Adele Publicly Said She’s “Obsessed” With Her Boyfriend Rich Paul, So Here’s *All* the Intel on Him

Rich Paul Is an Incredibly Successful Sports Agent

As in, he represents LeBron James, not to mention a ton of other NBA stars, through his company Klutch Sports Group. His first public outing with Adele was actually at Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Phoenix—and apparently, they talked about the outing ahead of time. As Adele told Vogue, “He was like, ‘What are people going to say?’ And I was like, ‘That you signed me. As an athlete. You’re my agent.’ And he was like, ‘Okay, cool.’”

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With clients like LeBron, Rich is obviously super successful. In fact, a quote from a profile of Rich in the New Yorker describes him as being “absolutely unrelenting in getting his players what they want,” and Forbes says he has negotiated more than $1 billion in active deals for LeBron James as well as Ben Simmons and John Wall. Dang.

He Met LeBron in the Coolest Way

Like, they legit met and bonded while waiting for a flight to Atlanta at the Akron-Canton Airport in 2002. LeBron (who was just 17) spotted Rich (who was just 21) wearing a Houston Oilers jersey and asked where he got it. They ended up staying in touch and talking “basketball, football, and the greatest that have ever played the game.” Rich says they also talked “just about being a Black kid growing up in the inner city and the struggles that come with that.”

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Rich eventually started working for LeBron in 2003, and the rest is history. “I have always felt that he had a purpose, and that’s why I kept him around,” LeBron told the New Yorker. “I knew he was going to be something more than even what he thought he could possibly be at the time. It was just a feeling I had.”

He’s Writing an Memoir

It’s called Lucky Me and it’ll be published by Roc Lit 101, Roc Nation’s publishing division. The book will chronicle Rich’s early life in Cleveland (where his father owned a store called R & J Confectionery) before his eventual move to Beverly Hills.

“Lucky Me is more than my story,” he told the Hollywood Reporter. “Lucky Me is the story of every young Black man who grew up like me. I want to use my story to uplift and inspire those who lived this and educate those who didn’t. I cannot tell you what it means to partner with my friend and mentor Jay-Z on this project. Lucky Me was the name of the book before I even spoke with Jay because his music was my life’s soundtrack.”

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Like Adele, Rich Is a Parent

Rich has three kids and Adele has one—and both of them keep their children pretty much out of the spotlight. But a source told E! News that “they have both met each other’s kids but have been keeping it low-key around them. They both stay at each other’s places in L.A. and are pretty much inseparable.”

…Aaand He Might Want to Have More ????

During an interview with E! News, Rich hinted at the possibility of adding members to his family as he discussed having “more kids.” Juicy intel incoming:

“As a young dad, growing a business, it was pretty tough,” he told the publication. “But now, looking as an older dad and my kids being much older, and obviously, if I was to have more kids…I’m looking forward to being a different dad, a more patient dad.” Okay, okay. Noted!

He’s Obsessed With Movies

Rich is a total pop culture nerd and has been since he was a kid, when he watched a ton of movies and TV shows and—per the New Yorker—“saw them as subjects to be mastered as much as relished.”

“I remember when Bloodsport came out—I used to watch that movie over and over again,” he said. “I was a big Ninja Turtles fan.”

Yes, He and Adele Are Insta Official

Just in case you were wondering, they have indeed showed up together on Adele’s grid—swipe right:

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Just this past May, the singer uploaded this beyond sweet carousel of the two of them in all kinds of cute poses: relaxing with matching shirts, laughing in a McDonald’s, kissing in a fancy room complete with a fireplace…you get the gist. The series of images ends with a pic of a fortune cookie that says, “You have found good company—enjoy.” What a good way to sum them up! ❤️

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Rich casually dropped these pics on his grid last November too:

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He’s Traveled Far and Wide With Adele

Just last month, the iconic singer was spotted on vacation in Porto Cervo, Italy, with Rich and a bevy of v fun-looking friends, per People. Yes, she’s smiling—beaming, actually! Ah, what love has done for the celeb. Just a few weeks prior, she also opened up about how her beau has helped her step out of her comfort zone in an interview for BBC Sounds’ Desert Island Discs. “I think now that the relationship that I’m in, he’s like, ‘If you want to go to that restaurant, you should go and try the food at that restaurant, and if you want to go to this birthday party, then you should be going. You can’t miss out on these things—what’s the worst that could happen?’” she gushed. Okay, obsessed is an understatement!

Anyway! Cutest. Couple. Ever. Can’t wait for an album all about their love.