Dancing With The Stars makes us long for simpler times when actors would hold onto their fading celebrity by humiliating themselves on VH1.

But the public being what it is, DWTS is a huge hit. Sigh. Sadly this season, parents of the so-called stars have been dropping like flies. Last month, Jane Seymour lost her mom. Today Marie Osmond’s father passed away.

Oprah was set to host an Osmond family reunion on Friday. We don’t know that much about Mormons, but somehow we think appearing on syndicated talk shows isn’t part of their grieving process.