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Billy Joel has been married and divorced multiple times during his lengthy career.

The musician has contributed so much to music over the decades that it is difficult to narrow down his most famous — or most impactful — hits.

He has also fallen in and out of love along the way, made mistakes, had children, and more.

Here’s a history of Joel’s marriages, how they ended, and where things stand today.

Billy Joel and Elizabeth Weber married in 1973

Awkwardly, Billy Joel met his first wife when she was married to his music partner. He and Jon Small were a duo, Attila.

The partnership was short-lived.

Joel and Elizabeth Weber Small had an affair.

Eventually, she cut ties with both her husband and her side piece. Later, she would reconcile — with Joel.

Weber and Joel married in 1973.

In addition to becoming his wife, she became his manager.

The marriage would last another five years, give or take.

In July of 1982, she and Billy Joel divorced.

Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley married in 1985

In March of 1985, Billy Joel married a woman who likely needs no introduction — the ever-beautiful Christie Brinkley.

On December 29 of that year, they welcomed Alexa Ray Joel, their daughter.

(Her middle name took inspiration from the legendary Ray Charles)

This marriage lasted longer. But, in August of 1994, Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley divorced.

To be blunt, they split due to his alcoholism.

They still remained friends. Not every high-profile celebrity divorce has to end in acrimony, after all.

In fact, Joel is godfather of both Jack and Sailor Brinkley Cook, her youngest children.

He married Katie Lee in 2004

Billy Joel married Katie Lee in October of 2004. His third wedding had a substantial age gap, with Joel at 55 and Lee only 23.

Obviously, neither of them were children.

But it must have felt a little odd for the maid of honor — his 18-year-old daughter Alexa Ray — to be only 5 years younger than the bride.

Brinkley also attended her ex-husband’s wedding. The marriage lasted for five years, with Joel and Lee announcing their separation in June of 2009.

He married Alexis Roderick in 2015

Joel married for the fourth time on July 4, 2015. This time, he was marrying an equestrian and former executive, Alexis Roderick.

There was again an age gap, with the 33-year-old being half his 66 years.

(She was not half his age when they began their relationship, which was in 2009)

They welcomed daughter Delia Rose Joel in August of 2015. In October of 2017, they welcomed daughter Remy Anne Joel.

To this day, Billy Joel and Alexis Roderick have not divorced.

After a decade of marriage, maybe fourth time’s the charm?

Billy Joel Divorced: His History of Marriage, Explained was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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On Friday, Tyler Robinson was arrested in connection with the murder of Charlie Kirk.

The 22-year-old Utah resident was reportedly turned in by his father and minister after allegedly confessing to his role in the shooting.

Immediately, social media users began dissecting all available information about Robinson in an effort to determine his political beliefs and possible motives.

Robinson’s ideology has been difficult to pin down

The public investigation launched in the wake of Robinson’s arrest has resulted in a hodgepodge of conflicting information, much of it couched in layers of irony and the complexities of meme and gamer cultures.

The inscriptions on Robinson’s bullet casings, for example, were initially taken as indications of a left-leaning ideology.

But many have since pointed out that the words and phrases seem to relate to video games such as Helldivers 2, as well as to the so-called “Groyper” movement launched by far-right pundit Nick Fuentes.

Fuentes was often critical of Kirk, but his complaints stemmed from his belief that Kirk was too moderate and had a tendency to water down rightwing views in order to make them more palatable to mainstream audiences.

In short, it’s difficult to ascertain exactly what Robinson’s beliefs were, and the assumption that he held any firm beliefs at all might be unfounded.

Still, politically motivated amateur sleuths from all points along the ideological spectrum remain persistent in their efforts to prove that Robinson was a member of the opposition.

Did Robinson donate to Trump’s 2020 campaign?

One rumor that’s been circulating throughout the social landscape media in the day since Robinson’s arrest is the claim that he donated to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in 2024.

The claim spread rapidly on X (formerly Twitter) in the hours after Robinson was apprehended.

Federal Election Commission records show that an individual named Tyler Robinson donated $224.48 to Trump on Oct. 5, 2020.

Robinson’s occupation is listed as “ENTREPRENEUR,” and the record indicates that he lived in St. George, Utah, at ZIP code 84790 at the time of the contribution.

However, as the fact-finding site Snopes points out, the Robinson found in the FEC records is “not the same person whom law enforcement arrested on charges related to Kirk’s assassination.”

“As such, we have rated this claim false,” the outlet writes.

Sadly, the effort to gain political points from Robinson’s views will certainly continue.

Robinson’s parents are both registered Republicans, but he is listed as both “unaffiliated” and “inactive,” meaning he does not belong to either party and has not voted in any recent elections.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

Was Tyler Robinson a Trump Donor? The Truth Behind the Widespread Rumor was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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