Alexa Ray Joel has defended mum Christie Brinkley following the young singer’s alleged suicide attempt.

Alexa, whose father is Billy Joel, took to her Facebook page to slam reports that blamed supermodel Brinkley for her ending up in hospital in December.

The 24-year-old wrote: “My Mom & Dad are my role models and best friends. What I was struggling with had nothing to do with them. The press was particularly harsh on my mother, which is unthinkable to me, because she is the kindest woman I’ve ever known, and wouldn’t hurt a fly!!”

Singer-songwriter Alexa was admitted to hospital in New York on December 5 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.

It was claimed she had tried to “kill herself” following a series of bitter arguments with her mum while they were on holiday. In a joint statement, Billy Joel and Christie previously declared those reports to be “false”.

If you?re a Bruce Springsteen fan, a Billy Joel fan and a Democrat with money to spend all rolled into one, then I?ve got the entertainment event for you. The two rock stars are teaming up for the first time ever for a benefit concert for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. The concert is scheduled to take place on October 16th at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, following the final presidential candidate debate at Hofstra University. And yes, Barack is on the guest list. I wonder if John McCain has anything like this event going down for him.

Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock ‘n’ roll four decades ago.

He was joined by an all-star lineup of friends including Paul McCartney, who told Joel, ?Came here a long time ago. We had a blast that night and we’re having another one tonight.?

?Good evening, Shea Stadium. Is this cool or what?? Joel told the crowd at the New York Mets’ home field, which is to be razed after the baseball season to make way for a new stadium across the street. ?They’re gonna be tearing this place down, but I wanna thank you … for letting me do the best job in the world,? he said

The show paid homage to Shea’s baseball glories, with Mets highlights playing on jumbo screens during “Zanzibar.” But the concert also was a mark of the stadium’s place in music history.