{"id":535895,"date":"2026-04-17T11:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535895\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:53:34","slug":"sharon-osbourne-attending-atommy-robinson-march-proves-kneecap-were-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/535895\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Osbourne attending aTommy Robinson march proves Kneecap were right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEC_293391848-a9e7.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28001407\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tRobinson posted a video in which he referred to the May 16 protest as being a moment when \u2018Britain rises and reunites\u2019 (Picture: Getty \/ AP)<\/p>\n<p>In what is just the most recent instance of a reality tv \u2018personality\u2019 appearing to nail <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/27\/question-time-is-vitriol-posing-as-entertainment-the-reform-controversy-proves-it-27707016\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their hard-right colours to the wall<\/a>, Sharon Osbourne has declared she will be attending an anti-immigration march organised by Tommy Robinson.<\/p>\n<p>This week, English Defence League cofounder Robinson posted a video in which he referred to the May 16 protest as being a moment when \u2018Britain rises and reunites\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Osbourne, who splits her time between <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/england\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">England<\/a> and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/california\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California<\/a>, after immigrating to the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/usa\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US<\/a> with husband Ozzy Osbourne over 20 years ago, commented on the post, \u2018See you at the march\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2267092099.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28001461\" alt=\"CUBA-US-AID-MUSIC\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tKneecap were right about her all along (Picture: YAMIL LAGE \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The response has been just as polarised as you\u2019d expect \u2013 but there was one reaction that I would have loved to be able to witness firsthand that of Belfast rappers Kneecap, who must feel vindicated after their spat with Osbourne last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because Osbourne\u2019s attendance at Robinson\u2019s march will prove that she\u2019s despicable, and that Kneecap were right about her all along.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of their 2025 Coachella appearance, which ended with images including \u2018F*** <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/israel\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israel<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Free <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/palestine\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Palestine<\/a>\u2019, Osbourne publicly called for the Belfast rap-group\u2019s visas to be revoked, claiming their performance included \u2018projections of anti-Israel messages and hate speech\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_282691634-b2e1.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26648182\" alt=\"Sharon Osbourne winner of the Visionary Award at Billboard Power 100 presented by VENU at Zouk Los Angeles on January 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores\/Billboard via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tExactly the kind of reference you\u2019d expect from someone who\u2019s not had an original thought since the 80s (Picture: Gilbert Flores\/Billboard via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>No strangers to controversy, Kneecap did not feel pressure to capitulate, replying: \u2018[Osbourne\u2019s] rant has so many holes in it that it hardly warrants a reply but she should listen to War Pigs that was written by Black Sabbath (the band made famous by her husband).\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Osbourne then went on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/piers-morgan\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Piers Morgan<\/a> Uncensored, a <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/youtube\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> show that feels like it\u2019s created for people who think Britain lives under Sharia Law, and called the band \u2018these little people\u2019 and said in reference to their manager, \u2018there\u2019s not much [in his head]\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said Kneecap shouldn\u2019t \u2018incite violence\u2019 in front of \u2018young people\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Osbourne went on also called them \u2018uneducated\u2019, saying \u2018their whole attitude is one of anger,\u2019 and suggested that the band should emulate U2\u2019s Bono in the peaceful spreading of a political message \u2013 which is exactly the kind of reference you\u2019d expect from someone who\u2019s not had an original thought since the 80s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_293346230-3934.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27995287\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 15: British right-wing activist Tommy Robinson delivers a speech to the American Freedom Alliance at Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel on April 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Robinson is currently on a multi-month visit to the United States which included a tour of the U.S. State Department in February. (Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t(Picture: Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>With such high standards for the intellect of others and an apparent commitment to rampant optimism and peace, I fear Osbourne may be disappointed by the crowd she will be surrounded with at this upcoming march in London.<\/p>\n<p>Given the horror at hate-speech she so vehemently expressed on Morgan\u2019s show, it\u2019s somewhat confounding that she\u2019s chosen to align herself with Tommy Robinson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Robinson, lest any of us forget, was permanently banned from Facebook and Instagram in 2019 for repeatedly breaking their hate-speech policies.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2158034133.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-24695361\" alt=\"Los Angeles Premiere Of Focus Features \" the=\"\" bikeriders=\"\" arrivals=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSharon Osbourne is a hypocrite (Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Meta cited breaches including a post calling on people to terrorise and behead those who follow the Qur\u2019an, another calling on people to \u2018make war\u2019 on Muslims, participating in events with recognised hate figures or groups like the US-based Proud Boys, and publicly praising them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, despite her supposed opposition to inciting violence, Osbourne stands proudly with Robinson who has multiple convictions for offences including assault, using a fake passport, mortgage fraud and contempt of court.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All this to say that Sharon Osbourne is a hypocrite.<\/p>\n<p>And I don\u2019t think her issue with Kneecap was about violence and the apparent aggression of the way they choose to spread a political statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think she genuinely believes that chanting \u2018Free Palestine\u2019 would lead to the immediate radicalisation of any young person in earshot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_270207986-0c3c.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27982493\" alt=\"Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court, central London, after he was charged with failing to provide the Pin to his phone following an incident in Folkestone on Sunday July 28 2024 when Kent Police officers stopped him under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Picture date: Tuesday October 14, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Ben Whitley\/PA Wire\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tYou\u2019d sooner have a civilised, constructive debate with a brick wall (Picture: Ben Whitley\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n<p>It was never about how the message was being conveyed. It was that they were conveying it at all in the first place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sharon Osbourne simply did not like what Kneecap had to say.<\/p>\n<p>Osbourne isn\u2019t willing to consider anything that might challenge her beliefs, and has used her social media platform to minimise reports of starvation in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019d sooner have a civilised, constructive debate with a brick wall.<\/p>\n<p>So Sharon Osbourne will attend Tommy Robinson\u2019s march. She and a band of merry idiots will\u00a0apparently \u2018bring London to a standstill\u2019 in a march that rallies against the fabricated antagonists that the hard-right so loves to demonise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t seem like Osbourne is that preoccupied with reality, so we can only assume she will have no qualms about that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But if she thinks we\u2019re falling for her act, she\u2019s mistaken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kneecap have been at the hard edge of Osbourne\u2019s rants, and her ignorance has only been further exposed.<\/p>\n<p>And she wasn\u2019t the only person pursuing the group, it seemed like the British state was mobilised against them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2256224516.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28001476\" alt=\"CPS Appeals Decision To Drop Terrorism Charges Against Kneecap Rapper\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tWith experience comes patience, and it only took a year for Kneecap to be unequivocally\u00a0 proved right (Picture: Guy Smallman\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>One member of the band Liam \u00d3g \u00d3 hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, was accused and taken to court for alleged support for proscribed organisation, when it was thrown out of court, the British government wasted more taxpayers money trying to appeal. They lost that too.<\/p>\n<p>With experience comes patience, and it only took a year for Kneecap to be unequivocally\u00a0 proved right about Sharon Osbourne and the British state.<\/p>\n<p>People who bully others for their beliefs are deeply insecure, and are usually hiding something else. Osbourne has shown the world who she is.<\/p>\n<p>And when she turns up to Tommy Robinson\u2019s march, she\u2019ll find out the real face of the hard right in Britain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She might not like it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Do you have a story you\u2019d like to share? 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