Billy Joel's Got a New 'Lovely Lady'

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 22nd 2009 04:15PM

Billy Joel kicked off a new season at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday with a new girl on his arm, the New York Observer reported. Deborah Dampiere arrived with Joel at the opening in a black Badgley Mischka gown, and stood by as her date was questioned about his future ex-wife.

Joel, 60, is in the midst of a divorce from his wife of five years Katie Lee Joel, 27. His publicist tried to intervene when one reporter brought it up, but Joel answered, "How are the divorce proceedings going? I don't know. Ask my lawyer."

"For now," he added, "I'm enjoying dating this lovely lady."

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Wednesday 23 September

By Glenn

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Just when I thought the Liberal bastard was dating Elton John!

By AP

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You have got to be kidding. Who hasn't seen pictures of Elton and his partner, and what the hell does "liberal" or anything political have to do with this at all?

By jengsdang

Billy Joel Is like my Pet TickleMe Plant

Tuesday 22 September

By Zippertheslipper

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Goodto see Billy Joel getting on with life and best to him. He has been there in my life with his great music and his song Just The Way You Are was a hit song when me and the wife tied the knot 31 years ago. Way to go Billy. ;)

By carla

oh Billy...will you ever learn?!
how many more divorces ??
when i saw that picture i thought it was Billy and his daughter Alexa with him!
Billy..find a woman who is closer to your age..
not one who is looking to get her name and face in the press via YOU.
come on now...time to grow up .

Carla...does anyone tell you who to date? Let them enjoy themselves together and stop trying to be Dear Abby please.

By Erika

Thank you Carla! Well said...

By Barbara

I agree with Carla. Although age shouldn't be an issue. I am in the midst of a divorce from my husband who's 22 years older than I after 24 years together. Maybe Billy should consider me. I'm 45 not too old or too young, totally loved by 3 step children who are close to my age, and I have no ulterior motive, just pure admiration for Billy (and because Paul McCartney lives in Europe most of the time;))

By Too Old For Her

I'm sorry, but how does Billy Joel get these young, attractive women to date him? I know if I passed a guy on the street who looked like that, I wouldn't give him a second glance. It's got to be the $$$ signs. Come on.....he's short, bald, and he has bug-eyes!

Thursday 24 September

By barbsinbos

How does Billy Joel get girls to date him? I don't know about the younger girls he seems to attract, but I know how I personally would be attracted---I'm 61, (more or less his contemporary), AND from Massapequa, one town over from Hicksville, his hometown. So for me, the attraction is his Long Island accent, the lyrics of his songs (ie go back to high school and hanging out on the block), and his obvious talent for lyrics and composing. Brilliant and never get tired of "Italian Restaurant", etc. Also his love of LI keeping a home there when he could live anywhere. Actually the word "attraction" is wrong for me, it's more or less missing my youth. But as a composer, well, he's not Mozart, but he's still brillient. But I agree, the young women must be seeing $$$$ signs. Men are soooo dumb sometimes.....

By Nitany Lion

I went to school with Deborah and trust me she is not as young as she looks. Plus they have been seeing each other on and off for several years.

By Truthfully

Money is the greatest aphrodisiac that ever did or ever will exist.

By FRANKIE

ABSOLUTELY!

By tori

It's all about the name and the money. These women aren't interested in the man get real. Maybe if he married a woman closer to his age he'd have better luck. He cheated on Christie Brinkley which I thought was the biggest mistake he could of made, they'd probably been still together, oh wait theirs his alcoholism to which I hope he's still getting help for.

By kim

many years ago i waited on billy joel & christie brinkley on long island...he was rude & CHEAP...the bill was over $100 buck and he left a $10 tip...i treated him like any other customer, just as i would like to be treated when i dine out...when he went to the bathroom, christie handed me a $50 bill & gave him hell...lol..maybe i didn't bow down to him enough..haha...a few years later he came into a harley dealership where i worked too & i asked him if he remembered me & he said, "how could i forget, i got hell from christie", he came back to the store a few weeks later & gave me tickets to a concert at the nassau coliseum...nice....

By alscrod

Twenty years ago a LOT of people were leaving $10 tips. I've been dining out for 50 years and the swing to 15 and 20% didn't begin until the late 80s. i'm suprised you don't remember that. if I recall there was a couple of specials on TV about waitressing, and until then not many people knew of sub-minimal wages, how help split tips, company policy etc.

By HBro

Besides the money,
Mr. Billy do have talent!
So, he wants some younger stuff.
Like we all don't?
She's no teen.
She knows the deal.
They both win.
We are so jealous!