Dwelling legend Lionel Richie stopped by the Joe Rogan podcast and used his time to debunk long-standing rumors about his relationship with the late Michael Jackson.

The Grammy Award-winning artist defined why Michael Jackson was given the nickname of “smelly,” whereas talking on the Joe Rogan Expertise.

Richie determined to debunk a principle that shops like Individuals ran with after studying his memoir, Really, that the “All Night time Lengthy” singer was clowing the King of Pop’s physique odor. 

Chatting with Rogan, Richie mentioned that was not the case. 

“All people thought I used to be saying Michael smelled,” Richie defined. “No—that was Quincy [Jones] ‘s nickname for him. ‘Right here comes Smelly.’”

The present American Idol choose additional defined that Jackson’s nickname was a product of the ridiculousness he skilled as a direct results of his fame. 

In accordance with Richie, Jackson’s garments stored disappearing, with folks treating them like they had been collectibles. 

“Think about sending your garments out and solely getting half of them again—the opposite half are souvenirs,” Richie informed Rogan. “So he’d put on a pair of denims till they tried to run away from him.”

He additionally shared a narrative about how Jackson would typically present up sporting footwear two sizes too huge, just because he didn’t need to be impolite to the one that had given them to him by turning them down.

“Michael, you may’ve gotten them in the proper measurement,” Richie recalled telling Jackson. The Thriller crafter’s response: “I didn’t need to embarrass the man.”

“Each time he placed on underwear, it was new—as a result of the outdated ones by no means got here again,” Richie mentioned, laughing whereas sharing the story.

Nicely, it’s good to know that Michael Jackson doesn’t stink. Richie’s memoir, Really, is now accessible.