The Untold Truth Of Eddie Van Halen's Wife, Janie Liszewski 

I give Janie a lot of credit for having Valerie there for Eddie's final moments. It takes a REAL WOMAN to acknowledge the friendship between her husband and his ex wife...

My husband of 16yrs is a pretty well known rock star too. I'm also a musician, and so is his ex wife. When he had lung cancer, me and his ex wife both took care of him together. He beat his cancer 5 yrs ago, and he, his ex wife, and I are all friends and play shows together. CANCER SUCKS! But, for me, it brought us closer, and turned all of our lives into such a fun & loving experience!

I still believe Eddie and Valerie were still in love with each other always. They just couldn’t be married. They were the love of each other’s lives. RIP Eddie Van Halen.

I'm so glad he and Valerie had a great friendship once they divorced and the current wife allowed for them to be together for the last time ..such a terrible loss. Rock in Heavenly Peace Eddie.

Eddie and Valeri were the best example of how parents should behave when they divorce. They should be the poster children for how to treat each other after a divorce.

What a beautiful and talented man we lost. God bless his soul.

It’s so crazy that Valerie & Eddie looked so much alike

I just adore Eddie's happy, almost mischevious grin! My deepest condolences to Wolf, Janie, Valerie, Alex and the millions of us who love the man we never met thru his music.

Janie, I am so sorry for the loss of your husband. Peace be with you.

eddie is such an inspiration to so many young guitarists out there (including myself). i’m so glad he was surrounded by people that loved him endlessly in the end

What a blessing to see past and present Friends and Lovers, Wives and Fathers.. to get along so well well with one another. Rock in Peace Eddie.

I had the biggest crush on Eddie Van Halen in the 80's! We had the best music! Rest in Peace, Eddie Van Halen; your music will live on and on and on.

Before Eddie was working on the music for Sacred Sin he was a complete mess. Janie absolutely saved his life when they met. Thank you Janie.

Janie has my UTMOST respect. She put all the BS aside that normally goes with a spouse that has an ex, the fact that they ALL could be there when he passed. Most women couldn't handle being such a selfless, loving, understanding and compassionate human. Janie you are an aspiring example of what love really should be.

they never stopped loving each other.

They separated 2 yrs before his death and wasn't living with him during that time.

Rip Eddie! We will never forget your music.

What a lovely report. After such a contentious year, it's so nice to read a story of conflicted lives resolving themselves, treating Eddie, Valerie and Janie respectfully and affectionately when we all need to see some peace in the world.

Eddie and Valerie were meant to be together. Such a mirror image of each other. Don't mess with first love, by making comparisons. God blessed them with a beautiful child. Now troll on that!. Obivious stir-up people video.

This message is for Janie from your mother's home town of Rock..... Pa. I knew your father when he had his business and your Uncle Raymond. my deepest sympathies for your loss.

I'm gonna miss his smile.

I don’t know why I write on here but just makes me feel better to say Eddie you was so much a part of me and my friends life listen to your music just to say thank you man miss you

Hendrix was a "blaze". Eddie was an F5 ! Nothing can come close to EVH ! God be with the whole Van Halen world. Thanks Eddie !

That’s how it should be. Remain family- because that’s what you are. Kudos to Valerie for being there for him and Janie. 🙌🏻✨💥🙌🏻✨💥🙌🏻✨💥

Always something about the 2nd wife that didn't sit right. I hope he really was happy with her in the end. My condolences to Wolfie, Alex, and Valerie.

MUCH LOVE TO OUR PASSING GUITAR ICON EDDIE VAN HALEN🎸.....AND PRAYERS TO ALL HIS FAMILY..🙏🏻💔

Val and Ed were both separated from their second spouses at the time of Ed's passing. We now know this 3 years later. Val and Ed loved each other to the end

I'm going to miss his cute face. RIP Ed.

Eddie was one of the best! I loved him and the band.He had a great talent.I was happy to know we shared birthday.He was 2 years older I'm so very sorry for your loss! He was to young!I had breast cancer but cancer free for 3 yrs! Thank God 🙏.

I cannot believe Valerie Bertinelli would go all over television giving interviews - never mind Eddie's wife ! Shame shame shame - shame on the media - and shame on Valerie bettinelli

Besides being a great musician he was the cutest guy in the band.

My own mother and stepmother became very good friends. So it’s possible and it’s a beautiful thing.

What's sadder than losing my hero is hearing about it through TMZ!

The video of Eddie recording the song "Catherine" for the Adult Entertainment movie Sacred Sin is SSSSOOOOO AWESOME. That musical piece is just so beautifully done. OMG !!!!

This just goes to show that somewhere at a persons core is a good person. Eddie was a good man. RIP

Prayers for the family I know it's going to be really hard my sister has just recently passed away and I know it's really hard but God is always with us take care

The World lost a National Treasure ..

We miss you Eddie!

RIP Eddie 🙏 You will truly be missed I grew up on your music and I still listen to it this day 😪

Not every woman would want her husbands ex at his bedside during his final moments. Janie is obviously a classy woman.

I knew Tom, in fact met Janie and Eddie. Tom’s story is also one of horrific addiction. I WISH I could post pics here but I also know how close Valerie was in Eddie’s life. They truly were the love of each other’s lives.

I first saw Van Halen when they were the house band at the old Gazzari's on the Sunset Strip. R.I.P.

God bless you Eddie. Sending prayers to Wolfie, Janie, Alex and Valerie. ❤

Feeling grateful that I was part of a few concerts (3rd Row Center) @ the New Haven Coliseum. The band loved playing at that arena and the place was off the chain. RIP EVH, we love ya man.

You sugar coated this. Ex wives should not be as intrusive as Bertinelli was after Ed remarried. I feel for Janie with Valerie taking center stage as the grieving widow.

Janie is very cool. No ego. Always gives me a heart when I would tweet her. I’m so sorry for your losses. RIP EVH.

I have trouble watching these Eddie Tributes. Since his recent death, they make me sad. I played electric bass in high school stage band for one year and junior college band for two years. I always had to read notes. Band leaders did NOT want me to wandering off sheet music. $79 Sears bass with $450 Fender Bassman 100 amp. I never turned volume past number one. Always had to make two trips. One to haul bottom speaker cabinet on a two-wheeler. Second trip to carry bass guitar case and amp head, kind with upside down tubes. Small practice bass amp was back at my parents house. Eddie mentions one of his TRS-80 computers losing all of the data of what was on his large, I believe 2" tapes, which had to be heated up to play them back. I moved on from TRS-80s to IBM pcs. I bet Eddie did too, after the hard disk crash of his TRS-80.

I’m so sorry for everyone’s Great loss . He was very gifted . May her son Rest In Peace and RIP Eddie . You’ll be very missed .

Wow, this was 2:28 about Janie and the rest on Valerie, lol, including Valerie’s second husband. It is as if the second wife isn’t interesting enough to talk about for three solid minutes without mentioning his first wife. That has to hurt.

What a story what life what an ending.....as Billy Joel says there's a time to say hello and a time to say goodbye........Good Bye Eddie Van Halen I really enjoyed your music....hopefully you're time on earth was a good ride.....rest well.......

Thank you Edward for not only using your God given talent so well but for sharing your smiles, joy, grins and such........ RIP

Growing up, I had never seen an interview with Eddie Van Halen without a cigarette. He wouldn't even finish a cigarette before starting his next one. He was the very definition of a chain-smoker.

Rest in peace Eddie Van Halen 🥇 🎸🎶 you're surely be missed ❤️

Eddie changed rock n roll forever, thank you Eddie for a lifetime of music RIP🤙

Life is Short, We all grow. But the One thing we have is our past, Some Great. Some not so Great. We learn and move on learning that the past is still part of our lives. I hold a Great respect for both Valerie and Janie. They both understand this. Wolfie!!! Looking forward to and enjoy the music that you have created. Life is Short. Stay Creative and Enjoy all that we were able to Enjoy. With Love to you all. And Thanks Again for the Great Ride. Donnie

I love the part where Janie says, “ I’m so busy, I’m slammed”. Very Hollywood. I love Van Halen. The world misses Eddie. Sorry for your losses, Janie.

Sure Eddie remarried but you could see how much they both still loved each other Janie wasn't the love of his life she was his 2nd wife period

My heartbreaking condolences to Janie 😪

Janie seemed to accept their relationship because she was off doing things with other "friends" for years. It is really odd that any wife would allow an ex-wife to be around for his death. It just seemed that Eddie only truly loved Valerie and Janie was more open to Eddie's lifestyle which Valerie was not. Valerie, rightly so, no longer could take the drinking and drugs, and left - but she still loved him - never losing touch. The odd statement in 2006 as EVH's PR rep, seemed odd. She had odd tweets since January that could have been interpreted as health issues of Eddie, but they related to her own father. I doubt 95% of fans ever heard of her.....until now.

My condolences to the family always always loved Van Halen always did and always will

I remember them both well! After school I would watch One Day at a Time... and who could ever forget Eddie! Genius at his craft and ther lovely son Wolfe ! The Love ❤️ of ther Life! Enjoy the Light Eddie and play us a tune from Heaven 🌈

Wait. What did I miss seeing in that video? What WAS/IS "the untold truth about Janie Liszewski?"

She spent more time with trainer than Eddie

It's about time they post about Eddie's poor wife. Valerie always acts like it's all about her

Valerie and Janie are both class acts.

Gonna miss you Eddie you were and always will be the best of the best

The title was misleading to the content. While I'm pleased Eddie and Valerie maintained their friendship after their divorce? Eddie was married to an entirely different woman and the media has centered on the relationship between Valerie and him. Upon his death? Tons of videos on RU-vid refmgarding that aspect but they all talked about him and Valerie. I just find it sad for Jamie that 90% of the focus has been on that relationship versus Eddie as an individual or the two of them.

Pretty cool they all get along and are supportive of each other !

I liked Eddie and felt bad when he said, " White people were very mean to us, specially my mother, cuz we were immigrants and not Americans"! RIP dude, this immigrant will always enjoy your music!!!!

very nice compassion filled reporting - thank you

Eddie was blessed to have such wonderful ladies.

It seems to me that you gave more respect to the family the most videos I've seen thank you your video was done and very good

I wonder how many times ppl have said she looks like Sandra Bullock

Janie seems like a lovely person. I wish her well.

be interesting to know what the second wife is like personality-wise--don't get much of that here

Janie take it one day at a time. It won't be easy at times at all...stay busy..don't make too many big decisions at first. Been there done that.. sending thoughts and prayers for you all.

Valerie and Eddie forever!

Janie and Ed were separated a long time before he died. Janie got the call that Ed was in bad shape, she showed up, he died, she stayed 20 minutes and left.

RIP EVH

I just noticed that Eddie looks more like Russell Crowe than Alex

Rest Easy Ed... ♥️

Do none of you not know they were divorcing-but didn’t get there due to the timing of his death? I think people knew about it even before he had gone down hill. I don’t know if she was such the angel you are painting her (it’s possible) or just that it was at the point where it didn’t bother her-I honestly don’t know if they were living together-from what I read Wolfie was the one taking his Dad to his appointments and spending time with him. But again-we are not part of their lives and can only speculate on the information that is out there.

She married him for the prestige not love. It was a convenience and she never really belonged.

I’ll bet Bertinelli regrets the divorce. What ever happened to” in sickness and in health? They did look like each other. They should have kept it together . How many people out there are lucky enough to meet a soulmate? Very sad. Divorce and Death( almost synonymous ) really sucks.

Omg yeah ok ladies yeah he’s cute, yeah Valerie Bert was kind but it’s an amazing guitar player and dream style way of playing that is the biggest loss. Musicians? What are we gonna do now? Keep it going exactly like he’d want us to do. Let’s keep the music alive!❤️

Both women are incredible.

All my prayers to Janie as well he will be hurt so a long time also 🙏🏼

i just care 'bout how eddie's playing guitar,, he was a pioneer

In resemblance, Wolf totally takes after his mom.

Don't get the title of untold truth, nothing new in this video, wish them all well in coping

Why do you ladies insist on saying “Oh Eddie was so cute “ That had nothing to do with his masterful accomplishment in music. Women lol

NOW I AM GOING TO LOOK WEIRD TO THE STARS IN THE WORLD: GOD LOVES US ALL AND MONEY DOES NOT MATTER! PRAY! BELIEVE IN THE HIGHER ENERGY! EDDIE IS IN A BETTER PLACE! BETTER THAN US! TIME WILL EASY THE PAIN! PEACE!

Amazing two wise womans...looking for the best to the family.

I have the same family type relationship with my ex wife who is the mother of my grown sons.

RIP Eddie. YNWA

GBU Janie 🥀 Condolences

R.I.P.

Hey I wish every one peace always!

Ahhh. Hold on folks, let's tell the real facts of this. Eddie and Jane were separated and living apart for over 11 months before his passing. She had a male dance partner that she was having an affair with which caused the separation. Ed was going to divorce her but his failing health interfered. This is why at Ed's passing only Valerie and Wolfie were present. Facts matter.

I think that eddie van halen and Valerie bertinelli were and always be soul mates.