Lionel Richie jokes that daughter Nicole's wild years 'almost killed me'

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Lionel Richie joked about barely surviving his daughter Nicole Richie's wild years back in the early 2000s. The 73-year-old singer joined Drew Barrymore for Thursday's episode of "The Drew Barrymore Show" in which they discussed Barrymore's friendship with Nicole, 41.The "Never Been Kissed" actress noted that the two grew up together and had been "dear friends" for "years."  "We're a part of this little girl wolf pack, and I think Nicole and I have figured out how to have so much fun and then pull it together and be, like, really good moms," Barrymore said. "I don't even know how that happened," Richie joked. "You know, as parents, you go, ‘This is going to be a disaster.’" The four-time Grammy winner referenced his daughter's partying days with her former "The Simple Life" co-star Paris Hilton. "Because Nicole and Paris, let's talk about it … When they started out — I mean, if I lived through that, I can live through anything," Richie said.

The "Easy" hitmaker remembered how the women formed "this little committee" he said he called the "bitty committee." "And then you go, ‘This is no way that this is going to transcend over into a family with husbands and kids,’" he said. "No way, and then they turned out perfectly." "We turned out OK," Barrymore said as she knelt in front of Richie and gave him a hug. "Maybe I should get on the floor with you," Richie joked.

The Golden Globe Award winner told him, "I think also, like, we got it all out of our systems."  "I love hearing it from your side of the story," Richie replied. "So let me give you my side of the story." "You all almost killed me," he added as Barrymore laughed. "I'm so glad you got it out of your system.