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Lionel Richie is calling out Michael Jackson’s bad hygiene, saying he was “smelly” and claims wouldn’t change or wash his clothes for days.

“Michael was very close with his siblings and his mom, but once he went solo, making these monster albums, movies and videos, he was in charge of his own ship,” the “Endless Love” singer wrote in his newly released memoir, “Truly.”

“His day-to-day life was what you could call eccentric. Like an absent-minded professor but still a kid,” Richie, 76, added.

The “American Idol” judge said he and late music producer Quincy Jones would make fun of their pal Jackson, whom they nicknamed “Smelly.”

“Michael would laugh, too, realizing that he was oblivious to the fact that he hadn’t changed or washed his clothes for a couple of days

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