News | Entertainment
30 Jul 2025 12:22
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Valerie Bertinelli doesn't want there to be a Van Halen biopic until after her death

    The former 'One Day at a Time' star was married to late rock star Eddie Van Halen from 1981 until 2007 and she admitted she has told their son Wolfgang Van Halen that he can't authorise such a project until she's no longer around to see it


    Talking about the upcoming Beatles movies, Valerie said on 'The Drew Barrymore Show': "Oh god, I hope they never do one of Van Halen. Make sure I'm dead. I told Wolfie, 'Make sure I'm dead.' "

    Drew quipped: "Oh you know they're gonna do one of Van Halen."

    Despite the 64-year-old star's reluctance for such a project, she already knows who she'd like to play her.

    She said: "Oh... Selena Gomez. She would be amazing. But Selena, don't do it! Please don't do it!"

    Drew agreed with her choice and noted they would have to "figure it out together" when the film is inevitably made.

    Valerie insisted: "I'll be dead."

    The host argued: "No you won't!"

    Earlier in the conversation, Valerie discussed comparisons made between her and Yoko Ono - who many Beatles fans believed was responsible for breaking up the group - while she was married to Eddie.

    She laughed: "Oh you didn't know that I broke up Van Halen? As if I had the power to break up a band.

    "I wore [the comparison] proudly. Yoko is an amazing woman. She's an artist. And she did not break up the Beatles. The Beatles had their own issues."

    And Valerie noted Van Halen "definitely had their own issues" too, insisting her ex-husband - who died of cancer in 2020 - wasn't solely responsible for any disputes.

    She said: "And it wasn't all Ed's fault, okay? I'm just gonna put that out there.

    "Everybody loves to blame Ed and he can't defend himself - nowhere near was it all Ed's fault, he was a quiet... he just wanted to write his music and play his music."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     30 Jul: Aubrey O'Day has suggested Sean 'Diddy' Combs influenced her decision to get plastic surgery
     30 Jul: Logan Lerman thinks Brad Pitt is the "coolest-looking person" he's ever met
     30 Jul: Dax Shepard allows his kids to swear
     30 Jul: Jesse Metcalfe thinks Scheana Shay is a "super sweet girl"
     30 Jul: Seth Meyers fears for the future of his late-night TV talk-show
     30 Jul: Sharon Osbourne is being "held up" by her family following Ozzy Osbourne's death
     30 Jul: Heidi Klum is a "workaholic"
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The Silver Ferns have locked in their international test schedule for the back-end of the year More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Inefficiencies with our port sector could risk our export goals More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Aubrey O'Day has suggested Sean 'Diddy' Combs influenced her decision to get plastic surgery 12:19

    Soccer:
    Bev Priestman has thanked Phoenix management for allowing her to return to football 12:07

    Law and Order:
    A new development, in the trial of Gloriavale 's 85-year-old leader 11:57

    International:
    Donald Trump says Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' young women, including Virginia Giuffre, from Mar-a-Lago 11:57

    Entertainment:
    Logan Lerman thinks Brad Pitt is the "coolest-looking person" he's ever met 11:49

    International:
    UK could recognise Palestinian state in September, PM Keir Starmer says 11:27

    Entertainment:
    Dax Shepard allows his kids to swear 11:19

    Living & Travel:
    The Silver Ferns have locked in their international test schedule for the back-end of the year 11:17

    National:
    Psychedelic drug DMT and near death experiences have long been linked – my study is the first to explore the connection in depth 11:17

    Politics:
    Legislation's been introduced to Parliament to crack down on boy racers and fleeing drivers 11:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd