{"id":1502204,"date":"2022-06-03T09:39:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T13:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502204"},"modified":"2022-06-03T09:39:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T13:39:25","slug":"pathetic-and-heartless-eddie-van-halens-family-says-autopsy-docuseries-tries-to-glamorize-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pathetic-and-heartless-eddie-van-halens-family-says-autopsy-docuseries-tries-to-glamorize-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pathetic And Heartless\u2019: Eddie Van Halen\u2019s Family Says \u2018Autopsy\u2019 Docuseries Tries To \u2018Glamorize\u2019 His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpathetic-and-heartless-eddie-van-halens-family-says-autopsy-docuseries-tries-to-glamorize-his-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502204&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Eddie Van Halen\u2019s family is not happy with how the rock star\u2019s death is being treated in a new docuseries.<\/p>\n<p>His son Wolfgang Van Halen didn\u2019t mince words when reacting to the episode, which is scheduled to air Sunday. He shared to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WolfVanHalen\/status\/1531959836761436160\">Twitter<\/a>: \u201cF*** @ReelzChannel, f*** everyone that works on this show, and f*** you if you watch it. F***ing disgusting trying to glamorize someone\u2019s death from cancer. Pathetic and heartless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Van Halen\u2019s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli agreed with her son\u2019s reaction. \u201cGood Christ this is disgusting,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wolfiesmom\/status\/1532013546757713920\">said<\/a> while reacting to the upcoming episode.<\/p>\n<p>The special is part of the Reelz docuseries \u201cAutopsy: The Last Hours Of\u2026\u201d which is described as giving viewers a deeper understanding of celebrity deaths. The show\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reelz.com\/show\/autopsy\/\">synopsis<\/a> on the site says it \u201creveals the truth behind the controversial deaths of global icons and people whose untimely deaths were surrounded by scandal and intense media attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The creators are said to use \u201ccrucial medical evidence from the actual autopsies to explain how and why they died while interviews with friends and family shed light on the events that led to death\u2014finally putting an end to the speculation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The synopsis of the Van Halen episode says, \u201cBut behind his contagious smile, there was a darker undercurrent that would plague Eddie throughout his life. He dealt with addiction issues for over 4 decades, having started drinking at just age 12. Often relying on alcohol and other substances to maintain his creativity, Eddie would spend many years in and out of rehab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a workaholic, often pushing his body to the limits in order to perform while secretly battling illness,\u201d it reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Van Halen, who fronted a popular rock band by the same name, died in 2020 after battling cancer on and off for two decades. He was 65.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The newest episode of \u201cAutopsy\u201d focuses on Van Halen and will include commentary from Dr. Michael Hunter, a forensic pathologist who will analyze \u201cevery detail of Eddie Van Halen\u2019s life in order to piece together what else may have been going on in his body, ultimately leading to his untimely death,\u201d per the episode description on the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reelz defended the episode from the backlash in a statement they shared with USA Today. \u201c\u2018Autopsy: The Last Hours of\u2026\u2019 responsibly explores the circumstances of the passing of well-known and genuinely loved celebrities who the public cares about immensely,\u201d the network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2022\/06\/02\/wolfgang-van-halen-slams-eddie-van-halen-death-special-autopsy\/7489351001\/\">told<\/a> the publication.\u00a0\u201cThe REELZ series generates much feedback from our viewers, ranging from medical professionals who praise its scientific accuracy, fans who tell us it provides closure or that they have become more proactive for the benefit of their health, and many who gain helpful perspective of health issues that might not otherwise receive attention.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eddie Van Halen\u2019s family is not happy with how the rock star\u2019s death is being treated in a new docuseries. His son Wolfgang Van Halen didn\u2019t mince words when reacting to the episode, which is scheduled to air Sunday. He shared to Twitter: \u201cF*** @ReelzChannel, f*** everyone that works on this show, and f*** you &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":1502241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1502204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1502204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1502241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1502204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1502204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1502204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}