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1. Serious music: All four shows covered the suicide of Marie Osmond’s son, but not without switching from peppy background music to slower, much more solemn (but still peppy) background music. When the tempo slows, that’s when you know they’re talking about something un-fun.

2. Awkward transitions: Some shows were able to transition from the Osmond story to something a little more upbeat without seeming completely disingenuous. Others were not.

• Best: Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush, but he was already talking about something serious.

• Most Inappropriate: Entertainment Tonight’s Mark Steines: “It’s such a tragedy Mary. BUUUUT! We have some television news to get to!”

3. Obligatory Reporter Guest Commentator: Having one to four other celebrity reporters employed on the show just really isn’t enough to deliver the day’s gossip news. We need to hear from a magazine reporter too.

• Best: The Vanity Fair reporter on Access Hollywood. Because at least they were discussing the Michael Douglas article that’s running in Vanity Fair.

• Most Ridiculous: As if four anchors and guest panelist Dr. Drew at one table wasn’t too crowded, The Insider threw to a reporter from US Weekly not once but twice to weigh in on the day’s non-Osmond celebrity news.

4. Ben “Hey bro, I really enjoyed your movie” Lyons: E!-specific, but a category all his own.

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“[She is] an amazing professional,” Mariska told Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson on the red carpet at the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards in LA. “Lovely to work with. She does good work.”

That pretty much shuts the case on the rumor that Mischa was “unprofessional” on the Law & Order: SVU set while filming scenes recently for an upcoming guest star role as a pregnant prostitute.

Hargitay turned to Access’ cameras and added:

“This gossip is fiction!”

Thank you Mariska for speaking up for Mischa!

Doesn’t Mariska look lovely in this flowing pink gown?

Image: INF

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