What happened to Alexa Ray Joel?”
Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of the singer Billy Joel and the model Christie Brinkley, was admitted to a Manhattan hospital on Saturday after swallowing an unknown number of pills following a breakup with her boyfriend, a law enforcement official said. Ms. Joel’s roommate called 911 about 12:20 p.m. to report an “emotionally disturbed person” was “having trouble breathing” at her West Village apartment, the official said. The authorities did not know what type of pills she swallowed or whether she took them accidentally or on purpose, the official said. Ms. Joel, 23, was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan, where she was listed in stable condition. Ms. Brinkley was with her. Ms. Joel’s publicist, Claire Mercuri, would not discuss her client’s treatment or the reasons for her hospital stay. “Her doctors are assessing her needs,” Ms. Mercuri said. Ms. Joel, whose parents divorced in 1994, has embarked on a music career of her own, releasing an album, “Sketches,” on her own label in
Billy Joel’s 23-year-old daughter with Christie Brinkley, Alexa Ray Joel, is in stable condition after being transported to a New York hospital just a few hours ago. According to sources close to the situation, authorities arrived to Alexa’s Manhattan apartment after a 911 call alerted them to Alexa having trouble breathing. A female caller told a dispatcher she had “taken pills” and “wanted to die.” Paramedics found her having difficulty breathing, but got her medical attention. A source with knowledge of the situation says: “There was an indication the call came from Alexa’s roommate, but it could’ve been Alexa Ray Joel herself.” The singer is “conscious” and expected to recover. Investigators at the NYPD’s Sixth Precient say a drug overdose or even an attempted suicide have not been ruled out, but there is nothing confirmed as of yet. Rumors suggest she may have been struggling with her parents’ respective divorces over the past year and a half as well as other personal problems. He
