Lionel Richie— Lionel Richie still hasn’t accepted Michael Jackson’s death. The Hello singer was close friends with the Thriller hitmaker and admits his pal’s passing from acute Propofol intoxication almost six years ago still doesn’t feel “real”. He said: “To this day, I can’t get it into my head that he’s dead. It still doesn’t seem real. It’s so huge to me that he’s not here.” And Lionel feels a special sadness around his birthday every year because in 2009, he delayed festivities in order to celebrate with Michael, who was preparing for his 50-date This Is It London residency when he died but never got the chance. He added: “It’s my birthday on June 20 and I’ll never forget that year. I decided to delay my party because Michael was rehearsing for his big tour. He only lived … Read entire article »