Marie’s 16-year-old son, Michael, is in rehab. The devout Mormon released the following statement:

“My son Michael is an amazing young man, shown through his courage in facing his issues. As his mother, I couldn’t be more proud of him. The press and public has always been kind and gracious in the past and I know they will continue to respect our privacy during this time.”

You know what?

I think this is awesome. I love that Marie’s not just burying her head in the sand and hoping her son’s problems will miraculously go away; she’s recognizing them, she’s talking about them, and she’s helping her son get better.

Way to go, Marie!

Marie Osmond gives us her theory of why she passed the fuck out on live TV yesterday.

“Right at the beginning… I started getting light-headed. And the only thing I could think of [is] I have allergies, there’s almost half a million people being evacuated, the air quality is terrible — and I just couldn’t get my breath.”

Hmmm.

I still think she was crash-dieting.

Everyone’s running this video, but can we talk about the why?

I mean, did you notice that no one on set seemed particularly surprised when she passed out? Does this happen often? Does she have a medical condition?

Other possibilities:

- Dress too tight
- Eating disorder (or recent crash dieting)
- DRUGS!!!

Let’s brainstorm, people!!! This is where gossip gets FUN!!!