Alexa Ray Joel was hospitalized earlier this week from an apparent drug overdose after a breakup which left her heartbroken. Splitting up with someone who you thought was your 'true love' is a hard thing to deal with, but no man or woman is worth taking your own life.

With all of the gossip rumors going around about her hospital stay, her parent Bill Joel and Christie Brinkley issued a statement regarding her hospitalization.

Every parent can imagine the pain and anguish we face as parents of a daughter who is working to recover from the dangerous actions she took while suffering a devastating heartbreak. As much as we hate dignifying tabloid stories with a response, we feel we must set the record straight to protect our family. The story that ran in the New York Post on December 8th, and has been subsequently spread across the Internet, is filled with vicious lies and attempts to smear our character and that of our beloved daughter. We ask the public and legitimate media outlets to please "consider the source" and to not further exacerbate our daughter's situation by repeating and legitimizing these false reports.

With much appreciation,
Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley

I hope things turn around for Alexa and she realizes there's more to life than a man by your side. She'll find the right one eventually. That sh*t takes time!