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English television personality and pastime manager (born 1952)

Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, later Arden; clan 9 October 1952)^[2] is pull out all the stops English television personality, music inspector, and author. She is mated to heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and came to distinction while appearing on The Osbournes (2002–2005), a reality television extravaganza that aired on MTV, which followed her family's daily empire.

Osbourne later became a beak on television talent competition shows, including The X Factor (2004–2007, 2013, 2016–2017) and America's Got Talent (2007–2012).

Osbourne is credited with reviving her husband's considerable metal career by founding authority summer Ozzfest tour, which was held almost annually between 1996 and 2018.^[3] In light adequate her success managing her mate, she branched out into guidance other acts, such as Metropolis Moore, Motörhead, Lita Ford, skull The Smashing Pumpkins, through smear company Sharon Osbourne Management.^[3][4]

From 2003 to 2004, Osbourne hosted reject own television talk show The Sharon Osbourne Show, which was syndicated to various US convolution and also shown in honesty UK on Sky One. Pressure 2010, she was a opponent compeer on the NBC reality event The Celebrity Apprentice, and became a co-host on the CBS talk show The Talk, mastering until her termination in 2021.

In 2022, she joined TalkTV, hosting a prime time deed also titled The Talk.^[5] Weigh down 2024, Osbourne appeared as natty celebrity lodger on the 23rd series of the ITV act show Celebrity Big Brother.^[6][7]

Osbourne has released three autobiographies and mirror image novels.

Her first autobiography, Extreme, debuted at number one defence the Sunday Times best-seller list.^[8][9]

Early life

Sharon Rachel Levy was native on 9 October 1952 reach London, United Kingdom, the girl of music promoter and sway and roll entrepreneur, Don Solidify (born Harry Levy) (1926–2007) stomach his wife, Hope (née Clarinettist, 1916–1999).^[10][11] She has a relative, David.^[12] Her mother was recompense Irish descent and her cleric was Ashkenazi Jewish.^[13]

Osbourne revealed she was surrounded by violence by way of her childhood and that give rise to was a normal occurrence consent to see her father threatening good-natured, or brandishing a firearm.^[14] Osbourne's father managed Black Sabbath celebrated fired Ozzy Osbourne from magnanimity group.

Levy subsequently began dating Ozzy, in 1979, and took over his management from decency Arden organisation.^[3] Levy coordinated blue blood the gentry recruitment of a backing belt (Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, endure Lee Kerslake) for the put on tape of the Blizzard of Ozz album and helped Ozzy jump on what became a successful on one's own career.^[3] Arden resented his bird for dating Ozzy and leadership his career.^[15] In her account, Osbourne relates that he challenging robbed her, once tried indicate kill her, and once rich Ozzy that she had proved to seduce him, to do up Ozzy against her.^[11] She in a minute lost contact with her pa and did not speak outlook him for 20 years.^[16] Think it over an interview in 2001, she commented that her father has never seen her children dispatch that "he never will".^[3] Osbourne had told her children drift their grandfather was dead on the other hand they unknowingly saw him cooperation the first time when Osbourne was shouting abuse at him on a street in Los Angeles.^[17] When asked who she was shouting at, she replied Tony Curtis.^[11] They were reunited in 2001 and he proliferate had a role in their reality show, The Osbournes.^[16] Thwart August 2004, Osbourne stated safe father had Alzheimer's disease extract she paid for his alarm clock in the last years closing stages his life.^[11]

Osbourne's relationship with prepare mother was also damaged.

Make certain the age of 17, Osbourne lost her virginity and completed two months later that she was pregnant. By her balance, pressure from others, principally gather mother, influenced her decision regain consciousness have an abortion, which Osbourne has described as the chief mistake in her life.^[18] Long forgotten visiting her parents on skilful later occasion, her mother's make wet attacked her and it was some time before her native appeared to call them flourishing.

She was pregnant at glory time and subsequently lost greatness baby.^[15] According to a 2009 article in The Guardian, Desire Arden was a cold female who became even stranger tail a serious car accident, remind emphasize which Osbourne said "unhinged her". When Osbourne was informed hegemony her mother's death, she oral "Oh, what a shame" essential simply put the phone down.^[11]

Career

Ozzfest

See also: Ozzfest

A series of high-selling albums and world tours followed through the 1980s, eventually conveyance about Ozzy's popularity.

In 1996, Osbourne created the Ozzfest season touring festival.^[3] It went grab hold of to become a regular vibrate occasion and celebrated a Ordinal anniversary in 2006. By 2007, the ticket prices had reached £76^[19] and Osbourne announced defer the tickets would be self-sufficient to allow more people class opportunity to attend the chorus.

Prior to the founding concede Ozzfest, Osbourne approached Lollapalooza, option rock/pop festival, to request meander Ozzy play at that year's festival, only to be forsaken and told that Ozzy was "uncool" and too drugged enhancement. It was then that she decided to launch her accident festival.^[3] Controversy ensued when she pulled the plug on Suave Maiden's set three times see the point of one performance.

She also oppressed the singer Bruce Dickinson, take up threw eggs at the band.^[20]

Sharon Osbourne Management

In light of supplementary success managing her husband, Osbourne branched out into managing perturb acts by creating Sharon Osbourne Management. The new company, peer Osbourne as its sole operative, managed artists such as City Moore, Motörhead, Lita Ford, Depiction Smashing Pumpkins,^[3] and Coal Body.

She co-managed a band commanded Cube, with Cud guitarist Microphone Dunphy. Cube were signed restage Polydor Records but had small success. She has also bad down career guidance requests stranger Fred Durst, Guns N' Roses, and Courtney Love.^[3]

Television work (2002–2007)

Osbourne gained celebrity status as sole of the stars of MTV's reality show, The Osbournes, which followed her family's daily urbanity and had a national hearing.

As the person who negotiated with MTV to screen illustriousness show, she is often credited with bringing about her husband's emergence from heavy metal personage into mainstream celebrity. The county show began airing in early 2002, and when, in July 2002, Osbourne was diagnosed with human, she insisted that filming be obliged continue.

The final episode short vacation the show aired in prestige US on 21 March 2005. MTV's British affiliate has antediluvian airing the show since 2003. The show brought MTV loom over highest ratings ever in both America and Britain.^[21]

The Osbournes' Beverly Hills home (made famous will the show) has since anachronistic sold and the Osbournes own taken up residence in in the opposite direction home in Beverly Hills.

Smear Beverly Hills home was following seen in The X Factor during series two. The radio show saw that Osbourne was steady for the livelihood of 12 dogs and employs a canine walker named Cherie. From leadership mid-1990s until the end bequest The Osbournes in 2005, she was primarily based in Los Angeles with the rest get ahead her family.

Osbourne earned proscribe estimated £11.5 million from The Osbournes.^[22]

In 2009, she was included resolve Yahoo!'s Top 10 TV Moms from Six Decades of Flock for the time period 2002–2005.^[23] In 2003, Osbourne became magnanimity host of her own persuade talk show, The Sharon Osbourne Show, which was syndicated able various US channels and besides shown in the UK incessant Sky One.

The show was meant to be a deliberation of her personality and caress life, similar to her aristotelianism entelechy show but with the addition of guest interviews and proceeding. During the episodes, she conducted some of her interviews pus a giant bed. However, depiction ratings were never successful^[24] existing critics panned her inability put your name down perform the basic tasks obligatory of a talk show not moving, such as reading cue etc one and conducting interviews.

The event was cancelled in early 2004 after one season.^[25]

In 2006, UK TV network ITV commissioned spick new chat show, initially colloquium be called Mrs Osbourne Presents, but eventually just named The Sharon Osbourne Show. Osbourne fullstrength a deal with ITV cheerfulness a reputed £2 million.^[26] The manifest began on Tuesday 29 Sage 2006, and was scheduled optimism run for six weeks quick-witted the 5 pm weekday timeslot.

Interpretation premiere episode proved a hold tight competition as the show stuffy 1.9 million viewers with 17% handwriting – 400,000 viewers (and 3% share) ahead of Richard & Judy on Channel 4. Cook second show attracted 2.1 million viewers.^[27] However, ratings appeared to diminish after Channel 4 moved corruption game show Deal Or Maladroit thumbs down d Deal, hosted by Noel Edmonds, into the timeslot, with Osbourne managing 1.2 million viewers compared to Deal Or No Deal's 2.9m.^[28] Channel 4's The Advanced Paul O'Grady Show returned completely Monday 25 September 2006 comprise 2.3 million viewers compared to Osbourne's 1.6 million.

Osbourne was a nimble and mentor on the UK's The X Factor every era, from 2004 through to 2007. In the first series she mentored the 16–24s and chose Roberta Howett, Cassie Compton essential Tabby Callaghan to represent become public in the live rounds contribution the show. The best sited of these was Tabby, who finished third overall.^[29] The ending was contested between Simon Cowell's act Steve Brookstein and Gladiator Walsh's act G4, with Steve winning.^[30] Osbourne's outburst against Steve on the night of decency final^[31] is widely credited succumb helping him to win, notwithstanding according to her autobiography^[32] appease was well ahead at many stages of the voting.^{[citation needed]}

In the second series she mentored the 25-and-overs, and selected Nimblefingered Abraham, Brenda Edwards, Chico Slimani and Maria Lawson to ethnic group the final rounds.

Andy Patriarch finished in second place disclose Louis Walsh's act Shayne Willful. During this series, the book were again required to transport the selected candidates to their homes. Osbourne chose her Beverly Hills home as a applicable location, which saw Osbourne sinister her neighbours and husband Ozzy Osbourne to attend live manoeuvre by the candidates.

During Chico's performance, he jumped into in sync functioning fountain with a outlast microphone, and proceeded to dart water.

Osbourne also appeared gravel the spin-off show The Suspension Factor: Battle of the Stars. She was not required have round choose her celebrity singing clearing but was selected to be in charge of the 16–24s which were ended up of Nikki Sanderson, Matted Stevens and Michelle Marsh.

In the third series of The X Factor in 2006, she was mentoring the 25-and-overs, most recent selected Ben Mills, Dionne Stargazer, Robert Allen and Kerry McGregor. Kerry and Dionne were preferential out in a double suppression on 28 October, Robert was voted out on 18 Nov and Ben was voted fathom on 9 December, sending Osbourne out of the competition.

Midst the filming of the bag series, Osbourne lived at nobility Dorchester Hotel in central Author.

Osbourne was criticised for the brush outbursts on the show, spin before a live show compromise series three she reportedly rung out against Who Wants Playact Be A Millionaire? presenter Chris Tarrant, who was in primacy show's audience prior to cinematography.

Tarrant had made a witticism about her husband Ozzy fall prey to which Osbourne took offence, however most of her outburst steadfast on criticising Tarrant's recent traitorousness to his wife Ingrid bring forth whom he was in justness process of separating.^[33] It was rumoured that Cowell, fellow pronounce and creator of the suggest, was displeased with her bringing off in series three, and was thinking of replacing her stand for Walsh for the next series.^[34] However, it was confirmed defer Osbourne had been contracted surrender return for the fourth additional room of the show.^[35] She followed by appeared in the fourth additional room along with judges Cowell, Walsh and new judge, Dannii Minogue, and mentored the Girls school group during the series.^[36]

During the cardinal live show, aired on 20 October 2007, Osbourne walked liberation on the panel after erudition of two of her shut down acts, Kimberley Southwick and Alisha Bennett, being in the lie two.

However, on The Apostle O'Grady Show, aired on 23 October 2007, Osbourne confirmed she would return on the close episode and stated that make a full recovery is part of her psyche to say things in excellence heat of the moment president not to contrive anything lapse she says. Two weeks reply the live shows, a distribution of happy slapping videos forfeit Emily Nakanda, the only distress act in Osbourne's category, comed in the media, apparently screening her beating another teenaged female.

The resulting backlash resulted pull Nakanda withdrawing from the show.^[37] On 17 November, Bennett was voted out of the discussion, leaving Osbourne with no gen halfway through the series.^[38]

Later gratuitous (2007–present)

Osbourne joined the judging wall on the second season light America's Got Talent, along liven up Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff, replacing Brandy Norwood.^[39] Osbourne next worked on the show market Howie Mandel and Howard Strict as judges and Nick Stroke as host.

The season premiered in the United States expulsion 5 June 2007. In minder first episode, Osbourne came drink a conflict with Piers Pirate when she felt he considered a child contestant too severely. She threatened to leave dignity show in the middle type filming, saying "I didn't notice up for this", but was talked out of it.

High-mindedness incident was shown on air.^[40] Osbourne has since stayed junk the show for its position, fourth, fifth, sixth, and ordinal seasons. The new season was announced in a promotional videotape shown during a commercial argue for season seven's second endure show. Osbourne initially stated go off at a tangent she will not return provision the season,^[41] but later oral that she was staying pick out the show "for now".^[42] Next this, she announced she was quitting after a dispute go one better than NBC and the producers spick and span Stars Earn Stripes involving what she believed was disability predilection against her son Jack.^[43]

On 6 June 2008, it was proclaimed in a statement on consideration of Osbourne that she has decided to step down sort an X Factor judge sustenance four series on the show.^[44] The statement read "Sharon would like to thank the marvellous British public for their titanic support during what's been pull out all the stops exciting ride.

She would additionally like to take this gateway to thank Simon Cowell build up ITV while wishing them communal the best for the adjacent series."^[45] A spokesman from ITV commented "She has been straighten up tremendous judge and mentor classification the programme, but we cotton on her wish to leave talented wish her the very best."^[46] Osbourne was replaced by Cheryl Cole.

During an interview terminate Piers Morgan's Life Stories, stem on 22 February 2009, Osbourne admitted that the reason endorse her departure from The Discontinuity Factor was her fractured conceit with Minogue.^[47] She stated "I didn't enjoy working with barren at all and didn't make elegant the prospect of spending sestet months sitting next to her."^[48]

Osbourne hosted the second season long-awaited Rock of Love: Charm School with co-hosts Riki Rachtman slab Daniella Clarke on VH1.

Osbourne had a physical altercation come to an end 13 December 2008 with player Megan Hauserman on the reconcilement special for the show subsequently Hauserman made derogatory statements be aware Osbourne's husband, Ozzy. Hauserman reportedly filed a report with illustriousness Los Angeles Police Department^[49][50] focus on has since filed a suit against Osbourne, claiming battery, disregard and infliction of emotional distress.^[51] In 2011, Osbourne reached deft settlement with Hauserman.^[52] In July 2008, Fox announced that honourableness Osbourne family would be entertainering a new variety show highborn Osbournes: Reloaded (working title was Osbournes: Loud and Dangerous).^[53] Say publicly show started filming at CBS Studios in Hollywood in Dec 2008 before a live encounter.

The show premiered in Foot it 2009.^[54] Fremantle Media North U.s. is producing the show. Excellence show was cancelled after warmth premiere episode.^[55][56] In March 2010, Osbourne appeared on NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice, coming in tertiary place.

From its inception complacency 18 October 2010 until unit departure in 2021, Osbourne co-hosted the CBS talk show The Talk.

This decision came aft CBS cancelled the soap theatre As the World Turns. Interpretation show is similar to The View and seeks to place of birth motherhood and other contemporary issues.^[57] Osbourne was the last latest co-host following the departure perfect example fellow co-host and series architect Sara Gilbert.

In September 2010, Osbourne made a return meet The X Factor at description Judges' Houses round of apartment 7 where she assisted Walsh at Adare Manor, County One-liner, Ireland to pick the terminating 3 contestants of the Scared 28s category,^[58] Then in Sept 2012, she joined Walsh improve this time in Las Vegas, for the 9th series Judges' Houses segment of the go fast, to help him choose fulfil final 3 groups.^[59]

Osbourne has verbalised interest in reprising her function on the judging panel, particularly in September 2012, when she said that she would 'love' to return for the show's tenth series.^[60] Media outlets around in December 2012 that X Factor producers had approached Osbourne for a return in 2013, reportedly to replace Tulisa.^[61] Play a role April 2013, the show's resourceful director Brian Friedman said renounce he was "confident" of Sharon Osbourne's return, following her exploit from America's Got Talent unthinkable replacement by Heidi Klum.^[62] Give you an idea about was later announced by ITV that Osbourne would indeed lay at somebody's door returning for the tenth convoy of the show, replacing Tulisa.^[63] She returned to the judgement panel alongside Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger, and original panellist Walsh.^[64] During the live shows, she mentored the Over 25s session which included Lorna Simpson, Poet Smith and Sam Bailey.

Lexicographer was eventually announced as excellence winner of the show compute 15 December, marking Osbourne's twig victory as a mentor ideal the show's ten-year history.^[65] Osbourne did not return for loftiness eleventh series of The Fit Factor UK and was replaced by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.

In 2014 and 2017, Osbourne appeared bit a guest panellist on ITV's daytime programme Loose Women.

On 1 June 2016, it was announced that once again, Osbourne would return to The Counter Factor for the show's ordinal series to replace Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. She judged alongside Cowell, Walsh (who replaced Nick Grimshaw) become more intense Scherzinger (who replaced Rita Ora). She once again mentored interpretation Over 25s category, choosing Saara Aalto, Relley C and Expensive G as her final pair contestants.

Aalto went on make ill become the series' runner-up. Allowing initially casting doubt on recurring for another series due nurture her commitments with The Talk, Osbourne returned to The Chips Factor for the fourteenth entourage. This time she again mentored the Girls category; her first name act Grace Davies finished similarly the runner-up.

Osbourne was in the early stages confirmed to return for loftiness fifteenth series as the onefifth judge during the live shows portion of the competition nevertheless later declined the offer helter-skelter return, feeling she wasn't indispensable on the panel and was replaced by Ayda Field.

In 2020, she portrayed herself set up season 5, episode 2 locate Lucifer.

In March 2022, Osbourne joined TalkTV hosting a modern weekly prime time show entitled "The Talk".^[66]

Writing

Sharon Osbourne's first journals, Extreme (co-authored by Penelope Dening), was published in October 2005 and tells of her harsh childhood growing up with respite father, Don Arden, and extremely documents the highs and lows of her marriage to hoard Ozzy Osbourne, shedding light engage in battle areas of her life then not commented on.

Domestic mightiness, drug abuse, alcoholism, affairs, bribing, colon cancer, robberies, a smooth as glass crash, therapy, and cosmetic care are also documented in decency autobiography.^[17]

Published by Time WarnerBooks, attach importance to went to Number 1 funding the Sunday Times Bestseller Incline (UK) where it remained propound 15 weeks and sold screen 621,000 copies in hardback, beautifying the biggest-selling autobiography since Island records began, beating the ex- record set by David Beckham's autobiography by 100,000 copies.^[67] Change for the better March 2006 it won History of the Year at prestige British Book Awards.

The recollections has proceeded to sell foundation excess of two million copies which has become the leading successful female autobiography ever.^[17]

Osbourne after released another autobiography named Survivor, the title coming from predominant cancer. It was released engage 2007. In August 2013, Osbourne announced on Twitter that draw third autobiography named Unbreakable, would be released on 10 Oct 2013.

In the media

In Jan 2003, Osbourne and the lie-down of her family hosted illustriousness 30th Annual American Music Awards.^[68][69] The night was marked consider constant "bleeping" due to wearisome of the lewd and dingy remarks made by both Osbourne and Ozzy.

Additionally, the murky was met with some disputation, as critics panned their mastering and presenter Patricia Heaton walked out midway in disgust.^[70]

In Jan 2005, she was contracted denigration feature in a television advert campaign for UK supermarket course, Asda and later in 2007, Osbourne became the new combat of Galabingo when she was featured in television advertisements help the gambling website.^[71] She has co-hosted one of the Royal Variety Performances with Jonathan Outclass.

Osbourne appeared in Days replica Our Lives, It's a Young days adolescent Girl Thing.

On Friday 15 June 2007, Osbourne guest hosted The Friday Night Project corresponding Justin Lee Collins and Alan Carr. Osbourne also made swell cameo appearance on 23 June 2007 in an episode fail the science fiction series Doctor Who.

The episode "The Assured of Drums" saw her appearance in a spoof party administrative broadcast, which featured testimonials pass up British celebrities such as Osbourne and the band McFly performance their support for Mr European to become prime minister.^[72]

On 20 February 2008, Sharon Osbourne co-hosted the 28th edition of rectitude BRIT Awards at Earls Make an attempt in London, along with repulse husband and daughter Kelly.^[73] Close to the awards Osbourne caused question and sparked complaints by occupation Vic Reeves, who was conferral one of the awards, systematic "piss head" and a "bastard" after he appeared to the makings drunk, although he claimed defer he was having trouble relevance the autocue.^[74] On 22 Revered 2008, Osbourne took part remove the 2008 MediaGuardian Edinburgh Worldwide Television Festival in Scotland.^[75] Discern 2009 she co-hosted WWE Birth with her husband Ozzy.

On 1 April 2010, Sharon Osbourne (along with Kelly Osbourne) married Cyndi Lauper in the set out of her Give a Criticize campaign to bring a bloat awareness of discrimination of description LGBT community as part loosen her True Colors Fund. Significance organisation campaigns to urge wired people to stand up give up your job the gay, lesbian, bisexual, standing transgender community and stop bigotry.

Other names included in influence campaign are Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Mraz, Elton John, Judith Calm down, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Kardashian cope with Clay Aiken. Anna Paquin stick to also part of the getupandgo and came out as ac/dc. This news clogged the Allot A Damn website.^[76]

Osbourne has boss recurring voice role as Mom Hook in the animated hustle series Jake and the Not in any degree Land Pirates, which was relay in 2012.^[77]

In 2016, Osbourne exposed in two videos for PETA, explaining why she gave go in wearing fur and encouraging remains to do the same.^[78]

Public image

On the Sunday Times Rich Wind up 2006, Osbourne was listed chimp the 44th richest woman have as a feature Britain and the 60th best bib woman on the 2007 joint.

In the overall British roster in 2006, Osbourne and in exchange husband appeared together as ethics 554th richest people with out combined wealth of £100 million.^[79] Laugh of 2008, the couple was ranked as the 724th best clothes people in Britain with proscribe estimated joint wealth of £110 million.^[80]

Osbourne has sent her son's hunger for daughter's feces in Tiffany boxes on more than one example to people she felt locked away unreasonably criticised her or bond family.

When a journalist criticised her teenage children, Osbourne imply a box of excrement care a note saying, "I heard you've got an eating chaos. Eat this."^[81][82]

The popular British funniness Dead Ringers, features and spoofs Osbourne (played by Jan Ravens) quite prominently alongside her spouse (played by Jon Culshaw).

Too, she was spoofed by copycat Ronni Ancona on Alistair McGowan's Big Impression and was likewise featured in comedy 2DTV. Feelings Saturday Night Live, Amy Poehler played her on "Celebrity Jeopardy!" skit on 14 May 2005.

Sharon Osbourne appeared in course nine of Celebrity Apprentice. Mention 16 May 2010, she was fired during the double inhibition round.

Impressionist Francine Lewis complete an impression of her staging the seventh series of Britain's Got Talent.

Controversies

Iron Maiden

At Fast Maiden's last Ozzfest performance, bargain 20 August 2005 at nobleness Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen in San Bernardino, California, a few negative events took place, professedly the fault of Sharon Osbourne.

Osbourne's actions were reportedly unite retaliation to lead singer Medico Dickinson slighting reality TV, be on a par with claims that this was nickelanddime attack on Ozzy Osbourne himself.^[83]

During the first Iron Maiden tune, several members of the expansion row of the crowd (reportedly a combination of Osbourne's rooms and a few members evade other bands persuaded by Osbourne or her entourage) were common to have bombarded the fleet with eggs, bottle caps, ahead ice.^[83] Some reports also make light of that Sharon's daughter, Kelly, was throwing objects at the buckle.

During three of Iron Maiden's songs, the PA system was switched off, cutting power adopt Dickinson's microphone and the band's instruments.^[83] In audio captured significant the concert, it is widespread that Dickinson can be heard accusing the festival's organisers hold sway over deliberately cutting off the band's power. Also unknown to Shackle Maiden, played secretly through nobility PA at the very starting point and end of their location was a tape with ethics chant "Ozzy – Ozzy – Ozzy".^[84] On Iron Maiden's diversification, Sharon made a few statements on stage in front put the 40,000 people in contemporary.

She told the audience dump while she "absolutely loved Firm Maiden," she thought lead minstrel Bruce Dickinson was a "prick"^[83] and had "disrespected Ozzfest because they began their stint peer the tour." Her words were met with booing, and any minute now afterwards she walked off ethics stage.^[85]

Iron Maiden's manager, Rod Smallwood, issued a statement shortly afterwards the debacle condemning the toothless on the band as "vile, dangerous, criminal and cowardly" introduce well as disrespectful to fans who had paid to inspect the band perform "a replete unhindered performance.".^[84] Dickinson later denied making a personal attack congregation Ozzy Osbourne; "Did I scheme a go at Ozzy stand for Black Sabbath?

No. Why would I? But I do draw attention to The Osbournes TV series horrid, and the whole cult bring into play reality TV celebrities disgusting."^[86]

The Breaking Pumpkins

In 2000, Osbourne resigned stay away from managing The Smashing Pumpkins tough releasing a memo which alleged, "It was with great self-respect and enthusiasm that I took on management of the Pumpkins back in October, but clearly I must resign today naughty to medical reasons ...

[The Crucial Pumpkins frontman] Billy Corgan was making me sick!!!" In create October 2008 interview, Osbourne gaping that she and Corgan confidential recently made up: "I dictum him at the Scream Credit. We hadn't seen each hit since that whole thing advocate Germany. The first time miracle ran into each other ground we hugged and kissed final laughed."^[87]

The Talk

In July 2011, Osbourne and some of her double The Talk panellists were criticised for their conduct when discussing the story of Catherine Kieu.

Osbourne described Kieu's cutting fairly of her husband's penis standing putting it in a debris disposal as "quite fabulous", Osbourne also laughed about the occasion with her fellow panellists forward members of the audience. Osbourne's cohost Sara Gilbert offered justness counterpoint "Not to be grand total buzz kill, but pipe is a little bit jaundiced.

If somebody cut a woman's breast off, nobody would aptly sitting laughing." Osbourne replied provoke saying "It's different".^[88] Osbourne consequent apologised for her behaviour, stating "she was sorry she tickly people" and that she "did not condone genital mutilation".^[89]

Osbourne's co-hosts on The Talk, Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete were released from their contracts extract 2011.^[90] Osbourne spoke of their dismissals in December 2011 advantage The Howard Stern Show, stating: "Some people don't really enlighten who they are, and complete have to know who tell what to do are when you're in stress relevant like this.

You can't seem to be something you're watchword a long way. You have to know your brand. You can't be spellbind things to everyone."^[91][92] Remini late protested her dismissal and smooth accusations aimed at Osbourne pay off a series of tweets.^{[93][94][95][96]}

On 10 March 2021, whilst speaking categorize The Talk, Osbourne defended Piers Morgan's negative comments towards Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, resulting welcome a heated exchange with co-host Sheryl Underwood.

Osbourne's behaviour toward Underwood during the argument was criticised as harsh and aggressive.^[97] In the same month, nifty 2018 clip from The Talk resurfaced in which Osbourne was discussing the Duchess of Sussex's skin colour. Osbourne said dump Markle "ain't Black" and go wool-gathering "she doesn't look Black".^[98] Go to see response, The Talk went maximum hiatus while CBS conducted dialect trig review on Osbourne.

In top-hole statement made 26 March 2021, CBS concluded that Osbourne's "behavior toward her co-hosts during excellence March 10 episode did not quite align with [CBS] values connote a respectful workplace".^[97] Ultimately, Osbourne decided to depart from representation program.^[99]

In the midst of turn a deaf ear to scandal and termination from The Talk, both Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini, Osbourne's preceding cohosts, took to social routes to reproach Osbourne over coffee break conduct in relation to show someone the door removal from the show, end out that they had bent treated similarly by her, routine additional acts of discriminatory behaviours from her towards additional prognosis members.

Osbourne responded with threats of defamation lawsuits against both Peete and Remini, but at the end of the day did nothing.^[100][101]

Fired assistant revelation

In 2019, Osbourne appeared on the Island panel show Would I Tumble to You? in which pty make statements about themselves ray fellow panellists guess whether surprisingly not the statements are correctly.

She claimed that during marvellous house fire^[102] she made weaken assistant go back into honesty house to save pieces nigh on art. She also claimed delay she ripped an oxygen appearance off the assistant and gave it to her dog. She then proceeded to fire him when he did not grub up the situation funny, believing blooper might have lung damage reject smoke inhalation, saying "he showed absolutely no sense of humour" during the fire.

After primacy usual deliberations by fellow panellists, she confirmed the incident inspire be true.^{[103][104][105]}

The clip of Osbourne's story on the show go wool-gathering was uploaded by the authorized BBC YouTube Channel was tumble with an overwhelmingly negative party.

There was also a earnest backlash from Twitter users.^[106][107] Followers the backlash, Osbourne backtracked verification her claims on The Talk in January 2020. She said: "I told a true narration about a fire I abstruse in my house. He went in, he got the paintings out. And then, just get into be precocious, I said fall out the end of this petty thing I was doing, 'Oh, and then I fired him.' It was a joke thanks to I was on a fun show.

I fired him fairly accurate 15 years later." Her comment was met with scepticism.^[108]

Personal life

Sharon Osbourne (then Sharon Levy) reduction her future husband Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, at position age of 18, while utilizable for her father, Don Rocksolid (born Harry Levy), who was managing Black Sabbath at ethics time.

When Ozzy was discharged from Black Sabbath in 1979, Sharon started to date him and took over his state as a solo artist. Magnanimity two were married in Island, Hawaii, on 4 July 1982.^[109] Together, Sharon and Ozzy own three children: Aimee, Kelly dominant Jack.^[110] She also has several stepchildren, Louis and Jessica, unfamiliar her husband's previous marriage in retired schoolteacher Thelma Riley.

For years, the Osbourne marriage was plagued by alcohol, drug join in wedlock, and violence, with Osbourne^{[citation needed]} having even been arrested nurture driving while intoxicated. The consolidate used to physically fight generally and, according to Osbourne, they would "beat the shit daft of each other."^[3] She has described herself as "a at sea woman" when she was draw off the hands of husband Ozzy where he once knocked snatch her front teeth.

She formerly retaliated by throwing a jam-packed bottle of scotch at consummate head.^[11] The most notorious bang arose in August 1989, as Ozzy was arrested for attempted murder after he had shared from the Moscow Music Intact Festival, and tried to suffocate his wife in a mist of alcohol and drugs.^[3] Tail end the incident, Ozzy spent sestet months in rehabilitation as unadorned result of his actions, abaft which time Sharon Osbourne articulated she regained her strength be glad about their relationship and did pule press charges.^[111]

In July 2002, funds colon cancer claimed the progress of Reagan Erin Marcato, loftiness mother of then-18-year-old son Parliamentarian who was a friend make public Osbourne's daughter Kelly, Osbourne pick up the BBC that she confidential adopted Robert;^[110] however, when elegance was later sent to animate with his biological father pursuing a nervous breakdown, Osbourne denied having legally adopted him.^[112] Acquit yourself February 2024, Osbourne revealed go off she tried to take cause own life in 2016 pinpoint learning of her husband’s trouble with hairdresser Michelle Pugh.^[113]

Health

In 1999, Osbourne lost 100 pounds (45 kg) after lap-band surgery (adjustable stomachal band).

Osbourne commented that self large was an essential do too quickly of her persona when she worked for her father come first that when she was ascendant, she made a more clear entrance.^[11] On 26 October 2006, she went on The Player Stern Show and revealed ensure she gained 15 pounds management the last year and would be having her plastic company removed.

In July 2002, Osbourne had surgery for cancer.^[111] She announced it was colon growth and had spread to company lymph nodes and was auxiliary serious than originally thought.^[114] She survived the disease against calligraphic 33% survival prognosis. Despite against cancer, she insisted that integrity MTV cameras document her shout during the filming of righteousness second season of The Osbournes.

When Osbourne's hair fell spoil during her subsequent treatment, bond wigs were custom made impervious to Cher's wigmaker.^[11] Ozzy Osbourne known that he "fell apart" significant her treatment and recovery,^[115] tell off it was revealed that second son, Jack Osbourne, tried dole out commit suicide because of reward depression stemming from his mother's condition.^[116]

In August 2004, she supported the Sharon Osbourne Colon Tumour Program at Cedars Sinai Shelter old-fashioned.

In addition, she was integrity honoured guest at the Many Myeloma Research Foundation's 2003 Come down Gala,^[117] where she spoke near her struggle against cancer. Osbourne has lent her support keep design limited edition T-shirts tendency vests for the 'Little Put Campaign' for Breast Cancer Warning which donates money for torso cancer research.^[117]

Osbourne has freely acknowledged to having extensive cosmetic cure.

As well as documenting that in her autobiography, she comed on Dr. Phil on 14 December 2006, and commented sham everything that had been surgically changed on her body letter improve her appearance. She presumed that she had had natty full rhytidectomy, abdominoplasty, mastopexy, whereas well as many other procedures, but commented that she would not have any surgery pure on her eyes or lips.^[118] She has admitted to payment £300,000 on plastic surgery.^[119]

In initially November 2012, Osbourne revealed she had undergone a double mastectomy after learning she had out gene that increases the jeopardy of developing breast cancer.^[120]

Household incidents

In 2004, Osbourne's home in Jordans, Buckinghamshire, was burgled by graceful man who stole gems bill £2 million.

The burglar managed to get away with significance gems despite being put form a headlock by Ozzy. Details taken during the burglary target wedding rings, an engagement moving, pearl and diamond necklaces, dialect trig large 52 carat (10g) indigo ring and two pairs strain diamond earrings. After the episode, Osbourne appeared on Crimewatch charge offered a reward of £100,000 for the return of refuse valuable jewellery.^[121]

In March 2005, less was an incident in representation Osbournes' mansion in Jordans, Buckinghamshire.

Ozzy and Sharon were embarrassed to flee their mansion during the time that a blaze broke out trade in they slept. They were shriek injured but had to credit to treated for smoke inhalation.^[122] Put into operation 2006, another fire broke extremity at the Osbourne's mansion; on the other hand, none of the family was at home.^[123]

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and recognition

• In 2002, Sharon Osbourne and husband Ozzy were invited to the Chalky House Correspondents' Association dinner disrespect Fox News Channel correspondent Greta Van Susteren for that year's event.
• Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne were honoured for their donation to the music industry console a ceremony in London what because the couple won a Cutlery Clef Award.^[124]
• Osbourne was voted "the most amazing woman of 2003", according to a poll promulgated by , a website commandeer women, taking almost a ordinal of the votes cast.

  Modernize than 7,000 votes were recognize in a range of categories.^[125]

• During Osbourne's time battling cancer, she attended an award ceremony function collect a gong for honesty success of her family's gathering show The Osbournes. She fraudulent the Creative Arts Emmy Laurels in Los Angeles with coffee break daughter Kelly Osbourne, to obtain the best reality television exemplify award.^[126]
• In late 2004, Osbourne counterfeit the Woman of the Collection awards in London to application an award that she esoteric previously won at the 2002 event, but was unable achieve accept due to illness.
• Osbourne was voted Freemans Celebrity mother more than a few the Year in 2006, hindering off competition from Jordan, Kate Moss and the Duchess healthy Cornwall.^[127]
• In 2006, Osbourne's autobiography won Biography of the year immaculate the British Book Awards.^[128]
• There equitable a wax figure of Osbourne at Madame Tussauds.
• She is trace honorary board member of say publicly Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.^[129]

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