John Legend replaces Lionel Richie on Duets - No Reason Given

Yes! Controversy before the show even started! I love it!

ABC has announced that John Legend has replaced Lionel Richie on the new reality singing show Duets which premieres on May 24. No explanation was given! WHY??? LOL

Hopefully someone gives us an answer before the show airs! I am so excited for this show.

From Insider:

It was just announced that John Legend has joined the mentor panel of ABC's new summer competition series, Duets.

"I'm thrilled to be part of Duets and I’m looking forward to finding an undiscovered gem out there. This is going be a lot of fun, John said in a statement, which also touted that John -- along with Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles and Robin Thicke -- set out on a journey across America looking for undiscovered talent worthy of being their duet partners.

What the release is missing is an explanation for where original mentor Lionel Richie vanished to.