Report: Marie Osmond's Son Jumps to Death

(AP)  Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, the entertainer said Saturday.

Osmond said in a statement through her publicist that her family is devastated by the "tragic loss." She did not provide details on the death.

Entertainment Tonight reported on its Web site that Blosil jumped to his death Friday night from a downtown Los Angeles apartment building.

Officers responded to an apparent suicide jump in the area, but the victim was not identified Saturday, Los Angeles Police Officer Gregory Baek said.

Photos: Osmonds' Highs and Lows

"My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time," Osmond said in the statement.

Blosil reportedly left a note which referred to a lifelong battle with depression.

In 2007, Osmond said Michael was treated at a rehabilitation facility, but she didn't disclose the nature of his problem.

Donny Osmond, Blosil's uncle, told Entertainment Tonight: "Please pray for my sister and her family."

Michael is one of Osmond's five adopted children. She also has three other children from two marriages. She divorced Brian Blosil in 2007 after two decades of marriage. She and her first husband Stephen Craig divorced in 1985.

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

They perform a musical variety show regularly at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. The hotel said Saturday's performance was canceled.

[ejgrigon]

My heart just breaks for Marie Osmond and her family...we too have one child who battles depression..rage and many other emotional health issues. Out of 4 children he is the only one, and we are never sure that he will survive this world. Wether a child is adopted or biological makes no difference to loving parents. You have such a strong,loving and supportive family. I pray that the days, weeks and months ahead that you will all find solace in each others embrace and the faith that you share so strongly with each other...Just one mothers heart sending out a hug.

[rbailey3]

HOW SAD , & ANOTHER SO YOUNG. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL . & YES THERE IS A GOD. & REGARDING OREGON JAMES COMMENTS ABOUT GOD ? WE ALL HAVE BEEN GIVEN FREE CHOICE IN LIFE.

[FrankDenise]

It goes to show there again it doesnt matter who the hell you are, noone seems to be happy..I dont think anything will ever be enough for our society to wake up and realize how much pressure and demands are on ALL of us today...Sometimes I wanna just curl up in a ball and not deal with life as well..It is really tough out there....Money troubles,family problems,Alcohol abuse are just a few things that are driving people to the end....We live in a real sorry society and it seems noone really cares till its too late and then your just another sad story that should of been taken more serious...God Bless All Of Us

[KOOLSTUF]

Oregon James: My heart goes out to you and your wife.
No one can possibly imagine the horrific pain you'd
endured when first discovering your son's remains - but
those who've shared that ultimate misery. Years ago I
agreed to identify the body of a co-worker who'd been murdered and left in the woods for some days before his
discovery. The image had me awakening from nightmares
for months -- and years later, still occasionally return. Badly as I felt for the loss of a friend,
I knew his wife and kids were far more emotionally
damaged. My grief couldn't be comparable to yours, as a father. But time finally does enable healing and finding the means for acceptance and closure.

Those who are critical of this boy's survivors because
he hadn't overwhelmed his challenges are grossly and meanly senseless.

[cleric60]

clincial depression is a major painful feeling of deception--that death is better than life. It also is a physical, meotional, and spiritual feeling that one's depression is a life-long journey instead of only an event.

[run2jazz2]

This is sad that a young man who had a life to live had taken it rather than deal with this all. Some of these kids are looking at the world we are leaving them and are just overwhelmed. Debt, global warming, nuclear weapons, natural disasters and other factors these kids have to deal with.

When I was a child, my parents made sure that I stayed a kid and when "Grown folks" were discussing matters it was time for me to leave the room. Parents today are not trying to parent anyone, but to be there child's friend. Look at the dysfunctionality in America and it is contributed to lack of parents raising children.

Despite this young man's celebrity life with his family it was not enough to keep him from taking his life. Money nor celebrity is no guarantee that the pitfalls of life will not catch you. I think what I am noticing as I turned 46 yesterday is that it is the simple things of life that makes it all the better. Those who seeked the drama in life don't live it too long!

[CarolinaCindy]

Depression is a disease and no one is to fault for the feelings of the depressed. This is a horrible lose and prayers are with you Marie.

[annawithabrain]

Depression is a disease that kills. It is no different than cancer, heart disease, so on and so forth. To sit here and make some of the commentary I have seen here, and on other websites, is pathetic.

To the people who blame this on the Mormon faith: If he was molested I am sure it was handled by the church. (excommunication) Just because they didn't have a parade to announce what happened to him doesn't mean they were trying to hide it. If he was molested it is probably better that it wasn't announced everywhere. How would you like to be known as "the kid who got molested."

To the people who wonder how a rich person could do this: depression knows not what is in your bank account, it doesn't know what kind of jeans you wear or what car you drive.

To the people who are using this as an example of why we need single-payer universal healthcare coverage: please stay off the computer. This child had access to the best doctors around, so it obviously wasn't a lack of health insurance that did him in.

This was a tragedy. No one will ever know what demons he was facing that caused him to do this. We don't know what he was dealing with and we never will. I believe in a loving God who felt his pain. God gives us agency while on this earth and does not intervene in our decisions. (Let me dumb this down - God gives us the right to choose what we do and what we don't do). I know that he is in Gods arms now finding the peace he longed for on this earth. I will pray for his family, and all of the others in this world who feel like this is their only option.

[melodylady]

This is such a sad commentary! That a teenager would think there was no other option, but to commit suicide, is tragic! Apparently his adoptive mother was aware of his problems, because she had him placed in some type of undisclosed therapy. I guess it is obvious that the child suffered from clinical depression. It seems that no matter how much love, or, even the capacity to give a child everything they could ever want, there is an emptiness inside of that child, that cannot be filled, because the child struggles to understand why they were not wanted by their biological parents. My heart goes out to this family. Money definitely cannot always buy happiness, for sure!

[Benita Canova]

Everytime I see an article about a suicide I look for the word that I nearly always find - "adopted." Here I found it again. The elephant in the room is that adopted kids have much higher rates of depression and suicide. No one wants to admit this fact because it takes away from the adoption as cure-all fantasy that society has swallowed whole.

[libbcbs]

Yes, adopted, stepchild or foster child. Alot of these poor souls are not loved like they should be. My heart goes out to this boy. He sounded alone, an 18 yr. old living in an apt. His adopted parents broke up their marriage and the mother is out doing her shows and whatever. Geez.

[poochie44]

I wonder what the Moron church did for this boy?