A matter of faith and death
Marie Osmond, back onstage less than two weeks after her son’s apparent suicide, says she has relied on her spirituality to cope with his death.
“Little did I know I would be relying on my faith, especially as much as I did this past week,” Osmond told a Las Vegas audience Tuesday before dedicating a song to her 18-year-old son, Michael Bryan, whom she called “my angel.”
Wrapped in a robe with white feathers that resembled an angel’s wings, she genuflected and reached out her right hand as she sang the song amid a starry backdrop.
“How she got through that I will never know,” brother Donny Osmond said afterward.
“I hope you all appreciate what she’s going through tonight. She’s a strong woman.”
The Osmonds’ teary return to the Flamingo Las Vegas came one day after Bryan’s funeral.
The Sheen is back
Charlie Sheen is scheduled to return to work Tuesday on “Two and a Half Men” after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS’ top-rated sitcom.
He also is due back in court Monday on felony charges arising from a Christmas Day fight with his wife.
Will Jerry get hired?
Jerry Seinfeld will join Kelly Ripa as a guest co-host on this morning’s “Live! with Regis and Kelly.”
Scheduled guests include Donald Trump.
The birthday bunch
News correspondent Sam Donaldson is 76. Singer Bobby McFerrin is 60. Actress Susan Richardson (“Eight Is Enough”) is 58. Actor Wallace Langham (“CSI”) is 45. Singer Lisa Loeb is 42. Actor Terrence Howard is 41. Actor Johnny Knoxville is 39. Rock musicians Benji and Joel Madden (Good Charlotte) are 31. Actress Thora Birch is 28.