Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee in confirming split (with Photos). Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee are confirming a split.
In a statement, the pair said that they remain "caring friends with admiration and respect for each other." They got married five years ago at Joel's mansion on New York's Long Island.
A representative for Joel did not immediately respond to the question of whether the couple were getting a divorce.
This was the Piano Man's third marriage, her first.
The 60-year-old Joel is one of pop's most successful singer-songwriters; Katie Lee Joel hosted the first season of Bravo TV's "Top Chef."
He recorded the song "All My Life" as an anniversary gift to his 27-year-old wife two years ago.
Billy Joel and his wife Katie Lee Joel arrive at the premiere of "The Departed" in New York, September 26, 2006. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
FILE -- In an Oct. 23, 2008 file photo Musician Billy Joel speaks at the National Press Club in, Washington. Liberty DeVitto has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan's state Supreme Court demanding Joel pay him overdue royalties. The 58-year-old says he was Joel's drummer from 1975 to 2005 and helped the piano man craft some of his biggest albums. (AP Photo/Evan Vucc,file)
Singer Billy Joel and wife Katie Lee Joel arrive for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, "The Model As Muse: Embodying Fashion" in New York, May 4, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
In this May 4, 2009 file photo, Billy Joel and Katie Lee Joel arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
