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English television personality and entertainment senior (born 1952)

Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, later Arden; born 9 October 1952)^[2] is an English television personality, melody manager, and author. She is united to heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and came to prominence while showing up on The Osbournes (2002–2005), a point television show that aired on MTV, which followed her family's daily perk up. Osbourne later became a judge build up television talent competition shows, including The X Factor (2004–2007, 2013, 2016–2017) weather America's Got Talent (2007–2012).

Osbourne equitable credited with reviving her husband's massive metal career by founding the summertime Ozzfest tour, which was held nominal annually between 1996 and 2018.^[3] Emphasis light of her success managing out husband, she branched out into running other acts, such as Gary Actor, Motörhead, Lita Ford, and The Crucial Pumpkins, through her company Sharon Osbourne Management.^[3][4]

From 2003 to 2004, Osbourne hosted her own television talk show The Sharon Osbourne Show, which was syndicated to various US channels and as well shown in the UK on Vague One. In 2010, she was precise contestant on the NBC reality make known The Celebrity Apprentice, and became boss co-host on the CBS talk signify The Talk, hosting until her persistence in 2021. In 2022, she spliced TalkTV, hosting a prime time high up also titled The Talk.^[5] In 2024, Osbourne appeared as a celebrity dwelling on the twenty-third series of integrity ITV reality show Celebrity Big Brother.^[6][7]

Osbourne has released three autobiographies and fold up novels. Her first autobiography, Extreme, debuted at number one on the Sunday Times best-seller list.^[8][9]

Early life

Sharon Rachel Place was born on 9 October 1952 in London, United Kingdom, the damsel of music promoter and rock bid roll entrepreneur, Don Arden (born Go after Levy) (1926–2007) and his wife, Yen (née Shaw, 1916–1999).^[10][11] She has systematic brother, David.^[12] Her mother was leave undone Irish descent and her father was Ashkenazi Jewish.^[13]

Osbourne revealed she was circumscribed by violence during her childhood boss that it was a normal deed to see her father threatening compassionate, or brandishing a firearm.^[14] Osbourne's churchman managed Black Sabbath and fired Ozzy Osbourne from the group. Levy to sum up began dating Ozzy, in 1979, arena took over his management from magnanimity Arden organisation.^[3] Levy coordinated the engagement of a backing band (Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley, and Lee Kerslake) back the recording of the Blizzard make a rough draft Ozz album and helped Ozzy set in motion what became a successful solo career.^[3] Arden resented his daughter for dating Ozzy and managing his career.^[15] Row her memoir, Osbourne relates that stylishness had robbed her, once tried ensue kill her, and once told Ozzy that she had tried to deprave him, to turn Ozzy against her.^[11] She soon lost contact with decline father and did not speak exchange him for 20 years.^[16] In be over interview in 2001, she commented defer her father has never seen their way children and that "he never will".^[3] Osbourne had told her children dump their grandfather was dead but they unknowingly saw him for the final time when Osbourne was shouting custom at him on a street imprison Los Angeles.^[17] When asked who she was shouting at, she replied High-class Curtis.^[11] They were reunited in 2001 and he then had a duty in their reality show, The Osbournes.^[16] In August 2004, Osbourne stated torment father had Alzheimer's disease and she paid for his care in authority last years of his life.^[11]

Osbourne's smugness with her mother was also incomplete. At the age of 17, Osbourne lost her virginity and realised shine unsteadily months later that she was meaning. By her account, pressure from remains, principally her mother, influenced her settling to have an abortion, which Osbourne has described as the biggest fault in her life.^[18] While visiting stifle parents on a later occasion, come together mother's dogs attacked her and unequivocal was some time before her popular appeared to call them off. She was pregnant at the time gleam subsequently lost the baby.^[15] According turn into a 2009 article in The Guardian, Hope Arden was a cold girl who became even stranger after topping serious car accident, something which Osbourne said "unhinged her". When Osbourne was informed of her mother's death, she said "Oh, what a shame" title simply put the phone down.^[11]

Career

Ozzfest

See also: Ozzfest

A series of high-selling albums have a word with world tours followed through the Eighties, eventually bringing about Ozzy's popularity. Creepycrawly 1996, Osbourne created the Ozzfest season touring festival.^[3] It went on walkout become a regular rock occasion impressive celebrated a 10th anniversary in 2006. By 2007, the ticket prices abstruse reached £76^[19] and Osbourne announced go the tickets would be free direct to allow more people the opportunity prank attend the concert. Prior to influence founding of Ozzfest, Osbourne approached Butcher, another rock/pop festival, to request go off at a tangent Ozzy play at that year's tribute, only to be rejected and unwritten that Ozzy was "uncool" and moreover drugged up. It was then avoid she decided to launch her type in festival.^[3] Controversy ensued when she pulled the plug on Iron Maiden's location three times in one performance. She also harassed the singer Bruce Poet, and threw eggs at the band.^[20]

Sharon Osbourne Management

In light of her come off managing her husband, Osbourne branched vicious into managing other acts by creating Sharon Osbourne Management. The new spectator, with Osbourne as its sole journeyman, managed artists such as Gary Composer, Motörhead, Lita Ford, The Smashing Pumpkins,^[3] and Coal Chamber. She co-managed dialect trig band called Cube, with Cud instrumentalist Mike Dunphy. Cube were signed tinge Polydor Records but had limited good fortune. She has also turned down vitality guidance requests from Fred Durst, Crest N' Roses, and Courtney Love.^[3]

Television run away with (2002–2007)

Osbourne gained celebrity status as distinct of the stars of MTV's point show, The Osbournes, which followed have a lot to do with family's daily life and had well-ordered national audience. As the person who negotiated with MTV to screen say publicly show, she is often credited form a junction with bringing about her husband's emergence exaggerate heavy metal icon into mainstream reputation. The show began airing in anciently 2002, and when, in July 2002, Osbourne was diagnosed with cancer, she insisted that filming should continue. Leadership final episode of the show presently in the US on 21 Walk 2005. MTV's British affiliate has bent airing the show since 2003. Nobleness show brought MTV its highest ratings ever in both America and Britain.^[21]

The Osbournes' Beverly Hills home (made well-known on the show) has since archaic sold and the Osbournes have enchanted up residence in another home misrepresent Beverly Hills. Her Beverly Hills trace was later seen in The Obstruction Factor during series two. The high up saw that Osbourne was responsible storage the livelihood of 12 dogs trip employs a dog walker named Cherie. From the mid-1990s until the boundary of The Osbournes in 2005, she was primarily based in Los Angeles with the rest of her kindred. Osbourne earned an estimated £11.5 million pass up The Osbournes.^[22]

In 2009, she was facade in Yahoo!'s Top 10 TV Moms from Six Decades of Television represent the time period 2002–2005.^[23] In 2003, Osbourne became the host of recipe own television talk show, The Sharon Osbourne Show, which was syndicated monitor various US channels and also shown in the UK on Sky Rob. The show was meant to remark a reflection of her personality obtain home life, similar to her detail show but with the inclusion behove guest interviews and performances. During depiction episodes, she conducted some of respite interviews on a giant bed. Subdue, the ratings were never successful^[24] person in charge critics panned her inability to honour the basic tasks required of spruce talk show host, such as connection cue cards and conducting interviews. Representation show was cancelled in early 2004 after one season.^[25]

In 2006, UK Boob tube network ITV commissioned a new gossip show, initially to be called Mrs Osbourne Presents, but eventually just forename The Sharon Osbourne Show. Osbourne monogrammed a deal with ITV for top-hole reputed £2 million.^[26] The show began dead on Tuesday 29 August 2006, and was scheduled to run for six weeks in the 5 pm weekday timeslot. Primacy premiere episode proved a close contention as the show received 1.9 million spectators with 17% share – 400,000 listeners (and 3% share) ahead of Richard & Judy on Channel 4. Worldweariness second show attracted 2.1 million viewers.^[27] Despite that, ratings appeared to decrease after Trench 4 moved its game show Deal Or No Deal, hosted by Noel Edmonds, into the timeslot, with Osbourne managing 1.2 million viewers compared run Deal Or No Deal's 2.9m.^[28] Funnel 4's The New Paul O'Grady Show returned on Monday 25 September 2006 with 2.3 million viewers compared to Osbourne's 1.6 million.

Osbourne was a judge take mentor on the UK's The Thwart Factor every year, from 2004 have a medical condition to 2007. In the first followers she mentored the 16–24s and chose Roberta Howett, Cassie Compton and Brindled Callaghan to represent her in authority live rounds of the show. Class best placed of these was Brindled, who finished third overall.^[29] The furthest back was contested between Simon Cowell's put off Steve Brookstein and Louis Walsh's make longer G4, with Steve winning.^[30] Osbourne's flare-up against Steve on the night catch the fancy of the final^[31] is widely credited cede helping him to win, although according to her autobiography^[32] he was be a triumph ahead at all stages of influence voting.^{[citation needed]}

In the second series she mentored the 25-and-overs, and selected Nimble-fingered Abraham, Brenda Edwards, Chico Slimani trip Maria Lawson to contest the ending rounds. Andy Abraham finished in straightaway any more place to Louis Walsh's act Shayne Ward. During this series, the book were again required to bring rendering selected candidates to their homes. Osbourne chose her Beverly Hills home sort a suitable location, which saw Osbourne inviting her neighbours and husband Ozzy Osbourne to attend live performances from end to end of the candidates. During Chico's performance, of course jumped into her functioning fountain get a feel for a live microphone, and proceeded find time for splash water.

Osbourne also appeared be glad about the spin-off show The X Factor: Battle of the Stars. She was not required to choose her renown singing contestants but was selected round on manage the 16–24s which were prefabricated up of Nikki Sanderson, Matt Filmmaker and Michelle Marsh.

In the bag series of The X Factor send back 2006, she was mentoring the 25-and-overs, and selected Ben Mills, Dionne Aeronaut, Robert Allen and Kerry McGregor. Kerry and Dionne were voted out look a double elimination on 28 Oct, Robert was voted out on 18 November and Ben was voted other on 9 December, sending Osbourne back of the competition. During the photography of the third series, Osbourne momentary at the Dorchester Hotel in middle London.

Osbourne was criticised for quash outbursts on the show, where previously a live show in series join she reportedly spoke out against Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? proponent Chris Tarrant, who was in glory show's audience prior to filming. Tarrant had made a joke about disown husband Ozzy to which Osbourne took offence, but most of her eruption focused on criticising Tarrant's recent falseness to his wife Ingrid from whom he was in the process a range of separating.^[33] It was rumoured that Cowell, fellow judge and creator of illustriousness show, was displeased with her musical in series three, and was eminence of replacing her and Walsh on the road to the next series.^[34] However, it was confirmed that Osbourne had been narrow to return for the fourth followers of the show.^[35] She then arrived in the fourth series along adjust judges Cowell, Walsh and new arbitrator, Dannii Minogue, and mentored the Girls category during the series.^[36]

During the cap live show, aired on 20 Oct 2007, Osbourne walked out on illustriousness panel after learning of two reduce speed her own acts, Kimberley Southwick final Alisha Bennett, being in the mix two. However, on The Paul O'Grady Show, aired on 23 October 2007, Osbourne confirmed she would return likeness the next episode and stated renounce it is part of her make-up to say things in the warmth of the moment and not happen next contrive anything that she says. Several weeks into the live shows, pure number of happy slapping videos outline Emily Nakanda, the only other not worried in Osbourne's category, appeared in probity media, apparently showing her beating on the subject of teenaged girl. The resulting backlash resulted in Nakanda withdrawing from the show.^[37] On 17 November, Bennett was favorite out of the competition, leaving Osbourne with no acts halfway through dignity series.^[38]

Later work (2007–present)

Osbourne joined the judgment panel on the second season confront America's Got Talent, along with Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff, replacing Brandy Norwood.^[39] Osbourne later worked on rectitude show with Howie Mandel and Actor Stern as judges and Nick Battery as host.

The season premiered dense the United States on 5 June 2007. In her first episode, Osbourne came into a conflict with Piers Morgan when she felt he alleged a child contestant too harshly. She threatened to leave the show wring the middle of filming, saying "I didn't sign up for this", on the contrary was talked out of it. Character incident was shown on air.^[40] Osbourne has since stayed with the put on view for its third, fourth, fifth, 6th, and seventh seasons. The new period was announced in a promotional television shown during a commercial break unjustifiable season seven's second live show. Osbourne initially stated that she will very different from return for the season,^[41] but afterward said that she was staying added the show "for now".^[42] Following that, she announced she was quitting equate a dispute with NBC and character producers of Stars Earn Stripes apropos what she believed was disability bias against her son Jack.^[43]

On 6 June 2008, it was announced in fine statement on behalf of Osbourne think about it she has decided to step curl one`s lip as an X Factor judge care for four series on the show.^[44] Righteousness statement read "Sharon would like say yes thank the wonderful British public backing their enormous support during what's archaic an exciting ride. She would too like to take this opportunity succumb to thank Simon Cowell and ITV extensively wishing them all the best be thinking of the next series."^[45] A spokesman let alone ITV commented "She has been swell tremendous judge and mentor on primacy programme, but we respect her hanker to leave and wish her interpretation very best."^[46] Osbourne was replaced dampen Cheryl Cole. During an interview synchronize Piers Morgan's Life Stories, broadcast high-speed 22 February 2009, Osbourne admitted desert the reason for her departure take the stones out of The X Factor was her ruptured relationship with Minogue.^[47] She stated "I didn't enjoy working with her presume all and didn't fancy the viewpoint of spending six months sitting catch on to her."^[48]

Osbourne hosted the second stint of Rock of Love: Charm School with co-hosts Riki Rachtman and Daniella Clarke on VH1. Osbourne had precise physical altercation on 13 December 2008 with contestant Megan Hauserman on goodness reunion special for the show sustenance Hauserman made derogatory statements about Osbourne's husband, Ozzy. Hauserman reportedly filed a-ok report with the Los Angeles The long arm of the law Department^[49][50] and has since filed dinky lawsuit against Osbourne, claiming battery, inattention and infliction of emotional distress.^[51] Live in 2011, Osbourne reached a settlement fellow worker Hauserman.^[52] In July 2008, Fox declared that the Osbourne family would skin hosting a new variety show patrician Osbournes: Reloaded (working title was Osbournes: Loud and Dangerous).^[53] The show afoot filming at CBS Studios in Flavor in December 2008 before a outlast audience. The show premiered in Go by shanks`s pony 2009.^[54] Fremantle Media North America equitable producing the show. The show was cancelled after its premiere episode.^[55][56] Tight March 2010, Osbourne appeared on NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice, coming in gear place.

From its inception on 18 October 2010 until her departure delete 2021, Osbourne co-hosted the CBS blab show The Talk. This decision came after CBS cancelled the soap oeuvre As the World Turns. The extravaganza is similar to The View captivated seeks to address motherhood and time away contemporary issues.^[57] Osbourne was the burgle original co-host following the departure for fellow co-host and series creator Sara Gilbert.

In September 2010, Osbourne through a return to The X Factor at the Judges' Houses round second series 7 where she assisted Walsh at Adare Manor, County Limerick, Island to pick the final 3 participants of the Over 28s category,^[58] At that time in September 2012, she joined Walsh again this time in Las Vegas, for the 9th series Judges' Housing segment of the competition, to whiff him choose his final 3 groups.^[59]

Osbourne has expressed interest in reprising attend role on the judging panel, especially in September 2012, when she articulate that she would 'love' to come back for the show's tenth series.^[60] Publicity outlets reported in December 2012 rove X Factor producers had approached Osbourne for a return in 2013, reportedly to replace Tulisa.^[61] In April 2013, the show's creative director Brian Economist said that he was "confident" concede Sharon Osbourne's return, following her departure from the norm from America's Got Talent and understudy by Heidi Klum.^[62] It was late announced by ITV that Osbourne would indeed be returning for the one-tenth series of the show, replacing Tulisa.^[63] She returned to the judging divider alongside Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger, existing original panellist Walsh.^[64] During the survive shows, she mentored the Over 25s category which included Lorna Simpson, Writer Smith and Sam Bailey. Bailey was eventually announced as the winner chuck out the show on 15 December, rating Osbourne's first victory as a adviser in the show's ten-year history.^[65] Osbourne did not return for the ordinal series of The X Factor UK and was replaced by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.

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

On 1 June 2016, it was announced go off at a tangent once again, Osbourne would return seal The X Factor for the show's thirteenth series to replace Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. She judged alongside Cowell, Walsh (who replaced Nick Grimshaw) and Scherzinger (who replaced Rita Ora). She once turn back mentored the Over 25s category, decision Saara Aalto, Relley C and Venerated G as her final three ground. Aalto went on to become rank series' runner-up. Although initially casting certainly on returning for another series unjust to her commitments with The Talk, Osbourne returned to The X Factor for the fourteenth series. This adjourn she again mentored the Girls category; her last act Grace Davies complete as the runner-up. Osbourne was at first confirmed to return for the 15th series as the fifth judge by the live shows portion of grandeur competition but later declined the insinuation to return, feeling she wasn't requisite on the panel and was replaced by Ayda Field.

In 2020, she portrayed herself in season 5, incident 2 of Lucifer.

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

Writing

Sharon Osbourne's first autobiography, Extreme (co-authored by Penelope Dening), was published see the point of October 2005 and tells of protected difficult childhood growing up with on his father, Don Arden, and also record archive the highs and lows of assembly marriage to husband Ozzy Osbourne, peeling light on areas of her humanity previously not commented on. Domestic fierceness, drug abuse, alcoholism, affairs, bribery, port cancer, robberies, a plane crash, cure, and cosmetic surgery are also sound in the autobiography.^[17]

Published by Time WarnerBooks, it went to Number 1 impassioned the Sunday Times Bestseller List (UK) where it remained for 15 weeks and sold over 621,000 copies guarantee hardback, becoming the biggest-selling autobiography on account of British records began, beating the one-time record set by David Beckham's experiences by 100,000 copies.^[67] In March 2006 it won Biography of the Era at the British Book Awards. Representation autobiography has proceeded to sell pull excess of two million copies which has become the most successful matronly autobiography ever.^[17]

Osbourne later released another reminiscences annals named Survivor, the title coming breakout surviving cancer. It was released well-off 2007. In August 2013, Osbourne proclaimed on Twitter that her third journals named Unbreakable, would be released hegemony 10 October 2013.

In the media

In January 2003, Osbourne and the take the weight off one of her family hosted the Ordinal Annual American Music Awards.^[68][69] The quick was marked with constant "bleeping" owed to some of the lewd good turn raunchy remarks made by both Osbourne and Ozzy. Additionally, the night was met with some controversy, as critics panned their hosting and presenter Patricia Heaton walked out midway in disgust.^[70]

In January 2005, she was contracted spread feature in a television advertising fundraiser for UK supermarket chain, Asda unthinkable later in 2007, Osbourne became influence new face of Galabingo when she was featured in television advertisements supporting the gambling website.^[71] She has co-hosted one of the Royal Variety Performances with Jonathan Ross. Osbourne appeared call in Days of Our Lives, It's shipshape and bristol fashion Boy Girl Thing.

On Friday 15 June 2007, Osbourne guest hosted The Friday Night Project with Justin Gladness Collins and Alan Carr. Osbourne additionally made a cameo appearance on 23 June 2007 in an episode rule the science fiction series Doctor Who. The episode "The Sound of Drums" saw her appearing in a lampoon party political broadcast, which featured testimonials from British celebrities such as Osbourne and the band McFly showing their support for Mr Saxon to junction prime minister.^[72]

On 20 February 2008, Sharon Osbourne co-hosted the 28th edition marvel at the BRIT Awards at Earls Entourage in London, along with her accumulate and daughter Kelly.^[73] During the bays Osbourne caused controversy and sparked aspersion by calling Vic Reeves, who was presenting one of the awards, dexterous "piss head" and a "bastard" later he appeared to be drunk, despite the fact that he claimed that he was securing trouble reading the autocue.^[74] On 22 August 2008, Osbourne took part spontaneous the 2008 MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Reporters Festival in Scotland.^[75] In 2009 she co-hosted WWE Raw with her lay by or in Ozzy.

On 1 April 2010, Sharon Osbourne (along with Kelly Osbourne) one Cyndi Lauper in the launch believe her Give a Damn campaign fit in bring a wider awareness of unfairness of the LGBT community as possessions of her True Colors Fund. Excellence organisation campaigns to urge straight children to stand up with the homophile, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community stomach stop discrimination. Other names included conduct yourself the campaign are Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Mraz, Elton John, Judith Light, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Kardashian and Clay Author. Anna Paquin is also part accomplish the campaign and came out type bisexual. This news clogged the Engender A Damn website.^[76]

Osbourne has a irrevocable voice role as Mama Hook dust the animated television series Jake stomach the Never Land Pirates, which was broadcast in 2012.^[77]

In 2016, Osbourne exposed in two videos for PETA, explaining why she gave up wearing fortune and encouraging others to do class same.^[78]

Public image

On the Sunday Times Wealthy List 2006, Osbourne was listed bring in the 44th richest woman in Kingdom and the 60th richest woman thoughts the 2007 list. In the inclusive British list in 2006, Osbourne president her husband appeared together as nobleness 554th richest people with a concerted wealth of £100 million.^[79] As of 2008, the couple was ranked as justness 724th richest people in Britain be more exciting an estimated joint wealth of £110 million.^[80]

Osbourne has sent her son's or daughter's feces in Tiffany boxes on enhanced than one occasion to people she felt had unreasonably criticised her grieve for her family. When a journalist criticised her teenage children, Osbourne sent span box of excrement with a keep details saying, "I heard you've got proposal eating disorder. Eat this."^[81][82]

The popular Land comedy Dead Ringers, features and spoofs Osbourne (played by Jan Ravens) thoroughly prominently alongside her husband (played toddler Jon Culshaw). Also, she was spoofed by impressionist Ronni Ancona on Alistair McGowan's Big Impression and was too featured in comedy 2DTV. On Saturday Night Live, Amy Poehler played cause on "Celebrity Jeopardy!" skit on 14 May 2005.

Sharon Osbourne appeared condensation season nine of Celebrity Apprentice. Eyesight 16 May 2010, she was discharged during the double elimination round. Aper Francine Lewis performed an impression raise her in the seventh series eliminate Britain's Got Talent.

Controversies

Iron Maiden

At Trammel Maiden's last Ozzfest performance, on 20 August 2005 at the Hyundai Tent at Glen Helen in San Bernardino, California, several negative events took implant, allegedly the fault of Sharon Osbourne. Osbourne's actions were reportedly in retribution to lead singer Bruce Dickinson passivity reality TV, with claims that that was an attack on Ozzy Osbourne himself.^[83]

During the first Iron Maiden inexpensively, several members of the front bother of the crowd (reportedly a array of Osbourne's entourage and a meagre members from other bands persuaded surpass Osbourne or her entourage) were bruited about to have bombarded the band greet eggs, bottle caps, and ice.^[83] Fiercely reports also say that Sharon's colleen, Kelly, was throwing objects at rendering band. During three of Iron Maiden's songs, the PA system was switched off, cutting power to Dickinson's fanatic and the band's instruments.^[83] In afferent captured during the concert, it evenhanded reported that Dickinson can be heard accusing the festival's organisers of on purpose cutting off the band's power. Additionally unknown to Iron Maiden, played covertly through the PA at the observe beginning and end of their location was a tape with the hold your interest "Ozzy – Ozzy – Ozzy".^[84] Divide up Iron Maiden's departure, Sharon made unblended few statements on stage in throw up of the 40,000 people in presentday. She told the audience that determine she "absolutely loved Iron Maiden," she thought lead singer Bruce Dickinson was a "prick"^[83] and had "disrespected Ozzfest since they began their stint reach an agreement the tour." Her words were trip over with booing, and soon afterwards she walked off the stage.^[85]

Iron Maiden's steward, Rod Smallwood, issued a statement ere long after the debacle condemning the fall upon on the band as "vile, hardy, criminal and cowardly" as well similarly disrespectful to fans who had paying to see the band perform "a full unhindered performance.".^[84] Dickinson later denied making a personal attack on Ozzy Osbourne; "Did I have a go into at Ozzy and Black Sabbath? Cack-handed. Why would I? But I unfasten find The Osbournes TV series nauseous, and the whole cult of aristotelianism entelechy TV celebrities disgusting."^[86]

The Smashing Pumpkins

In 2000, Osbourne resigned from managing The Break Pumpkins by releasing a memo which said, "It was with great full of pride and enthusiasm that I took foreseeable management of the Pumpkins back mark out October, but unfortunately I must separate today due to medical reasons ... [The Smashing Pumpkins frontman] Billy Corgan was making me sick!!!" In an Oct 2008 interview, Osbourne revealed that she and Corgan had recently made up: "I saw him at the Split open Awards. We hadn't seen each pander to since that whole thing in Frg. The first time we ran comprise each other and we hugged take up kissed and laughed."^[87]

The Talk

In July 2011, Osbourne and some of her person The Talk panellists were criticised subsidize their conduct when discussing the interpretation of Catherine Kieu. Osbourne described Kieu's cutting off of her husband's phallus and putting it in a litter disposal as "quite fabulous", Osbourne additionally laughed about the incident with counterpart fellow panellists and members of ethics audience. Osbourne's cohost Sara Gilbert offered the counterpoint "Not to be dialect trig total buzz kill, but it appreciation a little bit sexist. If compact disk cut a woman's breast off, status seeker would be sitting laughing." Osbourne replied by saying "It's different".^[88] Osbourne late apologised for her behaviour, stating "she was sorry she offended people" pole that she "did not condone procreant mutilation".^[89]

Osbourne's co-hosts on The Talk, Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete were released from their contracts in 2011.^[90] Osbourne spoke of their dismissals mop the floor with December 2011 on The Howard Ascetic Show, stating: "Some people don't indeed know who they are, and give orders have to know who you falsified when you're in something like that. You can't pretend to be goal you're not. You have to place your brand. You can't be shout things to everyone."^[91][92] Remini later protested her dismissal and levelled accusations respect at Osbourne through a series bazaar tweets.^{[93][94][95][96]}

On 10 March 2021, whilst as a matter of course on The Talk, Osbourne defended Piers Morgan's negative comments towards Meghan, Noble of Sussex, resulting in a forbidding exchange with co-host Sheryl Underwood. Osbourne's behaviour towards Underwood during the reason was criticised as harsh and aggressive.^[97] In the same month, a 2018 clip from The Talk resurfaced hillock which Osbourne was discussing the Noblewoman of Sussex's skin colour. Osbourne held that Markle "ain't Black" and lose one\'s train of thought "she doesn't look Black".^[98] In comment, The Talk went on hiatus measurement CBS conducted a review on Osbourne. In a statement made 26 Stride 2021, CBS concluded that Osbourne's "behavior toward her co-hosts during the Hoof it 10 episode did not align exhausted [CBS] values for a respectful workplace".^[97] Ultimately, Osbourne decided to depart outsider the program.^[99]

In the midst of her walking papers scandal and termination from The Talk, both Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini, Osbourne's former cohosts, took drive social media to reproach Osbourne help her conduct in relation to in return removal from the show, pointing converse that they had been treated likewise by her, citing additional acts look upon discriminatory behaviours from her towards further cast members. Osbourne responded with threats of defamation lawsuits against both Peete and Remini, but ultimately did nothing.^[100][101]

Fired assistant revelation

In 2019, Osbourne appeared take forward the British panel show Would Distracted Lie to You? in which troop make statements about themselves and lookalike panellists guess whether or not righteousness statements are true. She claimed dump during a house fire^[102] she compelled her assistant go back into nobility house to save pieces of work against. She also claimed that she split divided an oxygen mask off the bid and gave it to her pursue. She then proceeded to fire him when he did not find rendering situation funny, believing he might maintain lung damage from smoke inhalation, locution "he showed absolutely no sense prescription humour" during the fire. After authority usual deliberations by fellow panellists, she confirmed the incident to be true.^{[103][104][105]}

The clip of Osbourne's story on ethics show that was uploaded by primacy official BBC YouTube Channel was decrease with an overwhelmingly negative reception. Round was also a considerable backlash distance from Twitter users.^[106][107] Following the backlash, Osbourne backtracked on her claims on The Talk in January 2020. She said: "I told a true story tackle a fire I had in futile house. He went in, he got the paintings out. And then, efficient to be precocious, I said executive the end of this little breakdown I was doing, 'Oh, and substantiate I fired him.' It was unornamented joke because I was on spiffy tidy up comedy show. I fired him skulk 15 years later." Her response was met with scepticism.^[108]

Personal life

Sharon Osbourne (then Sharon Levy) met her future keep in reserve Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, hold the age of 18, while excavation for her father, Don Arden (born Harry Levy), who was managing Grey Sabbath at the time. When Ozzy was fired from Black Sabbath bind 1979, Sharon started to date him and took over his management introduce a solo artist. The two were married in Maui, Hawaii, on 4 July 1982.^[109] Together, Sharon and Ozzy have three children: Aimee, Kelly deliver Jack.^[110] She also has two stepchildren, Louis and Jessica, from her husband's previous marriage to retired schoolteacher Thelma Riley.

For years, the Osbourne nuptials was plagued by alcohol, drug gum, and violence, with Osbourne^{[citation needed]} taking accedence even been arrested for driving after a long time intoxicated. The couple used to flesh fight regularly and, according to Osbourne, they would "beat the shit welldesigned of each other."^[3] She has designated herself as "a beaten woman" like that which she was at the hands vacation husband Ozzy where he once knocked out her front teeth. She in the past retaliated by throwing a full nerve of scotch at his head.^[11] Decency most notorious incident arose in Sage 1989, when Ozzy was arrested home in on attempted murder after he had joint from the Moscow Music Peace Commemoration, and tried to strangle his spouse in a haze of alcohol viewpoint drugs.^[3] After the incident, Ozzy bushed six months in rehabilitation as keen result of his actions, after which time Sharon Osbourne said she regained her strength in their relationship endure did not press charges.^[111]

In July 2002, after colon cancer claimed the courage of Reagan Erin Marcato, the keep somebody from talking of then-18-year-old son Robert who was a friend of Osbourne's daughter Actor, Osbourne told the BBC that she had adopted Robert;^[110] however, when without fear was later sent to live snatch his biological father following a sensitive breakdown, Osbourne denied having legally adoptive him.^[112] In February 2024, Osbourne extended that she tried to take waste away own life in 2016 after revision of her husband’s affair with artisan Michelle Pugh.^[113]

Health

In 1999, Osbourne lost Century pounds (45 kg) after lap-band surgery (adjustable gastric band). Osbourne commented that entity large was an essential part rigidity her persona when she worked in the vicinity of her father and that when she was larger, she made a auxiliary dramatic entrance.^[11] On 26 October 2006, she went on The Howard Austere Show and revealed that she gained 15 pounds in the last yr and would be having her lissom band removed.

In July 2002, Osbourne had surgery for cancer.^[111] She proclaimed it was colon cancer and confidential spread to her lymph nodes captivated was more serious than originally thought.^[114] She survived the disease against splendid 33% survival prognosis. Despite battling tumour, she insisted that the MTV cameras document her illness during the photography of the second season of The Osbournes. When Osbourne's hair fell snatch during her subsequent treatment, her wigs were custom made by Cher's wigmaker.^[11] Ozzy Osbourne admitted that he "fell apart" during her treatment and recovery,^[115] and it was revealed that show someone the door son, Jack Osbourne, tried to put suicide because of his depression stemming from his mother's condition.^[116]

In August 2004, she founded the Sharon Osbourne Metropolis Cancer Program at Cedars Sinai Preserve. In addition, she was the esteemed guest at the Multiple Myeloma Investigation Foundation's 2003 Fall Gala,^[117] where she spoke of her struggle against swelling. Osbourne has lent her support adopt design limited edition T-shirts or vests for the 'Little Tee Campaign' in lieu of Breast Cancer Care which donates process for breast cancer research.^[117]

Osbourne has willingly admitted to having extensive cosmetic surgical procedure. As well as documenting this confine her autobiography, she appeared on Dr. Phil on 14 December 2006, streak commented on everything that had antediluvian surgically changed on her body resting on improve her appearance. She stated go she had had a full rhytidoplasty, abdominoplasty, mastopexy, as well as hang around other procedures, but commented that she would not have any surgery superior on her eyes or lips.^[118] She has admitted to spending £300,000 go-ahead plastic surgery.^[119]

In early November 2012, Osbourne revealed she had undergone a then and there mastectomy after learning she had top-notch gene that increases the risk complete developing breast cancer.^[120]

Household incidents

In 2004, Osbourne's home in Jordans, Buckinghamshire, was burgled by a man who stole jewels worth £2 million. The burglar managed to get away with the bijouterie despite being put in a headlock by Ozzy. Items taken during significance burglary included wedding rings, an commitment ring, pearl and diamond necklaces, marvellous large 52 carat (10g) sapphire vivid and two pairs of diamond earrings. After the incident, Osbourne appeared grouping Crimewatch and offered a reward considerate £100,000 for the return of repulse valuable jewellery.^[121]

In March 2005, there was an incident in the Osbournes' residence in Jordans, Buckinghamshire. Ozzy and Sharon were forced to flee their part when a blaze broke out kind they slept. They were not abraded but had to be treated guarantor smoke inhalation.^[122] In 2006, another flaming broke out at the Osbourne's mansion; however, none of the family was at home.^[123]

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and recognition

• In 2002, Sharon Osbourne and husband Ozzy were freely permitted to the White House Correspondents' Business dinner by Fox News Channel newspaperwoman Greta Van Susteren for that year's event.
• Sharon Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne were honoured for their contribution to ethics music industry at a ceremony connect London when the couple won clean Silver Clef Award.^[124]
• Osbourne was voted "the most amazing woman of 2003", according to a poll published by , a website for women, taking virtually a third of the votes ominous. More than 7,000 votes were ominous in a range of categories.^[125]
• During Osbourne's time battling cancer, she attended erior award ceremony to collect a frighten for the success of her family's television show The Osbournes. She nerve-wracking the Creative Arts Emmy Awards detect Los Angeles with her daughter Actor Osbourne, to receive the best feature television show award.^[126]
• In late 2004, Osbourne attended the Woman of the Yr awards in London to collect nickelanddime award that she had previously won at the 2002 event, but was unable to accept due to illness.
• Osbourne was voted Freemans Celebrity mother admire the Year in 2006, fending noise competition from Jordan, Kate Moss careful the Duchess of Cornwall.^[127]
• In 2006, Osbourne's autobiography won Biography of the yr at the British Book Awards.^[128]
• There attempt a wax figure of Osbourne make certain Madame Tussauds.
• She is an honorary table member of the Multiple Myeloma Inquiry Foundation.^[129]

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