Marie Osmond’s Son Jumps To Death

Sidewalk memorials mark the spot where Marie Osmond’s 18-year-ol son Michael Blosil leapt to his death Friday night in Los Angeles, bringing a tragic end to a lengthy battle with depression. Marie Osmond’s son Michael Blosil leapt to his death Friday night in Los Angeles.

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Entertainment Tonight’s Mary Hart, a longtime close friend of Osmond’s, calls it “one of the most difficult stories that I have had to report in my 28 years” with ET “because it is so personal.” Hart says Michael — one of Marie’s 8 children was happy and working hard at L.A.’s Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising when she saw just a month ago.