Billy Joel: Got separated from third wife

Billy Joel: Got separated from third wife

Billy Joel and his third wife Katie Lee are confirming about their split.

In a statement, the pair remarked that they remain "caring friends with admiration and respect for each other." They tied knots almost five years ago at Joel's mansion on New York's Long Island.

A spokesperson for Billy Joel did not immediately respond to the question of whether the couple was getting a divorce.

Sixty year old Joel is one of pop's most successful singer-songwriters. Katie Lee Joel acted as a host  for the first season of Bravo TV's "Top Chef."

He recorded the song "All My Life" as an anniversary gift to his twenty seven year old wife almost 2 years ago.