Lionel Richie and longtime girlfriend Lisa Parisi enjoyed dinner together in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The couple was spotted dining with friends at Wolfgang Puck restaurant Spago.
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The All Night Long singer, 75, left the restaurant wearing a chic midnight blue jacket, matching pants and clean white sneakers, carrying a shopping bag.
The beauty wore heeled sandals and left the restaurant smiling, carrying a sky blue handbag, cell phone and coat. She covered her skin in lipstick and rouge and was glowing as she left the fine dining restaurant.
Lionel and Lisa have been dating since 2014. The music veteran and the model met at a dinner party after being introduced by mutual friends.
In a 2019 interview with People magazine, Richie opened up about his relationship with Parisi. "I'm a guy who's been through the ups and downs, the ups and downs of love," he explained, adding that he's still a "hopeless romantic."
About Parisi, he said, "She's incredibly beautiful, but most importantly, she's smart and she helped me deal with the crazy world." Before dating Lisa, Lionel was married twice.
He was married to Diane Alexander from 1995 to 2004 and to Brenda Harvey Richie from 1975 to 1993. Lionel has a daughter, Sofia Richie, 26, and a son, Miles, 30, with Diane. He and Brenda
have a daughter, Nicole Richie, 42, whom they adopted in 1990 when she was just 9 years old.
Next, Lionel will return as a judge on season 23 of American Idol. Lionel will return alongside Luke Bryan and new judge Carrie Underwood, who is filling the seat vacated by Katy Perry, who left the show earlier this year.
Speaking with E! at a screening of The Greatest Night in Pop last month, Lionel said Carrie was a natural fit for the show. "It makes so much sense.
No need to get used to it. And she has a great story, she's from American Idol," he added. Now the candidates get feedback from someone who truly understands what it's like to be in their shoes. "What an amazing judge," he added. "
Now we don't have to explain to them, 'We know how you feel.' As artists, we know how you feel, but we've never been inside an oval that says 'American Idol.' She's been through it all already."