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Christie Brinkley Says Billy Joel’s Alcoholism Was the Cause of Their Divorce


Christing Brinkley is opening up about her "painful" divorce from Billy Joel.

(Photo by Vinnie Zuffanate/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)In excerpts from her new memoir published by People magazine, the fashion icon says that the split was a result of Joel’s alcoholism. In the years since her split from Joel, Brinkley has had two more marriages, one to real estate developer Ricky Taubman, and a second to architect Peter Cook. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)“He was going into the recording studio and he was writing all these songs and saying ‘This one’s for you.’ How could I not fall in love with him?” Brinkley continued, explaining that she doesn’t see the singer very often these days, but they still get along.

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