23 year old daughter of Billy Joel and , Alexa Ray Joel, was rushed to a hospital in Manhattan after she presumably downed a "handful" of sleeping pills in a failed suicide bid. After paramedics responded to a 911 call which came in around 12:30 pm, she was rushed to the St. Vincent's Medical Center. The call had been made form Alexa's apartment in West Village.

Medical officials were informed by the Fire Department officers that she had taken as many as 8 pills and was having trouble inhaling.

London, Sep 4 : American model Christie Brinkley’s ex-husband Peter Cook is said to have benefited from the publicity surrounding their divorce last year, with the bitter court battle reviving his career.

Cook, an architect, and Brinkley endured a lengthy break-up, during which the model accused him of harbouring a porn addiction.

Washington, June 2 : Although it has been a year since Christie Brinkley has been divorced, she is in no mood to get married again.

Brinkley, who divorced Peter Cook in July 2008 after he had an affair with his teenage assistant, has vowed that she''ll never make the same mistake again.

"I would never get married again," Us magazine quoted the supermodel as telling Ladies'' Home Journal.

She added: "With what I know, I don''t see why anyone would get married."

Brinkley has decided that after four failed marriages, she is done with the institution.

Washington, May 27 : Supermodel Christie Brinkley wants singer John Mayer to date her daughter Alexia.

The American beauty admits she''s quite fond of the singer/songwriter herself but insists her "cougar days" are over when it comes to dating toyboys.

"He''s perfect dating material for my daughter... You guys could make beautiful music together," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

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

Washington, Mar 24 : American model Christie Brinkley has revealed that she turned a viewing of revived Broadway musical West Side Story into a life lesson for her teenage son.

Brinkley, 55, wanted her son to understand the violence of gangs and the danger involved with them, when she saw 13-year-old Jack and his sister reading an ad recruiting people to a gang.

London, January 8 : Model Christie Brinkley is set to revisit the courtroom after her ex hubby Peter Cook accused her of breach of custody agreement.

The former couple had ended their 10-year marriage last year in a nasty divorce battle following Cook's affair with his then 18-year-old assistant Diana Bianchi.

While Brinkley had been granted the custody of their two kids, Cook was allowed weekly visits, reports the Daily Express.