Ozzy Osbourne’s assisted ‘suicide pact’ with Sharon resurfaces after Black Sabbath star’s loss of life aged 76

The ‘pact’ made between Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne has resurfaced following the rock star’s unhappy passing.

Ozzy was finest recognized for being the frontman of iconic heavy metallic band Black Sabbath, in addition to for his function on the enduring noughties MTV actuality TV present, The Osbournes.

His household launched an emotional assertion confirming his passing on Tuesday (22 July) night, explaining that on the age of 76, he was ‘together with his household and surrounded by love’.

Whereas followers have taken discover of the star’s remaining emotional social media publish, information has since come out concerning the rock star’s obvious plan for ‘assisted loss of life’ with spouse Sharon.

Their daughter, Kelly, additionally commented on these claims, which first surfaced earlier this month.

What’s euthanasia?

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne publicly supported the method of assisted suicide.

Also referred to as euthanasia, the method includes getting the affected person’s consent to finish their life, earlier than a health care provider carries out the method of assisted loss of life.

This may be by means of an injection, or by way of the discharge of gasoline in a pod, slowly placing the affected person to sleep.

Both manner, the strategy has been extremely scrutinised as an enormous moral dilemma, particularly since one in every of these pods was used for the primary time in September 2024.

What was the ‘suicide pact’?

Sharon Osbourne has been open about her views on assisted dying, largely because of the expertise that she had along with her personal father, music mogul Don Arden, whose well being declined because of Alzheimer’s.

Talking in her 2007 memoir, Survivor: My Story – The Subsequent Chapter, she admitted that her and Ozzy agreed that if both of them had been identified with a degenerative mind situation akin to Alzheimer’s, they’d select to die.

They even selected Swiss clinic Dignitas as their splendid location to go.

What did Sharon say in regards to the pact?

Talking to The Mirror in 2007, Sharon additional defined: “We consider 100 per cent in euthanasia, so (we) have drawn up plans to go to the assisted suicide flat in Switzerland if we ever have an sickness that impacts our brains.

“If Ozzy or I ever received Alzheimer’s, that’s it — we’d be off. We gathered the children across the kitchen desk, instructed them our needs, and so they’ve all agreed to go along with it.”

What did Ozzy say in regards to the pact?

Talking in regards to the pact in a 2014 interview, he admitted that if he ‘cannot dwell my life the best way I am residing it now…

“If I can not rise up and go to the lavatory myself and I’ve received tubes up my a** and an enema in my throat, then I’ve stated to Sharon, ‘Simply flip the machine off,'” he admitted.

The rock star added that if he was paralysed, he would now not wish to be right here, explaining that his will is all going to Sharon and their youngsters if he had been to cross away earlier than her.

What has their daughter stated?

Whereas Sharon once more spoke in regards to the pact on an episode of The Osbournes Podcast, daughter Kelly took to Instagram on 11 July to say that her mother and father by no means actually made a pact.

Addressing the declare, the 40-year-old stated to followers: “That was bulls**t my mother stated to get consideration one time. And my dad’s not dying. Cease.”

She additionally replied to an AI-generated video that depicted her father saying he was ‘going to die’.

Talking in regards to the video’s validity, she blasted: “What the f**ok is unsuitable with you individuals? Why would you spend your time making a video like this?

“He is not dying. Sure, he has Parkinson’s, and sure, his mobility is totally totally different than it was once, however he is not dying. What’s unsuitable with you?”