Fainting Spell -- a Fake?!

Sources on the set of "Dancing With the Stars" tell TMZ that Marie Osmond's fainting spell was scripted -- to the point where she had a writer just off camera feeding her lines when she stood up!
Marie Osmond Faints
Our moles say Marie has a writer on set at all times, prompting her with witty conversation. One on-set source says he was in position when Marie went down -- and didn't miss a beat.

And get this -- Marie, we're told, is seriously on the hunt for a "successful guy." We're told she's asking some highfalutin people if they know someone who's available. Marie is divorcing hubby number two.


Marie's rep tells us that reports of a writer on set are "absolutely false." "There is no writer on set feeding her lines," she says, "Her manager is there and we (her publicists) are there but no one is feeding her lines." As for a fake faint? Her rep says that's "ridiculous. Why would anyone fake fainting on a live TV show? That show happened during the wildfires and Marie has allergies, there was smoke in the air which was extremely toxic. The trailers for the show are outside the stage and she was breathing the air. It's happened before." And lastly, the rep says Marie is NOT on the prowl. "She's going through a divorce," we're told, "She's not looking to meet someone now -- she wants to spend time with her kids. Dating is the last thing on her mind."



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151. dumbest story ever. crock of sheet.

Posted at 6:44AM on Nov 28th 2007 by cee cee

152. When the show played another camera angle the day after the faint, you can clearly see that she hit the floor hard and that her partner didn't catch her. When he finally reacted, he grabbed her left arm and pulled it up, which caused her leg to move...every action has a re-action, people. When she was pulled up and gave the bow, you can see that she is dazed. If you've ever watched Marie's few movies you'd know that she is not that great an actress to pull off a fake like your source claims! Also, the woman at the dance studio she was rehearsing in said she fainted a couple of times in private when she got dizzy.

Posted at 8:04AM on Nov 28th 2007 by Else

153. Like many "stars", Marie Osmond is as phony as a $3 bill. When the camera is turned off, she is not the cute, spry, affable doll-like person she would like her audience to preceive her as being. Many people depend on her fame, fortune and success to provide their own comfortable life-style. Fainting...probably was phony, but please do not insult the intelligence of television watches by indicating the cause was due to wildfires, the toxic air, fatique, stress, the tight clothes that chubby Marie was poured into, etc. She was the worst dancer on the show and I'm glad she' got the boot. I feel sorry for Sabrina and others that because of this phony, overrated woman they were denied continuing on the show. So glad Helio and Julianne won. They were far superior than the others.

Posted at 8:22AM on Nov 28th 2007 by Ginny

154. Is TMZ anti-female and pro gay male?

If TMA basically a gay male promoting site?

Posted at 8:36AM on Nov 28th 2007 by Sam

155. Doesn't these people who make these rude comments like her fainting was fake have any thing better to do then to critisize Marie. Hey more power to her for whatever she can do with all those kids. I have three and they are a handful. I'm glad that Marie's fans kept her in as long as they did. As a matter of fact , I would have loved to have seen her win.

Posted at 4:57PM on Dec 3rd 2007 by Twila Pritchett

156. This was no phony faint believe me. Marie would never stoop to that level. Get real people.

Posted at 9:03AM on Nov 28th 2007 by sunshine

157. C'mon People......Don't you know........ Mormons always faint like that!!!

Look it it up in the Mormon hand book of etiquite!

Posted at 9:27AM on Nov 28th 2007 by DARK KNIGHT

158. Of course it was fake. People's center of gravity are toward the front and it is medically proven that when people faint they fall forward, not backward. Now there is a rare chance that she did fall backward when she fainted but she would have to of been leaning backward.

Posted at 9:47AM on Nov 28th 2007 by GettheFacts

159. Marie was not physically in shape and 50. To perform the extremely physically demanding activities probably caused her to faint.No 50+ person wants to admit they are not "UP TO IT".
Give her a break!!!

Posted at 10:03AM on Nov 28th 2007 by Crystabelle

160. SOMEONE'S "MOLES" SUCK !!!!

Posted at 10:07AM on Nov 28th 2007 by sheila

161. I cannot believe anyone else would think Marie's faint was a put on. How naive can you people be??? What would the point be? Attention...don't you think she was getting that already?! Anyway, my husband has passed out several times. His eyes do close and then he slumps...if he's standing, he's going down hard. Yes Marie's leg move...that's not unnatural...you're unconcious when you sleep and you still move!! Big deal. Also, try watching how hard she lands on her butt and then watch her head hit. Now I am not a big fan of hers either, but to make up a fake faint story is just stupid. TMZ, shame on you!!!

Posted at 11:17AM on Nov 28th 2007 by fellow 48er

162. Okay...this was sooo fake. Cuz right after it had happened I remember hearing that she said she faints all the time because when she gets nervous she forgets to breathe!!! So now there is a WHOLE different story. Yeah...I don't believe her.

Posted at 10:35AM on Nov 28th 2007 by Elizabeth

163. I CANNOT BELIEVE THE HOSTILITY, ANGER, AND JUST PLAIN HATEFULNESS SO MANY OF YOU ARE DISPLAYING. NOW I DO NOT BELIEVE THE FAINT WAS A FAKE, BUT NONE THE LESS, WHY GET SO HATEFUL ABOUT IT? PEEING ON HER GRAVE, USING PROFANITY, NOT TO MENTION THE TERRIBLE USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SPELL HALF THE COMMENTS CORRECTLY. YOU PEOPLE APPEAR PATHETIC AND SMALL BY REACTING IN SUCH A WAY. NO WONDER THE WORLD IS IN THE SHAMEFUL STATE THAT IT IS!!!!!

Posted at 11:15AM on Nov 28th 2007 by unbelievable

164. I don't think it was fake at all.

I could tell during the dance that she was getting slow and dizzy and am surprised she did not pass out right then. If you dunk someone's head several times like her partner did, even a young person would have problems standing up straight.

Also she fell so VERY hard, that I can not believe that anyone thought it was fake. Did you hear that THUD? Also, look at HOW she fell. People who fake falling find a way to protect and guard themselves against injury. If she was faking she could have feel back on her partner. Instead she came down like a ton of bricks, and he did not even have time to react.

I DO think the fall and the passing of her father made people more sympathetic to her, otherwise she would have NEVER made the finals.

Good for her. She looks great and I wish her the best.

Posted at 12:22PM on Nov 28th 2007 by DREY

165. I've never seen anyone faint so gracefully before. She simply slid to the ground and made sure no one could see up her skirt.

Posted at 11:16AM on Nov 28th 2007 by Kerry

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