With Lionel Richie’s musician son, Miles Richie, notably missing from photos of his sister Sofia Richie ‘s lavish French nuptials , fans were speculating the worst. However, the brother-sister duo quickly shut down rift rumors and gave us the reason behind Miles’ absence on Richie’s big day. While his absence certainly had people talking, a rep for the siblings told TMZ that Miles missed out on his little sister’s special day because of COVID. After feeling under the weather right before the wedding, the COVID test he took came back positive. Per the report, Sofia would have loved for her brother to attend but understands why he couldn’t make it.