Legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne and his family haven’t had an easy last few months, as Sharon Osbourne discussed their son Jack Osbourne being attacked by a homeless man outside a coffee shop on the CBS show ‘The Talk.’
“[Jack] was in Studio City [on April 4] having his morning coffee, answering his e-mails. [it was] 9 o’clock in the morning, and suddenly, bam, he got punched in the face. He didn’t see it coming; he was just on his phone. A homeless guy punched him in the face, and a guy that Jack was with kicked [the attacker] in the ribs. So, Jack followed him, called the police, and then [the attacker] pulled a screwdriver on the police. The police tased him and arrested him. And in the interim, a guy came up to Jack and said, ‘Why are you having him arrested? He’s homeless…’ And then said to Jack, ‘Oh, but I did see him attack two women last week.'”
“You know what? Everybody wants to be kind, but if there’s somebody that has a mental illness attacking people…”
Co-host Sara Gilbert asked, “And Jack’s okay?” Sharon responded, “Thank God, yes. He is.” Jack’s alleged attacker was arrested for battery and assault.
Sharon also discussed Ozzy’s health issues.
“Ozzy is… Oh, Lord, I don’t know where to begin, and I have to make this quick… He, at the beginning of the year, had a bad flu that went to bronchitis, that went to pneumonia. And then when he had the flu, he came out of hospital and he had a bad accident at home. He fell. And he fell in the middle of the night.
And years ago, previously, he had a motorbike accident, where he was in a coma for days. And what he’d done was he reinjured his back and neck and shoulders. And all of the metal rods and everything that were put in his body were dislodged. So we had to cancel his year events. But he’s good, he’s fine, he’s great.”
Fighting back tears, she also said, “He just feels terrible. He says it’s the only thing he’s ever done right in his life, his performing, and he just feels terrible.”
