashion designer as the former party girl battled with family issues and drug use over the years.Here's everything you need to know about Nicole Richie's upbringing, from her early adoption to her stints in rehab.Nicole was born on September 21, 1981 in Berkeley, California.Her biological parents are Karen Moss, who was then a backstage assistant for Lionel Richie, and her musician partner Peter Escovedo, a member of Lionel’s band.Nicole's biological parents were having difficulties in their relationship, so Lionel and his wife Brenda offered to look after Nicole on a temporary basis.Recalling the moment he first met a young Nicole – who was playing tambourine on stage at a Prince concert in 1983 - Lionel said: “I thought, ‘Oh my God, what a cute little button.’”Six years later, the Richies' officially adopted Nicole and she took their name.However, Nicole was crushed at the age of 10 when dad Lionel left Brenda for another woman and went on to have two more kids – Sofia Richie and Miles Brockman, who are both models.Due to her world-famous dad, Nicole grew up in the spotlight and was a regular on the showbiz circuit.In her teenage years, Nicole admitted to falling in with the wrong crowd, who introduced her to hard drugs.At just 14 years old, she was doing cocaine and by 19, she had moved on to heroin.According to the

Lionel Richie has the kind of music career only few can dream about.  The 72-year-old legendary singer/songwriter rose to fame in the 70s as a founding member of the band Commodores before venturing off on a solo career. His first three albums sold over 30 million copies and spawned such mega hits as “You Are,” “”All Night Long (All Night)” and “Say You, Say Me.” While recording his own music, he also wrote/produced such chart-toppings singles as Kenny Rogers’ “Lady,” “Endless Love” featuring Diana Ross and “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson. His talents brought him four Grammys, an Academy Award nomination and the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. Fans can now see him as a judge on American Idol, as he returns for his fifth season on Sunday (Feb. 27).

ITV drama Innocent are convinced they might have the key to solve Matty's murder.The four-part mystery drama series is dedicated to working out the murder of schoolboy Matty Taylor, after Sally Wright was wrongly imprisoned for the crime.And fans are convinced that Karen Moss has something to do with it.In tense scenes aired on Wednesday night, Karen told the police about her daughter Bethany's codeine overdose, taking six of what she allegedly believed were 'herbal' stress pills.Karen rushed Bethany to hospital after the incident, which she said was spurred on by her having "a bad day at school".But it was later revealed that Matty was the reason for her bad day, as she was confronted by her partner Sam.She recalled how she had confronted

Those Richie genes are strong. Nicole Richie’s look-alike is her daughter Harlow in this photo with Sofia Richie. The model, 22, took to her Instagram on Thursday, October 1, to share a picture of her older sister, 39, and her niece, 12, outside after a family painting session. “My favorite trio,” Sofia captioned the post.