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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ozzy Osbourne death: Sharon, Kelly, Jack, and Aimee release joint statement after legendary rocker dies
Ozzy Osbourne's family has issued a joint statement following the death of the legendary rocker at the age of 76. The founding Black Sabbath frontman died Tuesday morning, his wife, Sharon, and four of his five children confirmed in a joint statement. 'It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love,' the message shared on social media read. 'We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.' Alongside the caption, they included a photo of Osbourne — who had Parkinson's disease — sitting in a black-winged throne during his final performance two weeks ago at the Back to the Beginning charity event hosted by Black Sabbath. The proceeds from the 10-hour concert were donated to Acorns Children's Hospice, Birmingham Children's Hospital, and Cure Parkinson's. Osbourne, fondly nicknamed the 'Prince of Darkness,' was married to his second wife, television personality and music manager Sharon, from 1982 until his death. Together, they shared three children: Aimee, 41; Kelly, 40; and Jack, 39. The British singer-songwriter also had two children, daughter Jessica and son Louis, 50, from his first marriage to Thelma Riley. The pair were married from 1971 to 1982. He additionally adopted Riley's son, Elliott Kingsley, 59, from a previous marriage. The heavy metal artist has been mourned by fans and colleagues alike. Black Sabbath honored Osbourne with a post on Instagram that simply read: 'Ozzy forever.' Fellow singing icon Elton John paid tribute, calling Osbourne 'a dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods — a true legend.' 'He was also one of the funniest people I've ever met. I will miss him dearly. To Sharon and the family, I send my condolences and love,' he added. Former Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood said he was 'very sad' to hear of Osbourne's death. 'What a lovely goodbye concert he had at Back To The Beginning in Birmingham,' the rock guitarist wrote on X. Heavy-metal band Metallica paid tribute by posting a broken heart emoji, alongside an old photo of Osbourne and the band. Hours before his death, Osbourne made an eerie last Instagram post about going 'back to the beginning.' In the post, he shared a backstage photo from his farewell charity event of the sign above his dressing room. His name was printed atop the poster, with a picture of Osbourne and his four original bandmates Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, and Bill Ward below. 'Back to the Beginning,' it read. 'The Final Show.'
The Herald Scotland
7 days ago
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
Parkinson's disease charities praise Ozzy Osbourne's openness about condition
The proceeds of the Black Sabbath reunion earlier this month went to Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Acorns Children's Hospice. In 2020, Osbourne revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and he paused touring in 2023 after extensive spinal surgery. He had a fall at home in 2019 which aggravated injuries from a near-fatal quad bike crash in 2003. Parkinson's UK chief executive Caroline Rassell said: 'News of Ozzy Osbourne's death, so soon after his celebratory homecoming show, will come as a shock to so many. 'By speaking openly about both his diagnosis and life with Parkinson's, Ozzy and all his family helped so many families in the same situation. 'They normalised tough conversations and made others feel less alone with a condition that's on the rise and affecting more people every day. 'All of our heartfelt thoughts are with his family, friends and fans worldwide. His memory and the impact he left on the world will live on in all of them.' Helen Matthews, chief executive of Cure Parkinson's, said: 'We are devastated to hear the news about Ozzy and all our thoughts are with Sharon and his family. 'It seems incredible that a couple of short weeks ago Ozzy, Black Sabbath and all the acts that contributed to Back to the Beginning produced the most phenomenal and vibrant concert at Villa Park. 'We are so grateful to Ozzy for all he has done to put a spotlight on the work of Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham children's Hospital and Acorns Children's Hospice. 'On behalf of us all at Cure Parkinson's – thank you.' Osbourne said earlier this year that the last six years had been 'full of some of the worst times I've been through'.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ozzy Osbourne shuts down 'rumours' after fans charged £25 to live stream Black Sabbath gig
Ozzy Osbourne has stepped in to shut down questions on where the cash generated from the Black Sabbath final gig live stream will be going. The Prince of Darkness took to the comments section of his official Facebook page to quash concerns that all of the cash generated from the £24.99 pay-per-view tickets would be going into the artists' pockets. Ozzy made it abundantly clear that all proceeds from the live stream would be going to the three charities already set to benefit from live ticket sales for the Back To The Beginning charity gig at Villa Park Stadium. Read more: Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning live stream price, tickets, times and merchandise Subscribe to the Brum Food Club for a weekly food and drink newsletter, in your inbox, every Thursday. It's free. The concert, scheduled as a star-studded all-day event on July 5, 2025, will feature some of the biggest names in heavy metal. They'll be performing for 40,000 fans, who snapped up tickets to the gig in less than 16 minutes with tickets priced from £197.50 right up to £2,932.50. All profits from the gig will be donated between three charities: Acorns Children's Hospice, the Birmingham Children's Hospital and Cure Parkinson's. When the live stream was announced, Sharon Osbourne said: "We had such an overwhelming demand from fans from around the globe, who couldn't get tickets to the show, and they took to social media, pleading with us to broadcast a livestream of the show. "Being this is such a historic event, we just couldn't let them down." When the news was shared to Ozzy Osbourne's Facebook page, follower Flash Fairclough said: "If 100% of the proceeds from this aren't going to Cure Parkinson's and the children's charities associated with the gig, it should be free." Ozzy responded: "100% of the proceeds from the live stream also go to Acorns Children's Hospice, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Cure Parkinson's as well." As well as tickets to the live stream, the Back To The Beginning website also features limited edition merchandise bundles only available to streamers, including a special T-shirt and a collectible gig ticket. Ozzy cleared up where cash made from those will be going too. "Merch sales to Acorns Children's Hospice, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Cure Parkinson's as well." Also in the comments section, Ozzy responded to those querying the show's line-up after Tool was omitted from a gig poster while Alice in Chains remained on it, despite cancelling their upcoming concerts. Ozzy said: "Yes Tool is in, no Alice in Chains are not out."
BBC News
15-04-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Gate incident at Port Vale football club helps man shed 17 stone
A man who weighed nearly 30 stone realised he had to lose weight when he got stuck in a Port Vale football ground Duffield, who lost 17 stone in a year, had been through a tough time with the death of both his parents and suffering from knew he had to make a change on the day he took his nephews to a football match at Stoke-on-Trent's Vale Park stadium on Boxing Day 2022, and told how he changed his habits by tracking his eating, giving up alcohol and the third month, he had started walking further, getting up earlier and noticing the world around him open up again, he said. Talking to BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester, he described how, two or three years ago, his weight escalated from a "tubby but not unhealthy" 14 stone to about 29 said he had been living with his parents before he lost them, which ended up with "my depression spiralling, my weight gaining, and health rapidly deteriorating".The catalyst came on the day he got stuck in the turnstile at Port Vale, he said, describing it as "a powerful, humiliating sort of milestone". Mr Duffield, who lives in Kidderminster, described his next steps as "nothing unremarkable".Tracking his eating required a brutal honesty, and he shocked himself with his food intake, he up alcohol helped in two ways - by giving him some control and mental the second month, he started walking and, because he weighed nearly 30 stone, his weight added to the exercise, even if he just walked to the end of the street and back. "By month three, I started walking further and further, getting up a bit earlier and noticing the world around me again," he said. "It started to open up."Simple things like the birds singing, the sunrise and all that kind of thing, I thought I can be part of this world again." In his first month, he walked six miles but now he is able to walk 25 miles in a said he had been given an opportunity at life again and was now using his fitness to raise money for Acorns Children's Hospice, after they helped his niece who has a life-limiting genetic disorder and requires permanent Duffield added that the hospice had been a lifeline for his is now hiking along canals, nature reserves and trails in the West Midlands in a 1,880 mile fundraising challenge – the same distance from Worcester, where the hospice is, to Morocco, the start of the Sahara Desert which he will visit to raise more money later in the has so far completed 1,200 miles."The fact is if you do things simply and you do things often and you win each day, then all these things mount up," he said. "You've just got to take your time and be patient and trust in the results." Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Huge new Birmingham charity shop 'superstore' to fill three empty high street units
A huge new charity shop is opening in Harborne, bringing a stretch of vacant shops along the high street back into use. Acorns Children's Hospice is opening a large new 'superstore' in the space next to Home Bargains, which was previously divided into three separate units. The prominent plots were occupied by Peacocks, The Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home Interiors, which all closed down in recent years. Read more: New 'elegant' Birmingham city centre teashop after huge queue success nearby As refurbishment work ramped up at the site in recent months, locals waited with anticipation to see what would be moving in, with rumours swirling that Aldi or TK Maxx could be the new tenant. Reactions were mixed when the new red-and-white sign appeared above the door. Commenting in the local Harborne Community Facebook group, one shopper said: "I love charity shops, and Harborne is always on my list for when I'm looking for a trip to some charity shops. Can't wait to visit this one!" A second supporter wrote: "Excellent. Birmingham-founded charity with special place in my heart. Excited for the new addition to the High Street. Plus such big unit glad finally put to good use rather than being empty so massive win-win." One person joked: "That looks like the final boss of high street charity shops. Any bigger and it'll be a British heart foundation furniture shop." And another added: "With that size they'll be selling furniture which will be great and makes it different from most the other charity shops at least!" However, others were hoping to see more variety on the high street, as one Facebook user commented: "Watching the Facebook chat about what this store was going to be... the hours and days and months of suspense... and after all that... it's a another charity shop! Brilliant. Hilarious!" Someone else wrote: "Though it was going to be TK [Maxx]. Shame another charity shop, so expensive." BirminghamLive reached out to Acorns for comment but an open date has yet to be confirmed for the new store. Hoardings provide a glimpse at the kind of stock shoppers can expect. The store is encouraging donations of pre-loved clothing, books, toys and homeware once open. The charity is currently hiring for a new 'retail superstore manager' to run the new shop. Acorns provides specialist care and support for children with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses and their families.
