Kelly Osbourne shuts down rumours dad Ozzy Osbourne is 'dying'
'What the f--- is wrong with you people?'
Article content
Kelly Osbourne is debunking claims that her dad Ozzy Osbourne is near death as he battles Parkinson’s disease.
“So, there’s this video going around on social media, and it’s supposed to be my dad, but it’s AI,” Kelly told her followers in a video that was shared to her Instagram Stories, per E! News. “It has a voice like my dad’s David Attenborough or something. And it starts out saying, ‘I don’t need a doctor to tell me that I’m going to die. I know I’m going to die.’ What the f*** is wrong with you people? Why would you spend your time making a video like this?”
tap here to see other videos from our team.
Kelly Osbourne shuts down rumours dad Ozzy Osbourne is 'dying' Back to video
tap here to see other videos from our team.
Kelly insisted that her 76-year-old father “is not dying,” adding, “Yes, he has Parkinson’s, and yes, his mobility is completely different than it used to be, but he’s not dying. What is wrong with you?”
She also shut down speculation that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and her mother, Sharon Osbourne, have a “suicide pact.”
“That was bulls*** my mom said to get attention one time,” Kelly said.
In 2007, Sharon told the U.K.’s Mirror: “Ozzy and I have absolutely come to the same decision. We believe 100 per cent in euthanasia so have drawn up plans to go to the assisted suicide flat in Switzerland if we ever have an illness that affects our brains.”
Sharon added that “if Ozzy or I ever got Alzheimer’s, that’s it – we’d be off.”
After releasing her Instagram video, Kelly also fired back at another follower who told her she doesn’t “understand how Parkinson’s disease works” if she doesn’t believe her dad isn’t “dying.”
“Parkinson’s disease eventually stops people from breathing and functioning and they die,” the critic swiped. “I’m sorry to be the one to tell you, but stage five Parkinson’s does mean that you are dying.”
“This is the s*** I wake up to,” Kelly responded alongside a screenshot of the message on Monday morning. “Wtf is wrong with people?”
Kelly also shared her reply, writing, “Believe me I fully understand how this works. Your message is incredibly rude. So firstly I want to tell you to go f*** yourself! He is not in stage 5!!! That is not the way his kind of Parkinson’s works.”
After rumours he was unwell, Ozzy announced he was battling Parkinson’s in January 2020.
His wife, Sharon, told Good Morning America at the time that the diagnosis “was not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination,” but acknowledged her husband had good days and bad days.
“It’s PRKN 2,” Sharon said. “There’s so many different types of Parkinson’s; it’s not a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination, but it does affect certain nerves in your body. And it’s — it’s like you have a good day, a good day, and then a really bad day.”
Despite being hopeful he could eventually tour again, Ozzy played his last live show alongside his original band Black Sabbath in Birmingham, central England, earlier this month.
“I don’t know what to say, man, I’ve been laid up for like six years. You have no idea how I feel — thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Ozzy said at the farewell concert. “You’re all … special.”
Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances.
Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information.