Marie Osmond broke down talking about being her daddy's only little girl at the funeral Friday of her father, George Osmond, who died Tuesday at the age of 90. The huge Osmond clan gathered in Provo, Utah, for the traditional Morman service with Marie sitting next to brother, Donny Osmond, along with the rest of their siblings on a pew, Entertainment Tonight reports. The eulogy was given by older Osmond brothers Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne and Merrill. They were joined by Donny and Marie for the song: "I wouldn't Trade the Silver." Before their father's death, he had been scheduled to appear with his family on Oprah's show Thursday. His kids kept the commitment, in true showbiz trouper fashion. It seemed appropriate since it was George Osmond who guided the careers of his kids from their days on "The Andy Williams Show" in the 60s. Meanwhile, Marie has been learning two routines for tomorrow nights "Dancing With the Stars" and will be there, present and accounted for. Considering the tough week she's had, I think this means ABC will finally stop showing repeated airing of Marie's faint a few weeks back. I think I saw her hit the floor 82 times. Enough!

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All Ellen DeGeneres wants to do is make people laugh. Is that so wrong? The multi-Emmy winner has continued to tape her daytime show without her writing staff which is on strike and their union are none too happy about it. The Writers Guild of America, East, is slamming Ellen and here is part of the statement they have released: "...The Writers Guild of America, East is extremely disappointed to see that Ellen has chosen not to stand with writers during the strike. Ellen's peers who host comedy/variety shows have chosen to support the writers and help them get a fair contract, Ellen has not. On her first show back, Ellen said she loves and supports her writers, but her actions prove otherwise....We find it sad that Ellen spent an entire week crying and fighting for a dog that she gave away, yet she couldn't even stand by writers for more than one day - writers who have helped make her extremely successful...We ask Ellen to cease doing shows immediately. She should stand by all writers and help us bring this strike to a quick conclusion. We owe that to the thousands of people who are caught in the middle."

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck, conservative co-host of "The View," has given birth to a little Republican!
Elisabeth and her pro football playing hubby Tim Hasselbeck the proud parents of a boy who came in weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces. He was born in Arizona where the coulple moived last month when Tim began playing for the Arizona Cardinals.
"We're thrilled he arrived safely," Tim said in a statement. "Both mom and son are happy and healthy."
We won't find out the name of the boy until Monday when Elisabeth calls into "The View" to announce it. What a November ratings sweep stunt! Their daughter, 2, is named Grace.
Congratulations to the Hasselbeck family on the birth of a healthy baby!

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SPLITSVILLE: Prince Harry and his girlfriend of three years, Chelsy Davy, looked so in love this summer when they were seen together and the concert in honor of Princess Diana, kissing and hugging in the front row. Well, London newspapers are reporting that they have broken up and Buckingham Palace will not confirm or deny the stories. The papers - which NEVER lie - are writing that Chelsy was upset with Harry's playboy lifestyle, perhaps the lasty straw being when he decided to skip celebrating her birthday with her to attend the rugby world cup fnal in Paris.
C'mon Chelsy, it was the FINAL! WEll, maybe the kids will work it out yet.......It also seems that actress Sara Rue's marriage was "Less Than Perfect." Sorry, could not resist. The star, who I will always love from those two seasons of the cult hit "Popular," She has filed for divorce from her husband of more than four years, Mischa Livingstone. They separated in May and she is citing irreconcilable differences.

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