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The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Who is Jack Osbourne's wife Aree Gearhart and do the couple have any children together?
JACK Osbourne tied the knot with Aree Gearhart a year after welcoming their first child - here's everything you need to know. Legendary late rockstar Ozzy Osbourne's son married his "amazing" fiancée in September 2023. Advertisement 5 Aree and Jack welcomed their daughter Minnie in July 2022 Credit: Instagram 5 Aree used to work as a magazine editor Credit: Instagram 5 The couple met in 2019 Credit: Instagram The 39-year-old posted a snap from their wedding day on Instagram with the message: "Something really cool happened. "I married the most amazing women I've ever met. "All in." Many rushed to the comments section to congratulate the loved-up pair. Advertisement Read More One said: "It's magical to find that person, congrats to you guys!!" Another wrote: "Congrats my man!" A third chimed in: "All in looks good on you." Jack - the son of Advertisement Most read in Showbiz Breaking In March 2022 Jack revealed that they were expecting their first child. They later Ozzy Osbourne top five greatest moments He is dad to three other kids - Pearl, 10, Andy, seven, and Minnie, five - who he shares with his Jack and Lisa were married between 2012 and 2019. Advertisement She was later employed at the LA based art and design brand Poketo. The mum-of-one was credited with creating a pride video and newsletter campaign. As of 2025, Aree works as an interior designer. Advertisement And, despite not working in the entertainment industry herself, Aree wasn't a stranger to it. Her brother Devon was actually a child actor and appeared in Funny Games, as well as Criminal Minds. By all accounts it appears Aree was welcomed into the Osbourne family with open arms. She has frequently been pictured with Jack's Advertisement Aree also calls herself stepmum to Jack's three children with ex-wife Lisa. In the Instagram post announcing their engagement, Jack wrote, "Her step-mom skills make my heart so full." Meanwhile, Jack Osbourne was born on November 8, 1985, and has pursued a career as a fitness and travel reporter – his fortune has been estimated at $10million (£8million). He had presented shows such as Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie and Saving Planet Earth on the BBC. Advertisement Jack is still involved in TV, fronting paranormal shows such as Jack Osbourne's Haunted Homecoming, Portals to Hell and Jack Osbourne's Night of Terror. In 2023, we revealed Like his big sister, he has worked with his dad, making reality show Ozzy and Jack's World Detour for the History Channel. In 2012, Jack was diagnosed with Advertisement On July 22, the Osbourne family sadly announced the passing of Ozzy, aged 76. A statement from his family said: "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. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. "Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis." Advertisement 5 Aree was welcomed into the Osbourne clan with open arms Credit: jackosbourne/Instagram 5 The couple tied the knot in September 2023 Credit: Instagram
Scottish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Who is Jack Osbourne's wife Aree Gearhart and do the couple have any children together?
Jack - the son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne - and Aree started dating in 2019 CRACKERJACK Who is Jack Osbourne's wife Aree Gearhart and do the couple have any children together? Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) JACK Osbourne tied the knot with Aree Gearhart a year after welcoming their first child - here's everything you need to know. Legendary late rockstar Ozzy Osbourne's son married his "amazing" fiancée in September 2023. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 5 Aree and Jack welcomed their daughter Minnie in July 2022 Credit: Instagram 5 Aree used to work as a magazine editor Credit: Instagram 5 The couple met in 2019 Credit: Instagram The 39-year-old posted a snap from their wedding day on Instagram with the message: "Something really cool happened. "I married the most amazing women I've ever met. "All in." Many rushed to the comments section to congratulate the loved-up pair. One said: "It's magical to find that person, congrats to you guys!!" Another wrote: "Congrats my man!" A third chimed in: "All in looks good on you." Jack - the son of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne - and Aree started dating in 2019. In March 2022 Jack revealed that they were expecting their first child. They later welcomed Minnie into the world in July that year. Ozzy Osbourne top five greatest moments He is dad to three other kids - Pearl, 10, Andy, seven, and Minnie, five - who he shares with his ex-wife Lisa Stelly. Jack and Lisa were married between 2012 and 2019. Aree used to work as an editor at Issue magazine before meeting Jack. She was later employed at the LA based art and design brand Poketo. The mum-of-one was credited with creating a pride video and newsletter campaign. As of 2025, Aree works as an interior designer. And, despite not working in the entertainment industry herself, Aree wasn't a stranger to it. Her brother Devon was actually a child actor and appeared in Funny Games, as well as Criminal Minds. By all accounts it appears Aree was welcomed into the Osbourne family with open arms. She has frequently been pictured with Jack's sister Kelly and the rockstar clan have spent plenty of public holidays together. Aree also calls herself stepmum to Jack's three children with ex-wife Lisa. In the Instagram post announcing their engagement, Jack wrote, "Her step-mom skills make my heart so full." Meanwhile, Jack Osbourne was born on November 8, 1985, and has pursued a career as a fitness and travel reporter – his fortune has been estimated at $10million (£8million). He had presented shows such as Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie and Saving Planet Earth on the BBC. Jack is still involved in TV, fronting paranormal shows such as Jack Osbourne's Haunted Homecoming, Portals to Hell and Jack Osbourne's Night of Terror. In 2023, we revealed he took a trip to Australia for his "spookiest" ghost hunt yet with his mum Sharon in tow. Like his big sister, he has worked with his dad, making reality show Ozzy and Jack's World Detour for the History Channel. In 2012, Jack was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. On July 22, the Osbourne family sadly announced the passing of Ozzy, aged 76. A statement from his family said: "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. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. "Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis." 5 Aree was welcomed into the Osbourne clan with open arms Credit: jackosbourne/Instagram
The Herald Scotland
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
I entered a world of subversive games and dark sexual politics
The book seems ready to take you into a world of threatening violence akin to the movie Funny Games. In Michael Haneke's Austrian arthouse horror, two strange young men arrive at the holiday home of a perfect young family before all hell breaks loose. The sense of dread mounts as these young heavies return the next day with a pair of older thugs linked to gangsters and politicians. The hoodlums want to know why Rekha is ignoring a local gangster's son who loves her, and believe her father should set her straight. Read More: To make matters worse, Rekha is visiting family in a rural village with no phone or internet connection. Her parents fear something terrible might happen to her, so are soon en-route to the countryside to bring her home to safety. Don't get too caught up in this 'thriller', though. It's just an Hitchcockian MacGuffin - the plot device Shanbhag uses to lure you into his deconstruction of Indian society. The scab which the author really wants to pick at is the tension between India's relentless drive towards modernity versus the rise of an intensely conservative and nationalist form of Hindhu populism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. If Harold Pinter was still alive and fancied anatomising this nation of contradictions, Sakina's Kiss is probably how he'd do it. Harold Pinter (Image: PA) Initially, Venkat and Viji seem perfectly matched. They have similar tastes, similar backgrounds. The couple both seem equally modern, despite mocking fellow Indians so influenced by the west that they think 'we can only progress by destroying our own culture'. Indeed, Viji may earn more than her husband, but we can't be sure as she won't tell him what her salary is, and Venkat is our rather unreliable narrator so we're trapped seeing the world from his perspective, and knowing only what he knows. The couple's differences emerge after those strange, threatening Pinteresque men arrive, wounding Venkat's sense of masculinity. We soon discover that Venkat has a markedly conservative streak to his character. He's both submissive towards the women in his life - fearing to talk about issues like feminism - whilst secretly longing to dominate them. Read More: The tensions Shanbhag explores are playing out across the world today as men struggle to come to terms with the loss of power masculinity once conveyed. This fragile male paranoia is found in everything from Trump's MAGA movement to the rise of online misogynist influencers. Rekha, who can sense the patriarchy lurking inside her father, even physically overpowers Venkat at one point when he tries to restrain her. He's jealous of other men who have a better relationship with her, like teachers. Venkat wants to present a liberal veneer to his family, friends and colleagues but inside he's truly and bitterly reactionary. This isn't a reductive novel, though, where liberal women are good and conservative men are bad. There are plenty of times when you pity Venkat. He tries to be decent but he's emotionally clumsy. At one point, his wife - disappointed in another of his clunky attempts at connection - pushes him away when he tries to hold her hand. You feel how much he burns with shame and embarrassment. Any pity for him, however, quickly evaporates when the idea of 'forcing' his wife to hold his hand flashes through his mind. This book is a deft balancing act, at times making you empathise with characters you've no desire to offer empathy to, or prompting you to recoil from characters you've rooted for throughout. Indian cricket match (Image: PA) Venkat was raised in a deeply patriarchal family, where wives and mothers were treated as glorified servants at best. The cocktail of tradition and modernity which Venkat has imbibed has given him a spiritual hangover. He doesn't know who he is - thus all the self-help books he reads. Indeed, Venkat longs to be 'transformed'. Other dominant facets of Modhi's India appear in cameo. Viji talks of the police 'thrashing people to death'. WhatsApp is used as a tool for radicalisation of the masses by both the left and right. The issue of how women dress constantly flows through the book. Patriotism and patriarchy are bedfellows. Venkat is also that most cursed of creatures: torn between tradition and modernity, he attempts to strike a centrist position. Venkat is always both-siding any debate - even when one side is thoroughly repugnant. All sides just need a hearing, he says, blind to the fact that by indulging extremism he legitimises it. Indeed, Venkat is the kind of man who has quietly acquiesced in India's slide towards authoritarianism. There would be no Modhi without the Venkats of India. He's not evil - he's just very self-centred and secretly longs for the power men of the past once wielded. As the book finishes, we find ourselves in the midst of an election. The candidate is a vile sexist. Venkat has been told by his wife and daughter not to vote for him. Who will our anti-hero support? Let's just say, the book doesn't offer much hope of change in India. The title of the novel is perfectly fitting. It's a reference to a line misread in a letter. Thanks to some terrible handwriting one phrase is misconstrued as 'Sakina's kiss'. The book itself is one long play on the notion of misinterpretation: what we think is a thriller, is actually a deeply, political - and at least in India - subversive text. Modhi's culture warriors won't be pleased with Shandbhag's covert satire. The book closes on a distinctly meta note, offering us not an ending but a choice of endings. Like a playful Paul Auster novel, we're encouraged to chose what we'd prefer to happen: not just to the characters, but to the soul of India - a nation in flux, changing every day. Sakina's Kiss by Vivek Shanbhag is out now from Faber in hardback priced £12.99
Time Out
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The Piano Teacher
Haneke's adaptation of a novel by Elfriede Jelinek may be shot, edited and performed rather more conventionally than most of his work, but in many ways it's no less confrontational or transgressive than, say, The Seventh Continent or Funny Games . If the latter was a chaste but provocative variation on the violent thriller, this puts the porn movie through much the same paces, refusing to provide explicit titillation even as it explores the psychopathology of a professor of music, touching 40 but still so oppressed by her tyrannical mother, with whom she still lives, and by the disciplines of her vocation, that her only acquaintance with emotion and eroticism comes from watching porn. Then, into her sad life comes a young student, who falls for her. No conventional redemption ensues, as the pair slide slowly but inexorably into a relationship so painfully twisted it would be implausible, were it not for Haneke's rigorous intelligence and Huppert's controlled and courageous performance. Ambitious, profoundly articulate, and despite its avoidance of sentimentality and sermonising, very compassionate.
News18
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Michael Pitt Accused Of ‘Sexually Abusing' Ex-Girlfriend In New York
Last Updated: The incidents allegedly took place at the actor's home in Brooklyn, New York, between April 2020 and August 2021. American model and actor Michael Pitt, known for his roles in Boardwalk Empire, The Dreamers and Funny Games, is facing a number of criminal charges. A grand jury has indicted the 44-year-old actor on nine criminal charges, including first-degree sexual assault, strangulation and attacking her with a cinder block and a piece of lumber. The incidents allegedly took place at his home in Brooklyn, New York, between April 2020 and August 2021. He was arrested on Friday, May 2 and was presented before the court on the same day, revealed a report by the Associated Press. His lawyers have denied all nine counts of allegations, with one of them, Jason Goldman, even stating that they have exonerating evidence and expect the case to be dismissed soon. 'Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt — an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes — can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unreliable individual," said Michael Pitt's lawyers to the agency. He continued, 'In reality, this baseless claim is suspiciously raised some four or five years after the alleged incident, from a time when the two parties were in a completely consensual relationship." Notably, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez's office has not commented on anything beyond the indictment. Reportedly, the alleged incidents happened on four dates between April 2020 and August 2021. However, it is still unclear if the victim is the same person in every incident, as names were not disclosed in the court records. According to the indictment, the actor 'forcibly touched" his ex-girlfriend in April 2020. In August of the same year, Michael Pitt allegedly engaged in 'forced oral sex" with an individual. On the same day, he even 'assaulted the woman with a 4-inch-by-4-inch piece of wood." In June 2021, the actor 'attacked the individual twice with a cinder block and tried to strangulate her" in August 2021. The charges against the 44-year-old actor are first- and third-degree criminal sexual act, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of second-degree attempted assault, and second-degree strangulation. If found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual abuse, he might be jailed for up to 25 years. Michael Pitt pleaded not guilty and paid $100,000 for bail. He is scheduled to appear in court again on June 17, 2025. First Published:
