Valerie Bertinelli Reacts to Accusations She Broke Up Van Halen

Valerie Bertinelli is setting the record straight.

During an appearance of Literally! with Rob Lowe, the 61-year-old chef opened up about rumors she was the reason Van Halen split up.

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Valerie married the band’s guitarist Eddie Van Halen in 1981 and certain fans have speculated she was the reason frontman David Lee Roth left the group in 1985 and was replaced by Sammy Hagar.

“Well, I have been accused of that, even though Yoko (Ono) didn’t break up the Beatles, and I certainly didn’t break up Van Halen,” she said.

“I got along great with Al (Van Halen) and with Mike (Anthony). It was someone else,” she continued, alluding to David. “I don’t know why he didn’t like me but what are you going to do? I was always nice to him. I honestly don’t know.”

David came back to the band in 2007 and Valerie added, “One day I’d like to sit down with him and go, ‘Dude, what did I do? Honestly, I’ve always been a fan of yours. I think you’re a brilliant frontman, I think you’re a brilliant songwriter, I love your lyrics. Why don’t you like me? What did I do?’”

Earlier this year, Valerie revealed Eddie‘s final words to her before his death.