Osbournes Call Out Musicians Lying About Ozzy And People Claiming To Speak With Him From The Grave

In their first podcast episode since the July 22 passing of Ozzy Osbourne, the Osbourne family opened up about the “severely inappropriate” and vulturistic behavior they’ve witnessed, specifically calling out individuals who have fabricated stories about their final interactions with the Black Sabbath legend.

While the family expressed gratitude for the global outpouring of love, they also used “The Osbournes Podcast” to address the “nutters” and opportunists who have emerged. Kelly Osbourne took particular issue with people inventing stories about Ozzy‘s farewell “Back To The Beginning” concert.

“There’s been a couple people,” Kelly said, “and I don’t know if we wanna name names, that have said that dad said certain things to them at the last show that we know he never said.”

Sharon Osbourne confirmed this, stating that the family knows exactly who Ozzy interacted with before his final performance.

“Everybody gets on the bandwagon. ‘He said to me this at the last show…’ I know the people he spoke to because they had to come into the dressing room to see him. So we know who he spoke to,” Sharon said.

Kelly also expressed her disgust with people claiming to have supernatural connections to her late father.

“We’ve had quite a few nutters coming out of the woodwork saying that they’re speaking to dad from the grave,” she revealed. “It really bothers me. I think it’s severely inappropriate.”

Sharon then shared the most bizarre and macabre instance of a fan overstepping boundaries—a woman who sent a package of biological samples in an effort to prove she was Ozzy‘s secret child.

“We had one lady send us her toenails!” Sharon exclaimed.

“It was a toenail, some blood, hair,” Kelly clarified, “because she’s absolutely convinced that she’s dad’s child.”

Jack Osbourne joked: “Do we need to do a DNA test? Oh this is so exciting. We have a new sibling!”

Jack offered a more empathetic perspective on the intense public reaction, suggesting the bizarre behavior stems from a genuine sense of loss. “I think part of that, though, is just how deeply affected by dad’s passing people are,” he said. “I’ve seen messages where people are like, ‘I never thought I would feel this way about someone I didn’t know dying.’ I think people are genuinely feeling this void.”

Sharon agreed, comparing Ozzy‘s universal appeal to that of another late icon.

“It’s very much like Robin Williams, because people adored him,” Sharon observed. “You didn’t have to like his movies or whatever, he was one of these people you just warmed to. And your dad was the same… just a great guy with no pretences, genuine. And dad was one of those charismatic people that people were just drawn to.”