Whether or not Adele was looking for Lionel Richie on the other side of her ?Hello?, he was there and eager to respond. Nicole Richie?s father played along by posting a music video mash-up of his own when the Internet pointed out that his 1983 version of the greeting was all too similar to that in Adele?s latest music video. Richie spoke out on ?Hello?-gate to DuJour Magazine at a celebration for his new accessories collection in New York City.