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Billy Joel says wife gave him ultimatum to go to rehab for drinking

Billy Joel says wife gave him ultimatum to go to rehab for drinking
general7/28/2025

Billy Joel is recalling the 'ultimatum' his ex-wife Katie Lee gave him when they were together to enter rehab for alcohol abuse: 'I didn't want to do it.'

Billy Joel is reflecting on his time in rehab. The "Uptown Girl" singer, 76, says he sought treatment for alcohol abuse at the Betty Ford Center in 2005 after his wife at the time, chef and cookbook author Katie Lee, presented him with a tough choice... [2570 chars]