Lionel Richie opens up about Michael Jackson friendship: “I watched him struggle”

Lionel Richie opens up about Michael Jackson friendship: “I watched him struggle”Lionel Richie has shed light on his early friendship with Michael Jackson, detailing his “struggle” and their shared experience of being taken advantage of by “crooks”. Newly speaking to The Guardian, Richie reflected on growing up with the ‘Smooth Criminal’ singer. He was ten years older than Jackson, whom he described as “eccentric and extremely chaotic”. Richie opened up about their early friendship, sharing, “I watched him struggle. He observed, “When you’re in the war and you’re both ducking bullets, it’s hard to give advice to the other soldier.