Donny Osmond has apologized to Larry King after his initial (unfavorable) reaction to King raising the question about Marie’s son being in rehab. King broke the story in what appeared to be hard-hitting journalism… but in fact, he was giving Marie Osmond a gift. Huh?

Well, according to Donny on this morning’s Today show, “In hindsight, Larry King did Marie a favor. She was able to make a statement about the situation. … And so she’s grateful to Larry.” In essence, King broke the story before the tabloids got wind of the rehab story.