When It's OK to Start Over

I know I ripped an American Idol contestant a new one for starting "You Must Love Me" over a few years ago. A singer should never do that on live TV.

But the one time where it is appropriate is when a star like Marie Osmond is paying tribute to her tragically deceased son Michael on The Oprah Winfrey Show, with a very moving version of Pie Jesu. She needed a second start at it, and got much support from Oprah and her audience.

The one thing she didn't talk about on the show was Larry King's outing of Michael's treatment and rehab struggles during a live interview simply because he was pissed off that the Osmonds chose Oprah's show over his to celebrate all their years in show business. The man can sometimes be an ass, that's for sure.

Am I blaming Larry for Michael's death? Not by a long shot. But I'm sure King's faux pas didn't help.

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