Break-Up Prompted Alexa Ray Joel Overdose
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Break-ups, Drugs, Meltdowns, Where Are They Now?,
Christie Brinkley and singer Billy Joel’s daughter, Alexa Ray Joel, insists she wasn’t trying to kill herself when she took an overdose.
The musician, who is the , was hospitalized last December after taking an overdose of painkillers, but says she was “panicking” over the end of her relationship with her first love, Jimmy Riot.
“I wasn’t trying to hurt myself, I wasn’t trying to kill myself. I was panicked, I was not thinking clearly at all. I was in so much pain and I just wanted to numb it. He helped me get my band together, my career, my sexuality as a woman, I associated with him. So when he left I didn’t know what I was supposed to do. I didn’t know who I was. It took me so much work, heavy, heavy work to get to the point where I could feel OK on my own.”
Alexa, 24, also spoke of her desire for people to not compare her with her famous parents and judge her music on its own merits: “Everybody gets it - I’m their daughter. But I have my own voice, I have my own sound and I have a big personality. You might want to take a listen.”
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Billy Joel’s Daughter Hospitalized for Possible Suicide Attempt
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Drugs,
UPDATE: Billy says that his daughter is “going to be fine.”
Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of singer Billy Joel and model Christie Brinkley, is undergoing treatment for what is being called a possible suicide attempt.
The 23-year-old singer/songwriter was transported to a New York hospital this afternoon after authorities received a 911 call. According to the New York Post, the woman on the phone claimed she had ingested some pills and wanted to die.
Alexa’s publicist says her client is currently in stable condition. “Her doctors are assessing her needs and that’s all we can say at this moment,” Claire Mercuri stated.
Billy Joel’s tour with Elton John was recently put on hold when John was hospitalized for the flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. It’s not clear how this family matter might affect the dates rescheduled for this February.
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DJ AM’s Death Ruled an Accident
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Music, Drugs,
DJ AM‘s death has officially been ruled “accidental.” The New York City Medical Examiner has determined the musician - who was found dead in his New York apartment last month - died of “acute intoxication” due to “substance abuse.”
According to TMZ, the coroner’s report reveals the 36-year-old star - real name Adam Goldstein - was taking cocaine, oxycodone, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and Levamisole at the time of his death.
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Report: Michael Jackson Death Ruled Homicide
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, Drugs, Legal Issues,
Despite the Los Angeles Police Department’s attempt to keep Michael Jackson’s autopsy results under wraps, an Associated Press source has confirmed the rumors: the singer’s death was a homicide.
According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed today, the King of Pop’s death was a result of lethal levels of the drug propofol (a.k.a. Diprivan). In the 32-page document, Dr. Conrad Murray revealed that he had been administering 50 mg of the drug nightly to help Jackson sleep. This routine went on for approximately six weeks. Fearing Michael would become addicted, other drugs were later introduced by Murray just days prior to June 25th.
On the morning of his death, Jackson was given another 25 mg of propofol “after repeated demands/requests.”
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