Billy Joel Tried Suicide Twice After Affair With Pal's Partner

Billy Joel is recalling a heartbreaking interval in his life … revealing he tried suicide twice in his 20s over the guilt he carried after having an affair together with his greatest pal’s spouse.

The music icon dropped the bombshell confession in his new documentary, “Billy Joel: And So It Goes,” which premiered Wednesday at NYC’s Tribeca Competition. Notably, he was not current.

Within the no-bars-held revelation, reported by People, Billy mentioned he admitted to having an affair with Elizabeth Weber — the spouse of his pal and former bandmate Jon Small — when Jon grew to become suspicious. On the time, they have been all residing collectively — which is when BJ mentioned he fell “in love” along with her.

He recalled … “I felt very, very responsible about it. They’d a toddler. I felt like a homewrecker. I used to be simply in love with a girl and I bought punched within the nostril which I deserved. Jon was very upset. I used to be very upset.”

Billy mentioned the overwhelming guilt led him right into a downward spiral — he misplaced his closest pal, he started closely consuming and he had no place to reside as a result of he had been residing with Jon and Elizabeth. At that time, he determined being lifeless was his best choice.

His sister, Judy Molinari, was working as a medical assistant on the time and gave him sleeping drugs to assist him get by way of the nights — however Billy reportedly determined to take all of them directly.

Judy reveals within the doc he was consequently in a coma “for days and days and days,” including … “I went to go see him within the hospital, and he was laying there white as a sheet. I believed that I’d killed him.”

He wound up within the hospital a second time after consuming a bottle of “lemon Pledge.”

Jon is the one who introduced him to the hospital the second time round, and Billy confirms his pal saved his life. The gesture additionally saved their friendship.

Jon notes … “He by no means actually mentioned something to me, the one sensible reply I may give as to why Billy took it so exhausting was as a result of he cherished me that a lot and that it killed him to harm me that a lot. Finally I forgave him.”

Billy notably reconnected with Elizabeth later in life — they usually have been married from 1973 to 1982. He would get married three different instances, and is presently wed to Alexis Roderick.

Billy’s surprising confession comes simply weeks after he cancelled his upcoming shows resulting from his prognosis of a uncommon mind dysfunction.

He’s presently present process bodily remedy … and TMZ discovered he plans to get again on stage sooner or later.