EXCLUSIVE: Marie Osmond Turns To Ex Husband In Time Of Tragedy
Posted on Mar 16, 2010 @ 06:56PM - 15 comments
Marie Osmond is leaning heavily on former husband Steve Craig as she deals with the aftermath of the tragic suicide of her son Michael Blosil.
Sources tell RadarOnline.com that former basketball player Craig is helping Marie cope with the loss of her 18-year-old son, who jumped from a Los Angeles apartment building on February 26.
Blosil, who suffered from depression and drug addiction, had been in and out of rehab over the years and his mother had been trying to help him beat his demons.
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A source told RadarOnline.com: “Marie and Steve actually started seeing one another a while ago but the tragedy has brought them closer.
“Her Las Vegas assistant helped her reconnect with Steve as her husband was friendly with him and he always held a special place in her heart.
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“Marie always said that they were too young when they got married the first time around and they have been seen at various events around Las Vegas including when she was recently honored at the Nevada Ballet Theatre Women of the Year Dinner.
“Steve is really comforting Marie in her hour of need.”
The singer has been single since divorcing record producer Brian Blosil in 2007 after almost 20 years of marriage.
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Marie fell into a deep depression when her second union fell apart and she has credited her brother Jimmy Osmond with “saving her life.”
But she has now found renewed happiness with Craig, who she divorced in 1985 after three years as husband and wife.
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The couple’s marriage produced one child, Stephen James Craig, who was born on April 20, 1983 and was later adopted by Osmond's second husband.
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On October 28, 1986 Osmond married Brian Blosil. While married to Blosil, Osmond had two more children, Rachael Lauren (1989) and Matthew Richard (1999).
They also adopted five children: Jessica Marie (born 1987), Michael Bryan (1991-2010), Brandon Warren (born 1997), Brianna Patricia (born 1998), and Abigail Michelle (born 2002).
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Since her son’s tragic death devout Mormon Marie has tried to keep busy – she returned to the Las Vegas stage to perform with Donny at the Flamingo Hotel on March 9 and was spotted leaving the Church of Latter Day Saints in Henderson, Nevada, on Sunday.
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Marie Osmond's Anguish As Son Is Buried
Posted on Mar 08, 2010 @ 04:47PM - 69 comments
There is no picture more painful than that of a mother at the funeral of her son.
VIDEO: The Funeral Of Michael Bryan
The Osmonds have surrounded Marie Osmond in Provo, Utah during her darkest moment: the funeral for her son Michael Bryan (Michael Blosil) at The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints.
PHOTOS: Funeral of Marie Osmond’s Son
Marie wore all black and stood stoically beside her daughter outside the Mormon Church and RadarOnline.com has all the details of the heart-breaking day.
She watched as her 18-year-old son’s body was being taken away. Among the pallbearers was her brother Donny, who was grief-stricken. Brothers Merrill, Wayne, Jay and Jimmy joined in the somber ceremony. 450 family and friends came to witness Michael being laid to rest.
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All of Michael’s siblings spoke at the service Friday afternoon, except for his bisexual sister Jessica. Donny broke down during the invocation when he asked God to give his sister, Marie, love and comfort.
Thomas S. Monson, the president of the church, gave the family a blessing before the funeral. He was the only one to make a remark about Michael’s suicide, saying, “When one end his own life, whose mind so clouded, he is no longer accountable for actions.”
Michael’s brothers and sisters recalled that he was a clean freak, played five instruments, helped the homeless, was respectful to women and that it pained him to see other people suffer.
An eyewitness at the funeral says, his sister, Rachel, also recalled that when Michael was with her, he was such a gentleman that always carried her purse. She said, “He was the one person who was always there to comfort me. There’s nothing more I want now than a hug from him.”
And Michael’s oldest brother Stephen Craig, by Marie’s marriage to first husband Steve Craig, stated, “He (Michael) told my mom, nobody would ever come to his funeral – well they were wrong!”
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Michael, who had suffered from depression, took his own life Friday February 26th. He was one of 5 adopted children. Marie had a total of eight children.
