An upcoming A&E documentary that will detail the final recording sessions of David Cassidy and the facts surrounding his health in the period that led up to his death is set to be premiered on the 11th of June. According to snippets of the documentary which was released by A&E, the late partridge family actor and Seventies pop idol will be the subject of the documentary which is titled “David Cassidy: The Last Session”.

The documentary will show the final recording sessions of David Cassidy’s life as he worked on what would be his final EP Songs My Father Taught Me, which was released posthumously after his death in November 27th, 2017 from Organ Failure. The documentary will show as Cassidy’s health deteriorated dramatically in the course of the studio footage and will also provide an overview of Cassidy’s life from various angles through audio tapes from the 70s and interviews granted by Alice Cooper, Kim Barnes, and Hal Blaine some of his fellow stars on the Partridge family show.

The preview of the documentary by A & E also contains taped conversations between Cassidy and a producer dated around the time when the legendary singer was diagnosed with a Liver disease. The circumstances surrounding his diagnosis hasn’t been clear all this while, and this documentary should provide much-needed clarifications for his Fans. Cassidy had earlier revealed in an interview before his death that he had dementia.

In an interview on Dr. Phil’s show back in March 2017, he had discussed his struggles with dementia which is known to cause gradual, long-term memory loss. He discussed his experience and struggles with DR Phil on the show claiming he was diagnosed with the disease two years earlier but the teaser clips to the new documentary reveal that this was a lie.

In the teaser clip for the special, Cassidy calls an A&E producer named Saralena to tell her about his recent diagnosis.

“The first few days I was unconscious and near death. The last week or so my memory has come back,” Cassidy says in the phone call. “That’s such a blessing. That means I’m cognizant of my surroundings. That I’m alive, and it’s daytime, and I know what day of the week it is. There is no sign of me having dementia at this stage of my life. It was a complete alcohol poisoning. And the fact is, I lied about my drinking.”

Cassidy added that the head doctor at the hospital where he was diagnosed had told him that she believed that dementia he thought he had been directly related to his alcoholism.

According to a statement by Elaine Frontain Bryant, who is the Executive Vice President and Head of Programming at A&E Network, “David Cassidy was one of the most beloved teen icons of his time, experiencing an unfathomable amount of fame at such a young age that few will ever truly understand and we are honored to let David tell his own story through his own words,”.

However, the Cassidy family have distanced themselves from the A&E interview stating that the documentary did not come with their approval. A statement by David’s son Beau Cassidy read “We, the Cassidy family, were not affiliated with the A&E documentary. All we are interested in is maintaining the legacy of the icon he was,”