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[Marie] Osmond's 16-year-old son enters rehab
Yahoo! News ^ | 11/15/2007 | AP

Posted on 11/15/2007 7:15:28 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

LOS ANGELES - Marie Osmond said her 16-year-old son has entered a rehabilitation facility, but she didn't disclose the nature of his problem.

"My son, Michael, is an amazing young man, shown through his courage in facing his issues. As his mother I couldn't be more proud of him," the 48-year-old singer said in a statement issued Wednesday through her publicist, Marleah Leslie.

"The press and public have always been kind and gracious in the past and I know they will continue to respect our privacy during this time," Osmond said.

The statement was first reported by TV show "Entertainment Tonight."

Osmond has eight children. She announced earlier this year that she and her second husband, Brian Blosil, are divorcing.

She has been appearing on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." She missed last week's show after her father, George Osmond, patriarch to her and her singing brothers, died at his home in Provo, Utah. He was 90.

She had survived the cut this week and remains a contestant on the dance competition.

Osmond fainted on stage following a samba during a live broadcast of the show last month. She quickly recovered and was well enough to continue.

"Once in a while that happens to me when I get winded," she has explained.

Osmond gained fame at 13 with the hit song "Paper Roses." She starred with her brother Donny on television's "Donny and Marie Show" during the 1970s.

Her brothers Alan, Wayne, Merrill and Jay made their TV debut in 1962. Over the years, the Osmond Brothers singing group has also included her brothers Donny and Jimmy.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: addiction; michaelosmond; osmond; rehab
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1 posted on 11/15/2007 7:15:30 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

“She announced earlier this year that she and her second husband, Brian Blosil, are divorcing.”

Luckily for her, there is no marriage in Heaven. Otherwise, it’s going to be mighty confusing.


2 posted on 11/15/2007 7:18:33 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Didn’t they just endorse Romney today?


3 posted on 11/15/2007 7:20:43 AM PST by DemEater
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Yeah, great kid, a freakin crackhead. Hail Hollyweird where the aberration is a non addicted, straight individual who loves their country, supports the military that gave us all our freedoms and can actually speak a complete sentence without using the terms “uh” or “you know” or “like”.
4 posted on 11/15/2007 7:21:43 AM PST by aroundabout
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I wish him well.

Every time I hear about Marie Osmond I am reminded of the girl on my high school bus who used to sing Paper Roses to and from school every day.

5 posted on 11/15/2007 7:22:03 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: DemEater

They share the same religion, I believe.


6 posted on 11/15/2007 7:22:34 AM PST by aroundabout
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

Didn’t Marie suffer from an eating disorder at one time?


7 posted on 11/15/2007 7:24:58 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: aroundabout
Yeah, great kid, a freakin crackhead.

?????

I don't see any mention of crack in the article, do you? (Not to say crack couldn't be the problem, of course; but then, it might just as easily be one of any number of other problems as well, including [oh, say] alcoholism.) What makes you suspect it's a crack problem, specifically...?

8 posted on 11/15/2007 7:30:33 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle ("Ron Paul and his flaming antiwar spam monkeys can Kiss my Ass!!" -- Jim Robinson, 09/30/07)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Boys go through puberty between 11 and 16. It can really be tough on them. Having an 11 year old just starting the process and friends in the middle of it, it can be difficult.

I wish him the best.


9 posted on 11/15/2007 7:31:05 AM PST by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: AppyPappy

That sounds kind of right, but I can’t remember for sure.


10 posted on 11/15/2007 7:31:43 AM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Michael, is an amazing young man, shown through his courage in facing his issues

He'd have shown much more courage never getting hooked but whatever, he's rich and has a famous family.

11 posted on 11/15/2007 7:31:50 AM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

I still think she’s hot.


12 posted on 11/15/2007 7:31:52 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (Ron Paul put the cuckoo in my Cocoa Puffs)
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To: aroundabout

Even the best of families can sometimes produce a junkie.


13 posted on 11/15/2007 7:33:05 AM PST by trumandogz (Hunter Thompson 2008)
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To: AppyPappy
Luckily for her, there is no marriage in Heaven. Otherwise, it’s going to be mighty confusing.

Except they're Mormans and all family members are "sealed" in the church so they can be reunited in heaven.

14 posted on 11/15/2007 7:33:12 AM PST by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Any news on her dog?


15 posted on 11/15/2007 7:34:27 AM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: mtbopfuyn

Rich kids, poor kids. They all can get addicted. It is a sad thing. What do you expect her to say? My no good son is going to rehab or we will kill him?

Your resentment of a kid just because he has a rich and famous family reflects more on you than him. He is a kid in trouble. Hope he gets better and I wish him well.


16 posted on 11/15/2007 7:34:50 AM PST by cajungirl (no)
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To: trumandogz

Yeah, look at the Kennedys


17 posted on 11/15/2007 7:35:08 AM PST by Renkluaf
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To: reagan_fanatic

Yes...and she actually gets hotter as she gets older.


18 posted on 11/15/2007 7:35:34 AM PST by RockinRight (Just because you're pro-life and talk about God a lot doesn't mean you're a conservative.)
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I have a lot of interest in what my kids are doing. I have zero interest in what the kids of celebrities are doing.

It is unfortunate that there are so many mindless Americans who don't have lives of their own and have to occupy themselves with this stuff. It is unfortunate that Marie feels she has to speak to such mindless dolts.

That being said, I respect her because unlike most of the celeb crowd, she does what she is paid to do-- entertain. I do not recall her ever using her celeb status to undermine the very country which gave it to her. The same cannot be said about most of Hollywood and much of the music industry.

19 posted on 11/15/2007 7:35:58 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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20 posted on 11/15/2007 7:36:10 AM PST by RockinRight (Just because you're pro-life and talk about God a lot doesn't mean you're a conservative.)
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