i'm back with valerie bertinelli. let's talk about your new book "finding it." >> okay. >> what did you find, first of all? >> i'm still finding it. >> what's it? >> exactly. the whole weird thing about mant maintenance and finding what caused me to put the weight on, what i'm going to find to help me keep it off, just finding it in my weird, bizarre life which isn't probably so weird because a lot of people have the same stories going on. >> it's highly relay latable, are you kidding me? you talked about your marriage with eddie van halen who is a rock star and a cute guy and everything. >> how long was that marriage? >> i think we were married for 20 years, but we were separated for some of it, so i don't know, i've known him for almost 30 years. uh-huh. i can't believe it was that long. >> august of 1980, we met. >> time goes by so fast. it was just yesterday monica lewinsky was just a little girl under the desk. i just want to know -- are you disgusting or what? >> clean the dress. >> golly. they should be cleaned

some passionate stars are backing her up including valerie bertinelli.atch what she said. >> i don't get it. she's a very beautiful young woman. >> but not everyone agrees with jessica's defenders. brace yourself, there are some who are also saying making fun of jessica for her weight or anything else is fair game because she's a celebrity. come on, a.j., are jokes about jessica's weight fair game. >> i don't think so. some of our fans on the "showbiz tonight" facebook page say yes. right now a public lis from hollywood, jim, senior editor for "in touch weekly." we're going to get to the debate and what jessica said in just a second. first, i want to you take a look at a bit of what fox played on sunday. frankly i think they should be ashamed of themselves for this. take a look. >> man, i still can't believe tony dated jessica simpson even after she blew up bigger than flozell adams. >> hey, tony, is jessica around, we could use a defensive tackle. >> very funny. fox has now apologized for this, but jessica is still ticked off. she fired back on twitter.

i'm back with valerie bertinelli.about your new book "finding it." >> okay. >> what did you find, first of all? >> i'm still finding it. >> what's it? >> exactly. the whole weird thing about maintenance and finding what caused me to put the weight on, what i'm going to find to help me keep it off, just finding it in my weird, bizarre life which isn't probably so weird because a lot of people have the same stories going on. >> it's highly relatable, are you kidding me? you talked about your marriage with eddie van halen who is a rock star and a cute guy and everything. >> how long was that marriage? >> i think we were married for 20 years, but we were separated for some of it, so i don't know, i've known him for almost 30 years. uh-huh. i can't believe it was that long. >> august of 1980, we met. >> time goes by so fast. it was just yesterday monica lewinsky was just a little girl under the desk. i just want to know -- are you disgusting or what? >> clean the dress. >> golly. they should be cleaned if they get dirty. >

the beautiful and talented valerie bertinelli stops by. stay right there. >>> earlier this week, the beautiful and talented valerie bertinelli stopped by to discuss her new book, "finding it." my first question is, what did you find >> i'm still finding it. >> what is it? >> that whole weird thing about maintenance and finding what caused me to put the weight on, what i'm going to find to help me keep it off. just finding it in my weird bizarre life which isn't so weird because a lot of people have the same stories. >> highly relatable. are you kidding me? >> you talk about your marriage to eddie van halen, a great rock star, a cute guy, everything. how long was that marriage? >> well, i think we were married for 20 years. >> wow. >> but we were separated for some of it. i don't know, let's say -- i've known him for almost 30 years. >> wow. i can't believe you have -- it's that long? yeah, just looking at you as a girl. >> august of 1980, we met. so 29. >> time goes by so fast. yesterday, monica lewinsky was just a little girl under the de

and actress and author valerie bertinelli will be on with me in the studio. she's fin, she's fin and she speaks her mind. all that and more tonight. >>> welcome to friday. well, i don't know about you, but i've had a long week and i want it to end. lucky for all of us, our long national nightmare is also at an end. i'm talking about jon and kate. sources say the tlc show is being put on hold until the ex-couple work out their differences. this is really crushing me. joining me to discuss this and so much more is sara bernard, "new york" magazine, contributing editor, danny bonaduce, actor and raid show talk show host of 94.1 wysp in philadelphia and judy gold, comedian store air. welcome to the show. >> thank you, joy. >> is that show finished. please tell me. >> it might be. jon is putting a stop to filming. they'll show a couple more episodes until november. that's stuff they've been taking. they're stringing it together. the reason he's trying to stop it is because he wants to star in a show of his own. and now believe is or not, he's teaming up with micha

more with valerie bertinelli when i return. >>> valerie bertinelli and her boyfriend tom are sittingcross from me. welcome to the show, tom. >> thank you. >> we've dragged you in here from the greeting room. now, you two are an item for now how long? >> five years. >> so dating for five years. there are wedding plans. i know me too for 27 years. >> i love that you're my spousal equivalent, honey. i don't want do the seating chart. >> you don't want to get married. >> i don't want to do the seating chart. everyone gets mad at you because nobody wants to sit at table 17 i don't know why. >> how about you, tom? >> i don't know she hasn't asked me yet. >> if she asked you, would you say yes. >> i don't know, i might. >> when dutwo meet. >> at my broter's house in scottsdale, arizona. my brother patrick and his wife stacy. we were going to a wine event and i keep my wine, my -- in the freezer especially in scottsdale when it's hot as all get out? >> suck on ice cubes. >> no you get it out before it gets too cold. he was in front freezer and i saw this guy in a tuxthat was -- looked like t

up next the beautiful and talented valerie bertinelli stops by. stay right there. >>> earlier this week the beautiful and talented valerie bertinelli stopped by to discuss her new book "finding" so of course my first question was, what did you find? >> i'm still finding it. >> what is it it? >> exactly. i'm just -- the whole weird thing about maintenance and finding what, um, caused me to put the weight on, what's going to -- what i'm going to find to help me keep it off, just finding it in my weird bizarre life which isn't probably so weird because a lot of people have the same so stories going on in their life. >> highly relatable, are you kidding. you also talk about your marriage to eddie van halen, great rock star. >> yeah. >> and cute guy and everything. >> uh-huh. >> how long was that marriage. >> i think we were married 20 years but separated for some of it. i don't know, i've known him for almost 30 years. >> uh-huh. wow, i can't believe you have -- it's that long. >> yeah. >> i was just looking at you. >> well, august of 1980 we met. so

some passionate stars are backing her up including valerie bertinelli.atch what she said. >> i don't get it. she's a very beautiful young woman. >> but not everyone agrees with jessica's defenders. brace yourself there are some who are also saying making fun of jessica for her weight or anything else is fair game because she's a celebrity. come on a.j., are jokes about jessica's weight fair game. >> i don't think so. some of our fans on the "showbiz tonight" facebook page say yes. right now a public lis from hollywood, jim senior editor for "in touch weekly." we're going to get to the debate and what jessica said in just a second. first, i want to you take a look at a bit of what fox played on sunday. frankly i think they should be ashamed of themselves for this. take a look. >> man i still can't believe tony dated jessica simpson even after she blew up bigger than flozell adams. >> hey, tony, is jessica around we could use a defensive tackle. >> very funny. fox has now apologized for this, but jessica is still ticked off. she fired back on twitter. i th

more with valerie bertinelli when i return. >>> valerie bertinelli and her boyfriend tom are sitting across from me. welcome to the show, tom. >> thank you. >> we've dragged you in here from the greeting room. now, you two are an item for now how long? >> five years. >> so dating for five years. there are wedding plans. i know me too for 27 years. >> i love that you're my spousal equivalent, honey. i don't want do the seating chart. >> you don't want to get married. >> i don't want to do the seating chart. everyone gets mad at you because nobody wants to sit at table 17 i don't know why. >> how about you, tom? >> i don't know she hasn't asked me yet. >> if she asked you, would you say yes. >> i don't know, i might. >> when dutwo meet. >> at my broter's house in scottsdale, arizona. my brother patrick and his wife stacy. we were going to a wine event and i keep my wine, my -- in the freezer especially in scottsdale when it's hot as all get out? >> suck on ice cubes. >> no you get it out before it gets too cold. he was in front freezer and i saw this guy in a tuxthat was -- looked like

valerie bertinelli is someone who's certainly battled her own weight issues over the years, and she ising out. in a brand-new interview, she makes a stronger point about the whole thing. jessica's not even overweight. watch what she told joy behar on joy's show here on hln. >> how brutal can the media be about press and these people making fun of jessica. the poor girl, i mean, she put on, maybe -- she doesn't even look heavy to me. >> maybe five hundred dollapoun camera adds weight. i don't get it. she's a very beautiful young woman. >> but you have to take a look at what andrea t. wrote today on our "showbiz tonight" facebook wall. she says, it is not fair to go after her, but they are going to go after anyone that is famous. if she was too skinny, fat, got implants, that's just the price they pay for being in the spotlight. that was your point before, marvette. but my question is, shouldn't the line get drawn somewhere? i mean, if she had blotchy skin, if she was missing a foot, would that be okay to go after and make fun of her, just because she's a celebrity? >> well, unfortunatel

valerie bertinelli battled her own weight issues over the years.he is speaking out in a new interview. she makes a stronger point about the whole thing. jessica is not even overweight. watch what she told joy behar. >> how brutal can the media be about press and making fun of jessica. she put on maybe -- she doesn't look heavy to me. >> maybe five pounds? i don't get it. she's a very beautiful young woman. >> you have to take a look at what andrea t wrote on our facebook wall. it's not fair to go after her, but they are going after anyone who is famous. if she was too skinny, fat, got implants, that's just the price they pay for being in the spotlight. that was your point before, but my question is, shouldn't the line get drawn somewhere. if she had blochy skin or missing a foot, would it be okay to make fun of her? >> unfortunately it does. you open up your for ridicule when you are a public figure. it's not right, but it's the price you pay. the issue here is the example that it's setting for young women across this country and around the world t

. >>> and coming up next week on "good morning america," uma thurman, valerie bertinelli and andy williams this weekend about how folks on wall street want to bet on your life. how long you'll live. >> we want to say how many people that we have here. and we're always thinking of them. paul glaser is our audio guy. he had quadruple bypass surgery recently. his home recovering. his wife, stephanie. we love you and miss you both. >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >>> good morning. i am greta kreuz. let's check traffic and weather. we begin with lisa baden. >> on the outer loop of the beltway, close to the exit for the baltimore-washington parkway, there has been a crash. leaving landover, allow yourself to some extra time. this is near exit 22. under way to baltimore, northbound 95, there is a car fire in the southbound direction. two planes are getting around. this is 270 traffic. look off in the distant. a crash is southbound and has been moved onto the shoulder. ♪ it is going to big a gorgeous day ♪ >> fairly clear skies. a few passing clouds. a lot of energy off to our wes

hln's joy behar asked valerie bertinelli why she named her son wolfgang last night. >> you named your wolfgang -- >> william van halen. >> you left out the bertinelli fortunate ly fortunately for him. i mean, this could take a year to say his name. you really named him after mozart, didn't you? >> yes. >> were you lying in bed [ bleep ] one night listening to mozart and said wolfgang, that's the name for this kid? >> no i loved the movie and i thought, well, that sound really cute. >> catch name. >> catch the joy behar show at 9:00 p.m. on hln. >>> you may know alice sweeney from the biggest loser or from "days of our lives" as mom. alice gives us the skinny. >> hi i'm alice sweeney, and i host "the biggest loser" and i travel about 150 days a year. i don't get on a plane with the foggiest thing to do. it boggles my mind how people sit down and want to talk the whole way. i have all kinds of things to do. i think "the biggest loseerr" has taught me there are no excuses not to work out. i think the hardest part about traveling is being away from my family. i definitely take advantage o

>>> last night, hln's joy behar asked valerie bertinelli why she named her son wolfgang. >> you named yourself wolfgang -- >> william. >> van halen. you left out the bertinelli, fortunately, for him. this could take a year to say his name. >> poor guy. >> but you really named him after mozart, weren't you? >> were you lying in bed, very [ bleep ] last night and said, wolfgang, that's the name for this kid? >> i loved the movie "amadeus" and i thought, that sounds really cute. >>> let's talk about anna nicole smith's body guard, who is a key witness against her boyfriend and two doctors. he is testifying at a hearing to determine if howard k. stern and the doctors will face trial for allegedly providing smith with controlled substances. the body guard cross-examined by defense attorneys today. he says he saw stern inject smith with amphetamines five times. >>> a girl who was legally blind now says she can see after a surgery. find out what is next for this 8-year-old who is seeing the world in a whole new light. >>> right now on "showbiz tonight," the jaycee dugard miracle. tonight, th