LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Valerie Bertinelli and her rock star husband, Eddie Van Halen, are divorcing after 24 years of marriage, Bertinelli's publicist confirmed Tuesday.

"Yes, that's true. They have been separated for four years and it's amicable," Bertinelli spokeswoman Heidi Schaeffer told The Associated Press. She said the actress would have no further comment.

A divorce petition that Bertinelli, 45, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday cited irreconcilable differences.

The couple wed on April 11, 1981, and have one son, 14-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen. According to the petition, they separated on October 15, 2001.

Bertinelli shot to fame as the sexy 15-year-old daughter of Bonnie Franklin on the hit television show "One Day at a Time," which aired from 1975 to 1984. She rejoined Franklin and Mackenzie Phillips, who played her sister, for a reunion show earlier this year. She was also a regular on television's "Touched by an Angel" from 2001 to 2003.

Van Halen, 50, is one of the most celebrated lead guitarists in rock music. He rose to fame in the late 1970s, along with his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, vocalist David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony as members of Van Halen.

The group was known for wild excess both on and offstage in its early years, and Van Halen, once a heavy smoker, was treated for cancer in 2000 and 2001.




It lasted a lot longer that I thought it would.

OMG i'll try not to lose any sleep over it

TheRealFiness said:

hell, i thought they divorced years ago.

Stax said:

You thought that 24 years ago?

Anxiety said:

Me too. I guess it's a slow news day.

He looks rough.

They stayed together for Wolfy

Number23 said:

yes, sonny boy. Back when I had to walk twelve miles to school, through the snow.

Stax said:

Number23 said:

Stax said:

Same here, back in the day I figured it was another celeb marriage that would be over within a couple of years! Odd, I was just thinking about them recently. Prob because I read the Rolling Stone Bono interview, he and Ali have been married and together for about 23 years (a record for a rock megastar?). I had no idea Val and Eddie were separated. Ah, well..