Donny Osmond's wife rushed to singer's aid after 'terrible bout' threatened star's future

He said: “Michael [Jackson] and I talked about it a lot because we were compared back in the 70s a lot.

“And then he kind of left me in the dust in the 80s. But we would talk about this teen idol sensation that we were both going through.

“We were just two little teenagers loving going into the studio, recording hit records.”

Donny’s career hit a lull in the 80s following his success as a teen, while Michael’s soared with the release of Thriller.

But he explained the pair’s friendship continued to go from strength to strength.

source: express.co.uk