“I have never spoken about this before,” Osmond said on Tuesday’s episode ofThe Talk. “So, my son who died, he was bullied.”
“I mean they are horrendous, and I never took action against. But, I can tell you, honestly, I believe that that was a big component in him just feeling overwhelmed and that he didn’t fit in. I never took action against the three kids. I know who they are.”
While Osmond never confronted Michael’s bullies, she believes the behavior should be addressed in hopes that it will prevent another child from taking their own life.
“Maybe it’s not a bad idea to have some kind of consequence because it’s getting out of hand,” Osmond shared.
Marie Osmond and her son Michael.Margaret C. Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
“My son Michael is an amazing young man, shown through his courage in facing his issues,” Osmond said in 2007.
Last month, Osmond opened up about the aftermath of her son’s death, explaining she’s still grieving.
“You know, I don’t think you’re ever through it,” she told CBS Sunday Morning of Michael.
“I think God gives you respites, and then all of a sudden it’ll hit you like the day it did. The ripple effect is so huge, what you leave behind.”
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The singeropened up about the circumstancessurrounding his death in November 2010 and revealed Michael was battling depression.
“When I heard him say to me, I have no friends, it brought back when I went through depression, because you really feel so alone,” shetoldOprah Winfrey. “I’m not a depressed person, but I understand that place, that darkness … I told him, I said, ‘Mike, I’m gonna be there Monday and it’s gonna be OK.’ But depression doesn’t wait ‘til Monday.”
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “home” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
source: people.com
