REELZ backs decision to explore Eddie Van Halen's death after being criticized by Valerie Bertinelli, his son

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REELZ is standing behind its recent documentary exploring the last hours of Eddie Van Halen's life. Van Halen's episode of "Autopsy: The Last Hours of…" was slammed by his son Wolfgang Van Halen and ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli. "F--- @ReelzChannel, f--- everyone that works on this show, and f--- you if you watch it.

F---ing disgusting trying to glamorize someone’s death from cancer. Pathetic and heartless," Wolfgang wrote on Twitter. "Good Christ this is disgusting," Bertinelli replied, using her Twitter username @Wolfiesmom.

Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang and ex-wfie Valerie Bertinelli criticized an upcoming REELZ documentary about the rock star's death. (Paul Natkin) The description of the show, to premiere on June 5, reads, "If caught early, Eddie’s disease had reasonable survival rates, so what exactly happened?

Now renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Hunter will analyze every detail of his life in order to piece together what else may have been going on in his body, ultimately leading to his untimely death." REELZ, in a statement following Bertinelli and Wolfgang's criticism, claimed the documentary episode "responsibly" explored the "circumstances" around Van Halen's death. "'Autopsy: The Last Hours of...' responsibly explores the circumstances of the passing of well known and genuinely loved celebrities who the public cares about immensely," the statement read.