Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie is not in denial.

He's well aware of what's going on between his teenage daughter and Scott Disick.

You think that you're having a bad 2017? Well, you are. All of humanity is. But imagine if, on top of everything, you have a beautiful teenage daughter who is dating notorious womanizer Scott Disick.

Well, that's what has Lionel Richie scared to death right now. Sofia Richie has been on a veritable world tour with Scott and her father is understandably worried.

Envision this for a moment:

Your teenage daughter is dating a man nearly twice her own age. That man is infamous for his love of partying, his destructive addiction to booze, and his compulsion to chase every pretty young thing he sees.

Ever since Katy Perry was confirmed as the first judge on ABC's rebooted American Idol, there has been much speculation about who would be filling the other seats on the panel. 

We've known for weeks now that Katy Perry will be joining ABC's retooled version of American Idol, but we've been wondering which other big names would show up as the other judges. 

According to TMZ, producers think the ideal second judge would be Lionel Richie, and they are probably right. He has an expansive career in the music business and has won many awards in support of this. 

Last week, rumors that Lionel Richie is Khloe Kardashian's father surfaced online after some amateur geneticists noticed that Lionel's daughter Sofia kinda looks a bit like Khloe.

Khloe denied that Lionel is her dad right off the bat, but Richie has been silent on the matter until today:

Rumors that Khloe Kardashian is not the biological daughter of Robert Kardashian have been circulating for years.

Everyone from A-list celebrities to Hollywood hairdresser Alex Roldan have been reported to be Khloe's real dad, with anonymous family "insiders" coming out of the wood work to confirm that Kris Jenner slept around during her first marriage.