SPLITSVILLE: EDDIE VAN HALEN, VALERIE BERTINELLI

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One of Hollywood’s longest lasting marriages is on the rocks — Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinelli have separated after 20 years.

Bertinelli’s publicist, Heidi Schaeffer, confirmed the news and said that the couple have been living apart since the summer of 2001, but did not say whether or not they would formally file for divorce.

Van Halen, 45, co-founded the rock group Van Halen with his brother, Alex in 1974. Their debut album sold over 10 million U.S. copies.

Bertinelli, 42, started out co-starring in the sitcom “One Day at a Time,” and currently stars on CBS’ “Touched By an Angel.”

Van Halen and Bertinelli were married in 1981 and have a ten-year-old son named Wolfgang.