Brenda Harvey Richie is the first wife of American Idol judge ‘Lionel Brockman Richie Jr’. Moreover, her former husband ‘Lionel Richie’ is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer and actor. It was one of the most popular ballads of the 1980s. One of the reasons many people began to recognize it was because of its recordings with the American funk and soul band ‘Commodores’.

Additionally, Brenda was charged in June 1988 with assaulting Richie and his mistress. According to the police, she found them together in the woman’s apartment in Beverly Hills. Harvey-Richie ended up being arrested on suspicion of causing physical harm to her spouse, trespassing, resisting arrest, stealing, being beaten and of having disturbed the public harmony after attacking Lionel. Police later released Harvey on $5,000 bond. However, talking about Brenda’s personal life, there is very little information available about her.

BRENDA HARVEY: EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION AND FAMILY

Harvey was born on September 2, 1952 in America. She attended Tuskegee University and it was there that she met her college sweetheart, Lionel Richie. Harvey and Richie had been dating since college. On October 18, 1975, they finally got married. Also, there is no information about Harvey’s family background and other credentials.

BRENDA HARVEY: CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

There is no information available on Brenda Harvey Richie’s career and accomplishments.

BRENDA HARVEY: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Harvey married her college sweetheart Lionel Richie in 1975. After some time, the couple adopted their nine-year-old daughter, Nicole Richie. However, they divorced in 1993 after Lionel started dating Diane Alexander. Similarly, just after two years later his divorce from Harvey, Richie married his mistress Diane for divorce in 2003. Also, they had a son Miles and a daughter Sofia together.

Speaking of Nicole Richie, Brenda and Lionel legally adopted her when she was 9 years old. Nicole was born on September 21, 1981 to her biological parents, Peter Escovedo and Karen Moss. Nevertheless, when they were 3 years old, Peter and Karen were apparently having trouble with their relationship and finances, and realizing they couldn’t properly care for Nicole, they decided to let her move in with Lionel.

Nicole is now fully recognized. She has worked as a TV host, model, author and fashion designer and more since appearing on the early 2000s reality show The Simple Life with her friend Paris Hilton. With her partner, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden, Nicole has a daughter, Harlow, and a son, Sparrow.

BRENDA HARVEY: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Harvey’s total net worth is around US$900,000 and his main source of income is not available. Likewise, speaking of her social media availability, she is available on Instagram as brendahrichie , and also on Twitter as brendarichie .

BRENDA HARVEY: BODY MEASUREMENTS

Harvey is a beautiful woman with gorgeous body features. She weighs about 62 kg and is 1.62 meters tall.