Billy Joel hired Paul McCartney's private investigator to track down a woman charged with stalking his daughter.

The New York State Of Mind singer's daughter Alexa Ray Joel allegedly received over 60 threatening Facebook.com messages from Sheryl Finley over the past few months. Some of these disturbing messages included discussions of "pedophilia, sadistic-sexual behavior, violent physical assaults and murder."

Her father then made a call to bosses at a European security firm, who previously worked for his friend McCartney, to launch an investigation into the case.

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Christie Brinkley has hit back at claims their daughter has gone under the knife to transform her looks and insists she's sick of her child having to deal with critics' cruel comments.

Alexa Ray Joel has been a front row regular during New York Fashion Week this week and her more polished image has sparked rumors she has had work done on her face, as well as breast implants.

The gossip has infuriated her former supermodel mother, who insists her daughter has had to try and cope with negativity over her looks since she was a little girl.

Speaking to Anderson Cooper, she says, "My daugh...

Billy Joel's daughter has revealed she caught a sexually-transmitted disease from an ex-boyfriend.

The candid singer/songwriter insists her ex never cheated on her, but he was sexually active before their relationship and after.

Talking about contracting human papillomavirusher (HPV), Alexa Ray Joel tells website xoJane.com, "I had it, but I mean, a lot of people get it from my ex.

"There are no side effects. You just go and get it taken care of... I wasn't angry with him, because it's so common and he wasn't cheating on me. I mean, I was living with him; I saw him everyday."

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"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's hit musical "The Book Of Mormon" swept the board at the 2011 Tony Awards on Sunday, scooping nine top honors including the prestigious Best Musical.

The critically-acclaimed show, about two Mormon missionaries sent to Uganda, was nominated for 14 prizes at the New York ceremony, which celebrates the best of Broadway.

Host Neil Patrick Harris opened the awards show at The Beacon Theatre with a comical song-and-dance number titled "It's Not Just For Gays Anymore," and Hugh Jackman, a previous Tony Awards host, later joined the actor onstage...

Ageless stunner Christie Brinkley is convinced she once saw a UFO when she was living in Crete.

The model and actress insists she has been a believer there's life on other planets ever since.

Brinkley, the former wife of rocker Billy Joel, recalls seeing four bright lights in the sky as she was shopping one day.

She says, "This is (in) broad daylight and the lights are very, very bright... All of a sudden all four of the lights shot over the mountain to the other side of Crete (where I lived)."

Returning to her harbor village, she learned the lights had disappeared beneath the sea.

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Former supermodel Christie Brinkley has begged gossips and bloggers to stop criticizing her singer daughter Alexa Ray Joel for her looks, insisting she's just as "exotic" and "gorgeous" as Italian acting icon Sophia Loren.

Joel, the blonde beauty's daughter with rocker Billy Joel, is frequently targeted by cruel critics online, and underwent a nose job in April to improve her looks and correct a deviated septum.

But Brinkley is angry at the constant stream of disparaging comments directed at the 24 year old and has called on bloggers to have some compassion.

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Rocker Billy Joel is turning his love for motorcycles into a money-making venture - he's opening his own bike store in his New York home town.

The finishing touches are being added to 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay, Long Island.

The store, which will sell bikes and accessories and serve as a hang out joint for fellow two-wheel enthusiasts, is named after an exhibition Joel staged in New York last year to show off his own impressive collection of fast rides.

The music icon has long been obsessed with motorbikes old and new. In 2005, he set up a restoration business with friend Ralph Sc...

Sexy reality star Kim Kardashian, supermodel Christie Brinkley, and "Twilight" vamp Ashley Greene, and other celebs attended an ovarian cancer research fund event in Water Mill, New York, on Tuesday.

Kim stood out in a frilly bright orange skirt, white sleeveless blouse and chunky belt, while Ashley opted for a simple white shift dress. Christie looked fresh in a beige dress with a bright blue necklace.

Other stars in attendance included "Nurse Jackie's" Edie Falco, TV host Kelly Ripa, Kim's sister Khloe and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

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Alexa Ray Joel is putting her troubled love life behind her and starting afresh after moving out of the New York apartment she suffered an overdose in last year.

Billy Joel's singer/songwriter daughter was hospitalized in December when she complained about breathing difficulties after taking homeopathic medication Traumeel. The breakdown was prompted by a fight with her on/off boyfriend Jimmy Riot, after he refused to accept a Christmas gift from her.

She said, "I was in such a dark place. My soul was shattered. I only felt OK with him. I couldn't play a show without him. I was addicted...

A representative for Christie Brinkley has dismissed rumors the former supermodel checked into a cosmetic surgery clinic at the same time as her daughter Alexa Ray Joel to undergo a facelift.

Brinkley's daughter with musician Billy Joel was admitted to the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City earlier this month for an elective rhinoplasty procedure, and her mother was rumored to have checked in the previous day for facial surgery.

However, a spokeswoman for the 56 year old is adamant she wasn't at the hospital for an operation.

The rep tells New York Post gossip column Page Six, "Alex...

Billy Joel's singer daughter Alexa Ray is recovering after undergoing plastic surgery to reshape her nose. The 24-year-old, whose mom is supermodel Christie Brinkley, underwent an elective rhinoplasty procedure earlier this month, and insists her confidence has already been given a boost.

She tells People.com, "I was thinking about getting this for years. (My nose) always bothered me a little bit. I was self-conscious of pictures taken from the side. To some people that's vain, but at the end of the day, we all want to feel pretty."

However, Joel insists she's done with plastic surgery. ...

Billy Joel has scrapped plans to continue his U.S. tour with Elton John this summer because he wants to take a year-long career break, according to the Rocket Man star. The rock icons have played a series of concerts together as part of their hugely successful Face-to-Face tour, which was named North America's third most popular road show of 2009, raking in $88 million.

They have scheduled dates up until March 11th and were expected to extend the run through the summer, including a gig at Chicago, Illinois' famous Wrigley Field on July 7th.

Nonetheless, John has revealed the show at the ...

Alexa Ray Joel has defended her mom Christie Brinkley over allegations the singer's hospital visit last month was prompted after a "dysfunctional" vacation with the supermodel.

The young star, whose father is Billy Joel, was admitted to St. Vincent's hospital in New York after experiencing breathing difficulties while taking homeopathic medication Traumeel. She reportedly took the medication in a bid to cope with a bout of severe depression after splitting from her boyfriend.

A U.S. newspaper speculated the 23 year old had "tried to kill herself" with pills following a series of bit...

Billy Joel's singer daughter Alexa Ray Joel is planning to study psychology in 2010 so she can better understand the "Heartbreak-Related Depression" that landed her in hospital at the beginning of December.

The young star was admitted to St. Vincent's hospital in New York after experiencing breathing difficulties while taking homeopathic medication Traumeel.

Joel reportedly took the medication in a bid to cope with a bout of severe depression after splitting from her boyfriend.

The singer/songwriter recovered quickly and now she's thanking fans for their support throughout December...

Billy Joel's singer/songwriter daughter is recovering at the rock legend's New York home following her hospitalization this weekend. Alexa Ray Joel, 23, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital on Saturday suffering from breathing problems after allegedly overdosing on homeopathic medication Traumeel.

Her famous father chose not to rush to her bedside at the medical center, where she was accompanied by her mother, former model Christie Brinkley, but assured fans the singer is "going to be fine."

She has since been discharged from doctors' care and is staying with her dad at his Sag Har...

Billy Joel's daughter with former supermodel Christie Brinkley has been hospitalized in New York after suffering a suspected drug overdose. Singer Alexa Ray Joel was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center on Saturday afternoon after paramedics were called to her apartment in Manhattan's West Village at around 12:24pm.

The 23 year old told the emergency medical technicians she had been struggling to breathe after taking eight sleeping pills, reports the New York Daily News.

Joel's publicist, Claire Mercuri, confirmed the young star had been taken to hospital, but insisted she was in a ...

Now that it has been officially confirmed that Billy Joel and his third wife Katie Lee Joel have separated, the Piana Man's daughter and ex-wife are speaking out on the split.

Joel has one child, Alexa Ray Joel, from his marriage to supermodel Christie Brinkley. The 23-year-old spoke to OK! about her father's announcement, "He was the first person that told me. Being who he is, he can't just trust everybody and you know, I like knowing that my dad can talk to me in the same way that I come to him... I'm just supporting him right now."

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Rocker John Mayer has the approval of former supermodel Christie Brinkley if he ever wants to date her daughter Alexa.

Newly-single Brinkley admits she's quite fond of the singer/songwriter herself but insists her "cougar days" are over when it comes to dating toy-boys.

However she says, "He's perfect dating material for my daughter... You guys could make beautiful music together."

Singer/songwriter Alexa, 23, is Brinkley's daughter by rocker Billy Joel.

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Paul Simon's son Adrian is rapidly following in his father's footsteps - the 15 year old has finished recording his first album with a band of New York high school friends. The eldest son of Simon and Edie Brickell has formed the band Ivy League with pals Alex Beer, Dan Hockstein and Drew Abramowitz after meeting at school - the same way Paul Simon met longtime singing partner Art Garfunkel.

The band has built up an army of fans, after posting videos and tracks online and performing low-key gigs in the New York area.

And now they are preparing to release their debut album, The Nor...

Model Christie Brinkley will always look back on her divorce from musician Billy Joel as her easiest relationship split. Four-times married Brinkley and Joel ended their nine year marriage in 1994 after a daughter, jazz star Alexa Ray Joel, together.

Brinkley, who is currently in the middle of a bitter divorce from her fourth husband Peter Cook, says, "Billy and I are friends. I think we had the quickest, shortest, fastest, most amicable showbiz divorce - that's what my lawyer told me anyway."

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Rocker Billy Joel has rubbished reports his marriage to wife Katie Lee is over. Biographer Mark Bego, who penned the recently released Billy Joel: A Biography, claims 26-year-old Katie Lee is "unhappy" with her decision to wed the 58-year-old singer in 2004 - claims Joel's estate is keen to refute.

A source tells the New York Daily News, "There is absolutely no truth to these breakup rumours. They are looking forward to starting a family. He bought a beachfront estate from Roy Scheider in Sagaponack, Long Island as a surprise for his wife."

The pair plan to attend the next gig of ...

Her name is synonymous with great American music, and as those who have heard Alexa Ray Joel will tell you, she lives up to the expectations. In August 2006, Alexa put out her first musical release, a six-song EP called Sketches, complete with her original artwork. The EP, a minimally-produced sampler of original music with her own piano accompaniment and band is available through iTunes and Target. Alexa is the first independent artist ever to have exclusive EP distribution through Target.

Playing nearly 100 shows since leaving NYU's Musical Theater Program just over a year ago, Alex...