Lionel Richie has admitted (well, joked) that he contacted his lawyers about trademarking ‘Hello’ after Adele’s comeback single of the same name.

Talking to The Sun, he joked: “You can’t use my word without my acknowledgement, thank you very much.

“I have been trying to figure out, from a legal point of view, can you own a word? So far all the lawyers have told me, ‘No’. I’ve tried… but the association is fabulous!”

He added that the two ‘will meet’ – hopefully for a duet – at some point, saying: “When she’s on tour I’ll catch her backstage.”

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