Nicole admits shes Sheila E's niece

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Rush & Molloy
January 13, 2004

'Simple Life,' complex birth

Nicole Richie is finally identifying her biological father.

Paris Hilton's co-star on "The Simple Life" is the adopted daughter of
Lionel Richie. But she recently reunited on "The Wayne Brady Show"
with its bandleader, Peter Michael Escovedo 3rd. Nobody on the program
knew of the connection.

Nicole's biological dad was a percussionist in Richie's touring band,
and Lionel was reportedly so taken with toddler Nicole that he asked
Escovedo if she could move in with him and his wife, Brenda, Star
magazine reports. According to Nicole, Escovedo and her biological
mother, who had split up, decided the Richies could better provide for
her.

"It's much more complicated than that," says Escovedo, who is the
brother of Prince protégée Sheila E.
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