Larry King feels he has the right to discuss children's medical issues on TV- Kicks Marie Osmond while she's down...real nice! (sarcasm off!

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KING OF AMBUSH BLINDSIDES MARIE ON 'REHAB'
By MICHAEL STARR
Marie Osmond (above) was stunned by Larry King when he revealed on the air that her son Michael had gone to rehab.
November 16, 2007 -- LARRY King never warned Marie Osmond that he was going to question her about her teenage son going into rehab.

The usually soft and cuddly talk-show host got all-Mike Wallace on Marie, sources say, to get even with her for agreeing to stage an Osmond-family reunion show on "Oprah" instead of his CNN show.

Marie and her brother, Donny Osmond, were on "Larry King Live" ostensibly to discuss the recent death of their dad and Marie's much-publicized turn on "Dancing with the Stars." "All about the music!" King said in his introduction.

But after a few minutes of chit-chat, King suddenly turned the tables.

"I want to bring up a serious note, but something that deserves to be said, to see how you're doing," King said to Marie.

"I know that you have many children . . . and I know that Michael is in rehab, right?"

"Yes, uh-huh," a stunned Marie said, caught off-guard. She then flashed King an angry look. "How did you know that?"

"I was told," King answered quickly.

"Oh," Marie said, regaining her composure and going on to describe her 16-year-old son as "amazing."

Insiders say Donny Osmond was so furious at King that he threatened to pull the show before it aired.

"Donny was angry and was going to tell Larry he couldn't air [the show]," says a source.

Soon after, "Entertainment Tonight" was "confirming" Michael's rehab stint.

The video of King's question, and Marie's reaction, spread like wildfire on the Internet yesterday.

King apparently has been working on the Osmonds for some time to celebrate their 50 years in show biz on his show, sources say. And he was disappointed when the family elected to go on Oprah last Friday instead.

That show drew Oprah's biggest ratings in a year, incidentally.

By late yesterday, Marie was in a forgiving mood.

"She knew this information would eventually come out," her spokeswoman, Marleah Leslie, told The Post.

"She hopes this can be helpful to other families who are facing the same issue."

Sources say Marie was not ready to go public with the news - especially since her son, Michael, is 16 and still a minor.

And King is not saying how he'd learned the family secret.

"Larry never discloses his sources," a "LKL" spokeswoman told The Post yesterday.

"And there are no ground rules to Larry's interviews."

King's father-in-law, Karl Engemann, is also Marie Osmond's manager.

Engeman's daughter, Shawn King, is wife No. 7 for King.

Friends on "DWTS" say they knew something was up this week before the show. It now appears that's when Marie learned her son was going into rehab.

Maybe someday, somebody can return the favor to Larry King, and reveal something private about his son! (sarcasm off!)

Seriously, people, what has our society become?

Does this not infuriate ANY of you parents out there?

I saw that she was totally taken back by his questions!

Can anybody verify this post from YouTube?

Would Larry's father-in-law "manage" a public apology from Larry, OR do you think he was Larry's source????

IF he were the source of info to Larry, I'd fire his ass in a New York minute!



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Marie should have walked off in disgust.
America would have cheered!!!
Marie's manager is Larry's father-in-law. I hope he "manages" a well deserved public apology to Marie from Larry.

oh boo fucking hoo

what? dont like the fact that larry king had a ufo special? trying to discredit him?

That attention whore brings it on herself. the fuckin osmonds are shining example of how religous fundamentalist nutjobs and their big 'perfect'families are nothin but a bunch of emotionally frail and spiritually weak feebs who can't cope in the real world.

Her parents chose to put their freakshow in the spotlight and now she's carrying on the family tradition.

So, you think children's medical issues are fair game?

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE CHILD HERE!

My guess is, you don't have any.

No, I don't like the fact that Larry King has a microphone to millions of people around the world, and talks about a 16 year old CHILD'S personal medical issues.

15 minutes can save you 15% on car insurence

One doesn't have to wonder why he has been married 7 times. What an ass he is!

Can you imagine the STD's this guy has?

ewwww...

Someone ought to tell "Larry",to get back into his casket.
Can i interest you in some garlic?

LK: So,when the bridge collapsed..,Did you feel scared?

Guest: :huh:..well..yes larry i did feel scared.

LK: Did you think you were about to die?

Guest: ...ah..,yesss... :damned:

LK: :bat:What was that like,thinking you were about to die?

LK:Hold your answer 'till after the Break,"Stay Tuned."


Minneapolis Bridge collapse coverage

I heard when he was interviewing Dana Reeve (Superman's wife) about her lung cancer, he said something like "We'll be back after the break and talk to Dana Carvey about her lung cancer"

Hell, he can't even remember who he's interviewing!

Pull his show!

He's a walking skeleton with suspenders!

then the mother shouldn't be on national tv, getting paid, talking about her personal life. grow up.

Larry wasn't talking about HER personal life...he was talking about her CHILD'S personal life, then asked her how she was dealing with it.

He could have posed the question differently without divulging the child's medical issues.

I am grown up, her son isn't, and shouldn't be fair game for the media to discuss his personal medical concerns...

Thank you very much.

I can't believe CNN is airing this.

Yeah, so let's pick on their underage children!

Any guy who feels the need to get married for a 7th time is totally fucked up, and beyond repair.



<--- Evil bastard, Larry Fuckpig King

"And there are no ground rules to Larry's interviews."


No morals either!

For what it's worth, I thought she handled it very well.

I like her. I think she is adorable on DWTS.

isn't the son a junkie? so who cares

His mother does.

Saw Larry King at the Bevery Regent the other day - having a late lunch or brunch on Sunday. The voice gives his presence away. The wife was there with a couple of little ones and the nanny and some network people all seated around a huge round table and other than our party on the other side of the room, the dinng room was nearly empty.

Even in private, the guy is a loud-mouth pompus ass! He was bitching at the waiters, and complaining about everything all through the meal. His voice boomed over the room without amplification. In general, I found myself thinking "hmmm... so this is what vulgar truly means and what it looks like!"

The wife - who is 1/3rd his age is attractive enough. She knew enough to pop out those kids no matter what his age. That's her ticket to security and comfort for the rest of her days - with or without his earning power. He may dump her if he lives long enough, but he can never dump those kids no matter what. She'll be supporting them with his money in the style which he can afford NOW, not matter what the future may hold for his career.

The nanny looked confused and tried to keep the kids quiet. Didn't work, but she tried.

What he did to Marie Osmond is no surprise. Her kid going into rehab is no surprise either. Whats the big deal about it? Mormons with money can get into trouble with drugs just like anyone else can.

No shock there.

He's just a coarse and mean-spirited man. Plain and simple. Why he's been on the air forever is beyond my ability to comprehend. I see nothing interesing or unique in what he does.

He's disgusting. Ever notice how he hangs up prematurely on the callers?

About a year ago I was watching him, the discussion was about some medical issue. A caller was on the phone, talking about her medical 'death sentence'. King was totally non-sympathetic, acted like he didn't care and didn't even understand, and hung up on her abruptly.

The looks on the faces of the guests on his panel was incredible.

He sucks. Period.

King looks like an emaciated, suspender-wearing Zionist ghoul.

On his SEVENTH child-wife, no less!

Who the fuck does he think he is, a Mickey Fucking Rooney wannabe?

What a total assmaster that turd is.

GOOD!

Remember Kings reaction to Anderson Cooper getting more panel time then him during the debate?
Priceless and pathetic.

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Larry's divulging of a minor's medical condition is unforgivable....it really doesn't matter if you like or dislike Marie Osmond.

Personally, I have been saying for several years that Larry is really losing it. When he first appeared on CNN, he was mildly entertaining. As the years have past, he's further lost touch with the real world. His questions are softballs. He never has any followup to a provocative answer and his general knowledge is zilch. He knows a little show biz (of the old old school variety), lots about horse racing, and sports.

His appeal eludes me. Now, he really seems that he's borderline senile.

Besides all that, he's a loud mouthed know-it-all old poop.

CNN is having a time dealing with loose cannons like King, Glen Beck, and Nancy Grace.

All three are making a career out of personal attacks on those who are having problems or, in the case of Beck, accusing Ron Paul of 'terrorism'

CNN has painted itself into a corner--it wants to control these people (Beck, King, and Grace), but they're getting good ratings.

King needs to be off the air...exploiting children! Who does he think he is?