ET has learned that Marie Osmond's son Michael Bryan leapt to his death Friday night in Los Angeles. Contacted by phone this morning, Donny Osmond told us: "Please pray for my sister and her family." Here are the details: Michael, who was 18 and is one of Marie's eight children, died after jumping from his downtown Los Angeles apartment at about 9 p.m. on Friday night. He left a note explaining he intended to commit suicide due to his life-long battle with severe depression that left him, he said, feeling as if he had no friends and could never fit in. "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," Marie, who helped her son fight depression throughout his life, tells ET. Read More »

Former "American Idol" contestant Elliott Yamin is tweeting from Chile about having survived the massive earthquake that struck Saturday, calling it the scariest night and morning of his life. "Huge earthquake just now in Chile!! ... I swear I thought this was the end of my life!!!!!" Yamin initially tweeted. "Complete and utter choas on the streets...no power," he subsequently described. "...My heart is beatin' outta my chest!" Read More »

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says his administration is prepared to assist earthquake-ravaged Chile and is keeping track of developments regarding the related tsunami advisory. "Maria and I send our thoughts and prayers to the people of Chile as they begin to respond to this disaster,” Schwarzenegger tells ET. “The state of California has a very special relationship with Chile because of the Chilean-California Partnership, and my administration has already been in contact with President Bachelet's government to assure her we are ready to assist in any way." The former big-screen action hero has directed his California Emergency Management Agency to keep working with federal, state and local officials to be ready to provide assistance to Chile -- and to help ensure that coastal communities in California have the latest information to respond to the Tsunami Advisory issued by the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center this morning. ... Read More »

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A deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Chile early Saturday morning, spawning a tsunami that reportedly poses a threat to Hawaii and much of the Pacific Rim, and the cable news networks are providing extended coverage. FOX News is calling the earthquake the most powerful to hit Chile in 50 years, and CNN meteorologist Chad Meyers estimates that the quake contained "somewhere between 800 and 900 times the shaking power" of the natural disaster that struck Haiti last month. More than 120 people in Chile are dead in the earthquake's aftermath, and the number of fatalities is "quickly rising," says the Associated Press. The quake turned roads to rubble and left many areas cut off from electricity, water and phone contact, says CBS News. Read More »

A deadly 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Chile early Saturday morning and triggered a tsunami that reportedly poses a threat to Hawaii and a number of other Pacific islands. More than 120 people in Chile are reported dead after the quake struck, says the Associated Press, and the number of fatalities is reportedly “rising quickly.” Meanwhile, a tsunami warning has been issued in Hawaii, with ships and people close to the coast being evacuated. Read More »