Entertainment | Billy Joel Alexa Ray Joel Suffered 'Heartbreak' Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley address daughter's overdose By Evann Gastaldo Posted Dec 10, 2009 10:37 AM CST Copied In this Nov. 2, 2006 file photo, pianist, singer, and songwriter Alexa Ray Joel poses with her mother, Christie Brinkley, before attending the Princess Grace Awards Gala on Nov. 2, 2006 in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley are slamming a New York Post report that daughter Alexa Ray attempted suicide after fighting with Brinkley on a family vacation as "false." The pair released a statement yesterday saying the 23-year-old’s “dangerous actions” came “while suffering a devastating heartbreak,” the AP reports. Alexa Ray’s rep says she is feeling better and spending time with family. Read These Next The sheriff says he's never seen a worse case of child sex abuse. Trump isn't talking about a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon. Journal pulls a controversial paper on arsenic after 15 years. Google exposes man's butt, is ordered to pay him $12.5K. Report an error