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\n\t\tSharon Osbourne was forced to miss a tribute to her late husband Ozzy (Picture: Willy Sanjuan\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tSharon Osbourne was forced to miss a tribute to her late husband Ozzy (Picture: Willy Sanjuan\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n
Sharon Osbourne<\/a> had to miss a \u2018stunning tribute\u2019 to her late husband Ozzy after being hospitalised.<\/p>\n The 73-year-old was supposed to attend the unveiling of an Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> statue at the French metal festival Hellfest.<\/p>\n However, on the day of the unveiling, she was absent for unknown reasons. <\/p>\n Since then, Sharon has explained why she was missing on Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m sorry I couldn\u2019t be at Hellfest for the unveiling of Ozzy\u2019s statue,\u2019 she wrote. <\/p>\n \u2018Unfortunately, I had an unexpected trip to the hospital earlier in the week.<\/p>\n \u2018A big thank you, Olivier Garnier, Ben Barbaud and everyone at Hellfest. Special thank you to @philippe_pasqua_officiel for the absolutely stunning statue!\u2019<\/p>\n Ozzy died on 22 July last year<\/a> at his home in Buckinghamshire of a heart attack. <\/p>\n The Black Sabbath frontman had been diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s disease in 2005 but only publicly revealed it in January 2020. <\/p>\n Following his death, there was an outpouring of grief from friends and fans<\/a>. <\/p>\n \t\t Sir Elton John<\/a> wrote on Instagram: \u2018So sad to hear the news of Ozzy Osbourne passing away.<\/p>\n \u2018He was a dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods \u2013 a true legend.<\/p>\n \u2018He was also one of the funniest people I\u2019ve ever met. I will miss him dearly. To Sharon and the family, I send my condolences and love.\u2019<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Ozzy\u2019s unofficial prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Yungblud<\/a> said news of Osbourne\u2019s death had left him \u2018truly heartbroken\u2019 in a heartfelt message on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018I didn\u2019t think you would leave so soon. The last time we met, you were so full of life, and your laugh filled up the room,\u2019 he wrote. \u2018But as it is written with legends, they seem to know the things that we don\u2019t.<\/p>\n Since Ozzy\u2019s death, however, Sharon has become a controversial figure after she expressed support for a rally being organised by Tommy Robinson.<\/a><\/p>\n Sharon commented on a post about a planned rally, \u2018See you at the march\u2019.<\/p>\n After news of the comment went viral, the homelessness charity<\/a> Centrepoint dropped Sharon as an ambassador, saying it had \u2018no plans\u2019 to work with her again.<\/p>\n Arrow![\"NEW](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_278890995-a699.jpg\")
\n\t\tOzzy died in July last year (Picture: Larry Busacca\/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)<\/p>\n![\"62nd](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-1202183469.jpg\")
\n\t\t(Picture: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )<\/p>\n
\nMORE: Kelly Osbourne still reaches for late dad Ozzy \u2018in every piece of life\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n