It’s just three weeks before the reboot of American Idol bursts back on to the screen.
And new judge Lionel Richie made the most of some down time by enjoying dinner with his longtime girlfriend Lisa Parisa and friends at Nobu in Malibu on Thursday evening.
The 68-year-old singer-songwriter and producer was all smiles as he and his group made their way to the valet station to pick up their cars.
Night out: Lionel Richie made the most of some down time by enjoying dinner with longtime girlfriend Lisa Parisa, right, and friends at Nobu in Malibu on Thursday evening
The Dancing On The Ceiling hitmaker was dressed in a black leather jacket, black T-shirt. black jeans and shoes.
Lisa, who is many years younger than her beau, wore skin-tight, cropped black pants and a distinctive coat woven in black and white with a fringe that swept the floor despite adding inches to her height in stiletto ankle boots.
The couple, who have been together some five years, hopped into Lionel’s black Maserati and hit the road home.
Lionel and Lisa don’t have any children together but the Stuck On You singer does have model daughter Sofia, 19, and son Myles, 22, from his second marriage to Diane Alexander, which ended in 2004.
Smile and wave: The 68-year-old singer-songwriter and producer looked extremely happy as he and his group made their way to the valet station to pick up their cars.
Matching up: The Dancing On The Ceiling hitmaker was decked out in black from head to toe while Lisa wore skin-tight, cropped black pants and a distinctive coat woven in black and white
He also has elder daughter Nicole, 35, whom he adopted with first wife Brenda Harvey.
Lionel has been fairly quiet about what he thinks of Sofia’s relationship with Kourtney Kardashian’s ex Scott Disick, 34.
When he took Sofia along to a SAG-AFTRA event in November, she told E News: ‘He’s good. He’s been very nice. He’s been very cool.
‘He’s very supportive, whatever that means,’ she said as her father made a hand gesture that looked like a gun pointing at his head.
Stuck on her: The couple have been together for some five years
Down time: Lionel will be busy next month. Aside from American Idol, he resumes his Vegas residency performing his All The Hits show at The Axis in Planet Hollywood on March 9 and 10
Meanwhile, Lionel will be very busy next month.
He resumes his Las Vegas residency performing his All The Hits show at The Axis in Planet Hollywood on March 9 and 10.
The following day American Idol kicks off on ABC and Lionel will join Katy Perry, 33, and Luke Bryan, 41, on the judges panel at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater with Ryan Seacrest back as host.
On their way: The couple slipped into Lionel’s black Maserati and hit the road home
Doting dad: Lionel has been quiet about what he thinks of daughter Sofia’s relationship with Scott Disick, 34. At a recent event she told E News, ‘he’s very supportive,’ as her father made a hand gesture of a gun pointing at his head