Jack Osbourne has publicly condemned Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters for disparaging comments made about his late father, Ozzy Osbourne.
The criticism came during Waters’ appearance on “The Independent Ink” last month, where he remarked on the Black Sabbath frontman’s recent passing. “Ozzy Osbourne, who just died, bless him, in his whatever that state that he was in his whole life,” Waters, 81, said. “We’ll never know… Although he was all over the TV for hundreds of years with his idiocy and nonsense.” He added, “I don’t care about Black Sabbath, I never did. I have no interest in biting the heads of chickens or whatever they do.”
In a direct response on Instagram, Jack Osbourne, 39, wrote, “Hey @RogerWaters, F— you. How pathetic and out of touch you’ve become. The only way you seem to get attention these days is by vomiting out bulls— in the press. My father always thought you were a c— – thanks for proving him right.”
This incident follows a similar public defense of the rock icon by Jack’s sister, Kelly Osbourne. Last week, Kelly criticized WWE star Becky Lynch after the wrestler insulted Ozzy’s hometown during a “Monday Night Raw” broadcast from Birmingham, England. “The only good thing that came out of here died a month ago,” Lynch told the crowd. “But in fairness to Ozzy Osbourne, he had the good sense to move to L.A. – a proper city. Because if I lived in Birmingham, I’d die too.”
Kelly called the remarks disrespectful on her Instagram, writing, “Shame on the WWE for allowing such things to be said about my father and his home.”
Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary lead singer of Black Sabbath, passed away on July 22 at the age of 76. His death certificate cited cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, and Parkinson’s disease as the causes. The Osbourne family announced his death in a statement, asking for privacy.
Following his death, thousands of fans joined a procession through the streets of Birmingham to honor the music legend. Osbourne himself had previously expressed his desire for his funeral to be a celebration rather than a somber event. In a 2011 column, he wrote that he wanted pranks, such as “the sound of knocking inside the coffin,” and for the service to be a “celebration, not a mope-fest.” He concluded, “I don’t want my funeral to be sad. I want it to be a time to say ‘thanks.’”
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