US EditionFamily Says Ozzy Osbourne Was Hospitalized Two Weeks Before Final Concert: ‘We Were Terrified That People Were Going to Find Out’
Ozzy Osbourne faced worsening health, including Parkinson’s and pneumonia, leading to secret hospitalization two weeks before his last Black Sabbath concert, which was attended by 44,000 fans.
- Revealing a new detail, the Osbournes said Ozzy Osbourne was secretly hospitalized two weeks before his final Black Sabbath concert at Villa Park, Birmingham, shortly before his death in July at age 76.
- Longstanding medical problems including Parkinson's disease, pneumonia, infections, and prior spinal injuries worsened after a fall in the first week of December last year, the Osbournes said.
- Sharon Osbourne arranged extra security and hospital front desk and staff were instructed to deny his presence, leading to a mix-up when a man claiming to be John Osbourne was turned away.
- Jack Osbourne said the final Black Sabbath show became a living wake as Ozzy sat through nine songs in front of 44,000 people, frustrated by his limited movement.
- In the first episode of The Osbournes Unfiltered podcast, Wylde said, 'We did the show, he ended up finishing his book, they did the documentary, and then he was like: 'All right, I'm out of here'.
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Ozzy Osbourne's family reveals he was hospitalized 2 weeks before final show
"We were just terrified that people were going to find out," Sharon said.Christie Goodwin/Redferns via Getty Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne's family has revealed that the late rock legend was hospitalized only a couple weeks before his final performance.During Wednesday's episode of their podcast The Osbournes, Sharon, Kelly, and Jack Osbourne spoke about how Ozzy was in the hospital two weeks before his last Black Sabbath show on July 5."The story…
Ozzy Osbourne's family has revealed a hitherto unknown event: the singer was secretly hospitalized just two weeks before his celebrated farewell concert, where he surrounded himself with a pleiade of rock figures and played songs like Mr. Crowley. The Prince of Darkness died on July 22 at 76, only 17 days later (5 July) from offering his last performance at Birmingham's Villa Park. Now, in the first episode of the podcast The Osbournes without t…
Family Says Ozzy Osbourne Was Hospitalized Two Weeks Before Final Concert: ‘We Were Terrified That People Were Going to Find Out’
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