Jack Osbourne breaks down in tears detailing how his late dad Ozzy Osbourne‘s 2019 spinal surgery impacted the last years of the rocker’s life in the new Paramount+ documentary Ozzy: No Escape From Now.Â
“The major problem is the nerve damage from the bad neck surgery,” Jack says of his father, who died at 76 in July. “Yes, the Parkinson’s is progressing and, yes, it’s showing up in various ways, but his lack of mobility is the huge issue.”
Becoming visibly emotional, the reality star continues, “That f—ing doctor just stripped him of his abilities to move, and it makes me so angry because I felt like all of this could’ve been avoided. It didn’t have to happen.”
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Sharon Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, and Kelly Osbourne in 2011
Ozzy underwent spinal surgery in 2019 after falling while getting into bed. However, as his daughter Aimee Osbourne explains in the documentary, “the surgery was supposed to stabilize and it just seemed to trigger more injuries beneath the initial injury.”
The former Black Sabbath frontman’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, reveals that, as a result of the procedure, Ozzy’s pain never stopped and he was forced to go “from one surgery to another to another” to try to remedy the issue. She adds that a secondary surgeon later told her that Ozzy’s initial spinal operation had been “overly aggressive” and had involved “stuff that didn’t need doing.”
“What this other surgeon had done was he put plates on either side of [Ozzy’s neck] with all these screws,” she says, “and apparently that didn’t need to be done, so he caused even more damage.”
In the end, Sharon says the family chose to take out the metal plates and the eight screws in Ozzy’s neck as part of a corrective surgery in September 2021. Still, she acknowledges, “The main damage was done.”
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As a result of the injury, Ozzy was forced to cancel his 2023 tour. Not being able to perform in front of fans deeply affected the singer, who later confessed to feeling like he was becoming too much for his loved ones.
“I said to Sharon, ‘I’m sorry I’m a burden to you.’ And she goes, ‘What the f— is wrong with you?'” Ozzy recalls in a posthumous interview. “But that’s what I felt! I’m not good at being sick.”
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Ozzy Osbourne in 2014
Sharon notes in the documentary that Ozzy wanted to die some days. “He’s in so much pain, he can’t take it. He just wishes he could go.”
Ozzy was able to perform on stage one last time as part of Black Sabbath’s farewell benefit concert, Back to the Beginning, less than three weeks before his death.
The event — which donated proceeds to Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, and Acorn Children’s Hospice — featured performances from heavy-metal legends Black Sabbath, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Mastodon, Anthrax, and more.Â
“I just want to say to you on behalf of the guys in Black Sabbath and myself, your support over the years has made it all possible for us to live the lifestyle that we do,” Ozzy told the crowd at the show. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love you. We love you.”
Ozzy: No Escape From Now is streaming now on Paramount+.
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