Lionel and Diane Richie

Los Angeles, Nov. 17 (AFP): Musical legend Lionel Richie?s estranged wife is behind bars for allegedly allowing her boyfriend to turn her bathroom into an illegal cosmetic surgery clinic, officials said.

Diane Richie was charged yesterday with aiding and abetting Daniel Tomas Fuente Serrano by allowing him to inject patients with anti-wrinkle drugs which were not approved by US drug regulators, in her Beverly Hills bathroom.

Serrano, who is licensed to practise medicine in Argentina but not in California, is accused of charging thousands of dollars to inject patients, including Grammy-award winner Lionel Richie, with anti-ageing drugs, court documents showed.

Diane Richie, who filed for divorce from her famous husband last year, was arrested on Monday. Serrano, who went by the name of Dr. Daniel, is registered here as a nurse.