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Marie Osmond speaks at the Children’s Miracle Network Evening of Dreams gala at Planet Hollywood on Jan. 29, 2010.
Published Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 6:28 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 10:06 a.m.
This week's scheduled performances of "Donny & Marie" have been canceled as Marie Osmond continues to cope with the tragic suicide of her son, Michael Bryan.
"(Marie) is hanging in there, but she's struggling," Osmond's personal assistant, Darla Sperry, said in this afternoon. "What can we expect? She is doing the best she can. Please keep her in your prayers."
The hotel confirmed this evening that all "Donny & Marie" shows this week officially have been canceled. Those shows are tonight, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The next scheduled date tickets are being sold for is Tuesday, March 23, as the production is dark Sundays and Mondays.
The Osmonds had sought to make up for the six lost shows following Bryan's death by adding previously open dates from April 13-17. It has not been announced if other dates will be changed as a result of the latest shift in the duo's performance schedule.
Bryan, who had previously used his adopted surname of Blosil but was discovered to have been granted a legal name change by Utah's 4th District Court, committed suicide by jumping from a downtown Los Angeles apartment building on Feb. 26. "Donny & Marie" was dark through the March 7 private viewing and March 8 family service near Provo, where Michael Byran was laid to rest near the family plot of Donny and Marie Osmond's parents, Olive and George Osmond. At the time, Sperry said Marie considered planning her son's funeral "her final chance to take care of her son, to be a mom."
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Why would the Flamingo be responsible for anything more than a refund of concert tix? It isn't their fault. Prayers to the Osmond Family. The focus should be on them.
Earlyclover,
Everyone deals with the death of a loved one different. What worked for you may not work for others.
She's having a hard time with the death. She has to deal with it in her own way. I am one of the people that was to see the concert this week. I'm not angry because I lost out on seeing it. It's not their fault that this happened.
Let the lady alone to work through this.
earlyclover is a troll.
Lets all hope and pray for Marie that she can get through this, and recover from her own shock and what must be massive pain from this completely selfish act that her son committed against himself, his family, and friends.
Bless her heart. This has got to be very hard to deal with.
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Marie, please take the timw you need. We can certainly wait however long you need. Your Vegas family loves you.
'her kid was gay and not accepted by the family'...PLEEEEEEEZE! How do you know that? Depression is caused by many factors. Thank God your NOT my doctor or pastor. Trying growing a heart like the 'Grinch'. God Bless you Marie and your family.....
I cannot believe the comments left by early clover. Perhaps you are not familiar with the expression, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it." This family has given and given and given some more and you have the guts to say the cruel, hateful, and disrespectful things you said. It really says very little about your character. This family deserves respect and if you are too good to give that respect, maybe you should keep your comments to yourself. All you accomplished by posting these hateful words was showing how truly ignorant you are. For those of us who know the Osmonds, we know how wrong you are. You really should be ashamed of yourself.
Clover...are you a woman or a man?
Have a heart. My sympathy goes out to Marie and her family, god bless you Marie. If she needs more time she should be able to take it, this is life get over it, there has been several occassions I have had concert tickets and the show was cancelled at the last moment I made it through it, maybe the people coming to Las Vegas will have to find something else to do, they probably have compassion and understand.
The general public needs to back off and give Marie time to heal. It's one thing to lose a child to an illness. It's an entirely different matter when it's suicide. I pray for her everyday. It's got to be unbearable. How can she possibly work right now? She needs all the love and support - and prayers - that she can get.
I wouldn't say her son's act was selfish. When you deal with depression, you often don't know what to do or where to turn. Prayers to Marie and her family. Yes the public needs to give her time to heal, but she also needs to take the time to heal. Her true fans will be there for her and understand. Her obsessed fans...well, they need some help. Some of them act like they should get the sympathy.
Having had the misfortune of burying a child I can tell you Marie will struggle with it for quite some time.To put still struggling in your headline implies that you think she should be over it by now.Nothing is further from the truth.I pray for her and her children and for the press to leave her alone and give her the time and space that she needs.God Bless You Marie.
that has to be a tough thing to be going through that and then perform.
" It's one thing to lose a child to an illness."
I wish I could say this is true but its not. It makes it no easier when you loose a child to illness or any other way for that matter.
My heart goes out to all affected by this tragedy.Prayers and Gods strength that may recover and go on .
I was surprised that she returned so soon, to be honest. I just cannot imagine how difficult it would be to go back to a normal job after such a devastating loss, but to perform would seem impossible. She is strong and has a lovely family behind her, and hopefully she will be allowed the time she needs. My prayers are added to the others here, for her and her family.
I vote that the Las Vegas Sun removes anything from this comment stream that even hints that anyone (Clover) said anything rude. I hate to imagine Marie reading any of this, and even getting a hint that someone in this town wasn't supportive. The Osmonds give so much to Las Vegas.
I know what this Lady is going through. Take it from me its the most horrible thing a parent can go through. Marie needs to be left alone and allowed to work through this on her own. Took me years and its still as fresh today as it was then.
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I am one of the Coasters that performed nightly at the Sahara before we went to PH. And for the lady who wanted to know if I were a man or woman, I am a man. I wasn't being cold nor a heartless pig. People have responsibility to the public to still perform when they are a puplic figure. Why did the Flamingo not put another show in their place. Plenty of unemployed musicians out there in Vegas. We would have happily filled in for the grieving Marie. Oh, and her son WAS gay. FACT....
God bless you in your loss, Clover but there is no RIGHT way to grieve...public figure or not. And maybe, just maybe, you were raised as many men of your generation were...chin up, eyes forward, move on...it doesn't mean that works for everyone, everytime. Please remember that.
Flamingo's contract is w/ D&M...... rather have the refund and find another show than be "stuck" with a substitute show. We all have responsibilities- we too as the public- have one to give time and privacy to our celebrities too. Regarding Michael, Marie's son........... FACT ........ he was a human.........that is all that matters. Prayers and condolences to Marie and her entire family.
When there is tragedy the normal thing is to send condolences.
The abnormal and sick thing is to glory in it or argue the merits of the situation.
Who cares why this happened?
It happened and the family being public can't expect privacy beyond a certain point. But in this sick society some people can't discern grace from foolishness.
If someone has nothing good to say or wants to make it about themselves rather than the grieving mother then they should shut up.
Dear Marie, I am very sorry to hear of your sons passing.. I would like to try to help you feel just a little bit better... A priest named Father Charles Antekier one stated: We are all like a bunch of peanuts.. on the outside.. is just a shell... on the inside.. the good stuff.. when its our time to go... God takes the good stuff which is our spirits.. and leaves the shell behind.. even though your son in the eyes of a Catholic is in purgatory.. I don't think he is.. I thinnk too many Christians have prayed his soul to Heaven.. and that is where he is now.. safe and sound.. wrapped up in the arms of the Lord... no more harm can come to him...
I lost a foster daughter whom I loved very much...I know the pain she's felling...I'm still hurting and it's been 6 months
Marie is the nicest kind hearted most genuine person I have ever met. life is very cruel to have done this to her. Marie and Donny put so much into their show that it would be unfair to the audience if it was a forced performance and I am sure they would not want to feel pity from the audience. I say give the girl as much time off as she needs.
Some of you who I am familiar with have brought tears to my eyes. Sorry for ALL those who have lost a child. My prayers are with you. I can't even imagine.....
Marie tried to be a trooper but just couldn't. Prayers for her to stay strong.
SmartherThanYou - you are a moron and obviously NOT a parent - biological or otherwise.
SmarterThanYou,
That was TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR!!!!!!!!!!! Not cool at all. Leave the Lady ALONE.
I cannot imagine how I would deal with the death, much less suicide of a child. My prayers go out to Marie. The Osmonds have been part of our lives for a long, long time and while I don't usually get emotionally invested in the lives of people I don't know, I feel as though I know this family and they are good people.
Judemental mormons are causing a lot of damage.
Sad situation.
There are no closer bonds forever connected, maternally, spiritually, & emotionally, than that of a mother with her children from the time of the realization, excitement, & anticipation from the point of conception, the best of plans, dreams, hopes, nurturing, & expectations that follow throughout life.
Life can seem unfair, & it's often both external & internal factors, experiences, conflicts, events, ups-&-downs, events that contribute to someones life adversely & positively. Everyone's life, & Bryan's are much more complex than some are stating or have reasoned.
Since MOST of us are on the outside looking in, it's easy to reach conclusions and judgements without being in the know, & easy to making the blind presumptions that someone else's experience or beliefs can be worked through as though everything is the same standard for everyone.
Selfish? Think again. Nothing is that simple and cut-and-dry. For those who are religious, "Thou shalt not judge." That is forgotten sometimes. For those who are not religious, this requires understanding that some do not realize, no matter what your own experiences or observations might suggest, but do practice good & conscience compassion, & still "Don't judge others with such callous disregard.
This is not only very personal for Marie, it is as individual to her as it really is, and as different as much as it is from person to person, mother to mother, & father to father, & so on. There is no carbon copy method to these matters.
If only life were that simple. If only life were like a story book. A fairy tale. A Movie. This is real life. No rehearsals. Real events. Another persons Standard is just that. It is NOT Universal.
Marie has to work through this with other family and friends with what they individually work discover helps them through this time in their lives to find maintain the strength when maybe the ideal will be with the Power of "Remembering" that will have to do with the best of times that were lived, the treasure of each of the many special moments with a special person, a son during Life.
Bryan's life was significant. Relevant. Special.
Unique. Valuable. Just like the rest of us. Whatever his orientation, he was and will always be,"1st and foremost, ALWAYS, Marie's little boy. Marie's "SON." This is all that matters.
As the living. Yes. The show & life must go on. I'm sure Bryan would probably want it that way. He knew his Mom would always sense her love for him. Times passes. But Marie's unconditional love for Bryan will remain unchanged. Never ceasing.
Bryan knows he will LIVE ON IN MOM's HEART, as he will in ALL those who are a part of him or were PART of his LIFE.
"MO" needs time. Her time.
Armor. Vita. Aetermus Eternus.
I don't know that I could ever return to work after such a loss. My sincerest prayers are with Marie and the entire Osmond family during this time. I had tickets to Friday's show, but when I heard of the cancellation, all I could think of was Marie's complete need to mourn and get through this the best way she can. We love you Marie and family. Take all the time you need. Your true fans will be supportive of whatever you need to heal. The rest doesn't matter.