Lionel Richie admits he called his lawyers after hearing Adele’s ‘Hello‘.

He told The Sun: ‘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 said: ‘We will meet. When she’s on tour I’ll catch her backstage.’