Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth in Los Angeles in June 2012.Photo:Chelsea Lauren/WireImage
Chelsea Lauren/WireImage
David Lee Rothis airing out his issuesWolfgang Van Halen.
Roth, a founding member and lead singer of Van Halen, expressed contempt toward Wolfgang, the band’s bass player and son to the lateEddie Van Halenand actressValerie Bertinelli, in aYouTube videoshared on Wednesday.
The video begins with a fake interview that refers to Wolfgang, 32, as Jesus Christ as he mocks him for benefitting from nepotism.
“Bro, I want people to know I got this job because of my talent,” a Wolfgang impersonator says. “I would have this job anyway, even if my dad wasn’t God. I just want people to know I got this job because of my talent."
Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth perform in Las Vegas in May 2012.David Becker/Getty
David Becker/Getty
Roth, 69, then mocks Wolfgang — who replaced original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony — for allegedly claiming the singer didn’t pay attention to him onstage.
According to Roth, the younger Van Halen threw a woman — whom Wolfgang thought was Roth’s girlfriend but was actually an accountant in charge of payroll for the tour — out of two concerts to get back at him for it.
Roth alsoshared the video on Instagramand captioned the post, “This F—in’ Kid.”
On Thursday, Wolfgang is set to playJimmy Kimmel Live!with his band Mammoth WVH. Meanwhile, Friday marks what would’ve been Eddie Van Halen’s 69th birthday.
Roth left Van Halen after the release of their hit album1984to pursue a solo career. He then returned in 1996. Then, in 2007, Eddie replaced founding bass player Anthony with his own son and Roth took over as frontman again. Wolfgang and Roth were members of the band up until Eddie’s death in 2020 at age 65.
Wolfgang Van Halen performs in New Jersey in August 2023.Theo Wargo/Getty
Theo Wargo/Getty
Wolfgang recently married longtime girlfriend Andraia Allso and theyspoke to PEOPLEabout honoring their loved ones in the ceremony.
“One of the things that I really wanted was a way to bring Wolf’s dad into it,” Andraia told PEOPLE ahead of the couple’s wedding ceremony.
“We’ll be having an empty chair that would’ve been his at the ceremony,” she explained, noting that in another area of their home, “We cleared out all the bookshelves and we’ve just lined them with photos of our family, our loved ones, people who’ve passed, people who couldn’t make it. We want everyone included and everyone to be able to also think of them on our special day.”
source: people.com
