Marie Osmond And Husband Split
Marie Osmond and husband Brian Blosil are getting divorced, Entertainment Tonight reported Friday.
"We ask the public and the press to please respect our privacy in this matter as we focus on caring for our children and guiding them through this difficult time for our family. Though our marriage is ending, we continue to have a very amicable relationship," the couple said in a statement.
"Our marriage has always been a faithful one, and neither of us is assigning fault for the divorce. Our children, as always, are our top priority and in our deep love for them we will continue to jointly fulfill our roles as active parents in their daily lives."
Osmond and Blosil married in October 1986 and have eight children. They were briefly separated in 2000 after Osmond suffered a bout of post-partum depression. She later wrote a book about her experience, "Behind the Smile: My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression."
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In other Osmond news, the new "reality" TV show hosted by Osmond's brother Donny, "The Great American Dream Vote," has been dumped from ABC's schedule after just two episodes that got clobbered in the ratings.
The series, featuring contestants vying to have their life-long dreams fulfilled, ranked a lowly fifth place in the network pecking order for its time slot on Wednesday with a meager 4.5 million viewers tuning in.
Tuesday's debut episode following the popular show "Dancing with the Stars" did somewhat better, averaging 5.9 million viewers, but still ranked only third in its hour.
The Walt Disney Co.-owned network did not say whether Osmond's show was canceled altogether, but a spokeswoman said Friday there were no plans to bring the series back.
The Osmond Brothers scored a string of hits in the 1970s, including the breakthrough single "One Bad Apple," Donny, the group's lead singer, went on to co-host a popular ABC variety show with his sister, "Donny and Marie."
The two teamed again in the late 1990s for a syndicated TV talk program, and Donny later hosted the syndicated TV game show "Pyramid." He currently hosts a British version of that show.
Marie Osmond appears regularly on QVC to promote and sell her "Marie Osmond Fine Porcelain Collector Dolls."