Lionel said, "I'll be honest with you, it hurts me more than it hurts her. I must tell you, I'm the basket case." When asked if he has confronted his daughter about her extreme weight loss over the last few years, he said, "Of course, I mean, what are fathers for if you can't point the finger every once in awhile. I think the good part of it is she is aware of it…She has heard this all of her life from me, so this just a continuation of the reminder."

Lionel recently cast Nicole in a video for a single from his upcoming album, Coming Home. The album will be released on September 12.