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CNN) — Marie Osmond’s 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, a family spokesman said Saturday.

“My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time,” the entertainer said in a statement through spokesman Alan Nierob.

Brian Elias of the Los Angeles Coroner’s Office said the death is under investigation.

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(CNN) — There was a time when “American Idol” was unstoppable in the ratings.

For the past several years, Tuesday and Wednesday nights have been destination television for millions as they watched and voted for their favorite contestant.

The formula was fairly simple: Take a host of hopefuls, add in a goofy, yet nurturing judge (Paula Abdul), a slang-spewing, middle-of-the-road one (Randy Jackson), a tyrant (Simon Cowell), and a pearly toothed host (Ryan Seacrest) and watch the Nielsen numbers bubble — sometimes more than 30 million viewers an episode, unheard-of numbers in these thinly sliced audience days.

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NEW YORK – For the second straight year, comedian Kathy Griffin ushered in the new year by saying something vulgar on CNN.

During the network’s live New Year’s Eve broadcast from Times Square, Griffin was joking with co-host Anderson Cooper about how to pronounce the first name of “balloon boy” Falcon Heene when she mumbled something that sounded a little like “Falcon” and a lot like the F-word.

Cooper hung his head, shook it and said “You’re terrible,” before resuming his banter.