Marie Osmond is one of the most recognizable figures in entertainment, with a career spanning decades.
Although she comes from a family of artists, she became famous on her own.
The “Donny & Marie” co-host had a son with her first husband, Stephen Lyle Craig.
The couple has also adopted three girls and two boys.
The teenager died by suicide in 2010, leaving his family in shock.
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The TV star adopted Michael in 1991 when he was just a baby.
He grew up to be a good student, and his future looked bright.
“He’s looking at scholarships to some wonderful colleges,” his mother toldPeoplein 2009.
Unfortunately, tragedy struck a year later when Osmond was having a show at the Flamingo Las Vegas.
The singer received a call from Michael, but she couldn’t answer right away.
When she called him back, she was unable to reach him.
Later that night, she got a phone call saying she needed to go to the coroner’s office.
She immediately knew that something had happened to her son, Michael.
Sadly, the 18-year-old took his own life.
I never took action against the three kids.
I know who they are," Osmond told"The Talk"in 2019.
Shortly after his death, she toldOprahthat he had been using drugs since age 12.
“He was so fun.
It wasn’t until my son started using drugs that I saw him change,” Osmond recalled.
However, he didn’t have any drugs in his system at the time of the tragedy.
That’s when he started rehab.
But the real reason behind his decision might be related to depression.
Osmond talked with her son, Michael Blosil, the day before he died.
He was crying and told her he felt alone.
She assured him that she’d return home on Monday, but his depression was too much to bear.
Marie Osmondwent through postpartum depression in her younger years, and she, too, has had suicidal thoughts.
This experience allowed her to understand why Michael did what he did, but the pain is still there.
Osmond returned to the stage two weeks after the tragic event, taking refuge in work.
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