Ozzy's 'Freak Show' Pays Big

Being called a freak may not be such a bad thing after all.

Ozzy Osbourne has accepted undisclosed damages and an apology from Britain's Daily Star over a story alleging he collapsed twice before hosting February's Brit Awards, creating behind-the-scenes chaos for the major U.K. music ceremony.

In the article titled "Ozzy's Freak Show," the tabloid also claimed the 59-year-old rocker was in such a poor state that he had to be transported around the show on an electric buggy and that event organizers held last-minute discussions to determine whether he should be allowed to carry on his emcee duties.

Osbourne and his family—including wife Sharon, son Jack and daughter Kelly—served as the hosts of the live ceremony. They were not present in court for the decision.

"The claimant is a highly successful touring artist who has just completed a sell-out world tour," John Kelly, Osbourne's attorney, told the London High Court today. "The publication of false allegations that the claimant was in such a poor state of health that he was incapable of hosting an awards ceremony...are extremely serious."

Kelly further added that the paper never came to the rocker with the allegations before going to print, thereby denying him the opportunity to refute.

A lawyer for the Daily Star, Kate Wilson, told the court the tabloid now accepted the allegations were untrue and should not have been published, and apologized for the "considerable embarrassment and distress" caused to the family.

The undisclosed, though likely substantial, damages will be donated to the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program.

Thanks for the info to Yahoo! News.

Comments

[NHLfreak]

Sharron is a twat, but Ozzy is the man
1st Beothches!

[Sabbath89]

Wonderful.

[jinkleyara]

LOL.
Embaressment? He (and his family) embaressed themselves enough for a lifetime, this gave them more publicity than anything.

[Jugulator_cro]

jinkleyara :
LOL.
Embaressment? He (and his family) embaressed themselves enough for a lifetime, this gave them more publicity than anything.

Yep. But it seems they like it.

[young one]

hey, i use a buggy too, but does that make me a freak? No, but it makes me morbidley obese.....

[metal@hart11]

papers cant just go printing stuff like that, so good to head he got a whack of cash as damages. he might have a bad history with the drugs n booze but for a paper to print that, rather then focussing on the award ceremonies success is pretty off topic, and the money went straight to a good cause anyway. thatta boy ozzy!

[metal@hart11]

good to hear**

[LazySandman]

NHLfreak wrote:

Sharron is a twat, but Ozzy is the man
1st Beothches!

but Sharron is a man....

and I'm glad that Ozzy one

[Travis^Co]

At least it's not a celebrity just trying to get money for themself, it's going towards a charity which is rare to see lately when it comes to law suit settlements.

[Trynstopme]

NHLfreak wrote:

Sharron is a twat, but Ozzy is the man
1st Beothches!

+1. I have yet to find someone who thinks Sharon is anything more than that.

[BriGuy7727]

metal@hart11 wrote:

papers cant just go printing stuff like that, so good to head he got a whack of cash as damages.

#1: Nobody believes half of those stupid tabloid papers anyways...I mean I saw one at the supermarket that had a woman who claimed her baby was from having sex w/an alien. Then there was a terrible photoshop job of the baby on the cover.
#2: Does Ozzy really need the $? Hopefully he donates it to charity or something good comes out of this mess.

[gordonbombay]

BriGuy7727 wrote:

metal@hart11 wrote:

papers cant just go printing stuff like that, so good to head he got a whack of cash as damages.

#1: Nobody believes half of those stupid tabloid papers anyways...I mean I saw one at the supermarket that had a woman who claimed her baby was from having sex w/an alien. Then there was a terrible photoshop job of the baby on the cover.
#2: Does Ozzy really need the $? Hopefully he donates it to charity or something good comes out of this mess.

READ MUCH??

[punkrocka666]

erm... is "emcee" the correct word? I always thought it was MC, standing for Master of Ceremonies. meh. Also, does nobody else find it ironic that the lawyer for the daily star, possibly the sleaziest newspaper in Britain, is female? Must be upsetting..

[megatallica666]

good for ozzy. bad mother****er

[evilgerbil666]

BriGuy7727 wrote:

metal@hart11 wrote:

papers cant just go printing stuff like that, so good to head he got a whack of cash as damages.
#1: Nobody believes half of those stupid tabloid papers anyways...I mean I saw one at the supermarket that had a woman who claimed her baby was from having sex w/an alien. Then there was a terrible photoshop job of the baby on the cover.
#2: Does Ozzy really need the $? Hopefully he donates it to charity or something good comes out of this mess.

#1) There are magazines that intentionally post stuff like "She's sleeping with an alien!". It's a joke. Seriously. Look up the magazine online. It's like MAD Magazine for adults. It's not supposed to be a real magazine you twit.

#2) Did you even read the whole article?

[kamikaze_74]

#2) Did you even read the whole article?

i think it's pretty obvious that he didn't.

[AnimatedHand]

LazySandman wrote:

NHLfreak wrote:

Sharron is a twat, but Ozzy is the man
1st Beothches!


but Sharron is a man....

and I'm glad that Ozzy one

ROFL

good to here that he got it

[Anjohl]

If what they said was true...

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

good stuff!

[richard_edwards]

bloody daily star. doesnt feature real news. just crap about celebrities from a-class to z-class.

i actually hate it.

[kennyvspenny]

even ozzy can't bitch about free money!

[daytripper75]

hey, if they are going to publish completely false stories, they should pay the consequences. im just glad theyre donating the money to a charity, even if its Sharon's charity.

[warlockking]

Ozzy rules, I saw him on his last tour and he kicked ass. I'm glad he one, and i'm also glad he donated the money to his wifes charity, most ppl would just keep it.

[Korzack]

hah hah hah hah... Oh, thats' just pathetic on the Mirrors' side. Still, anything to sell a few more papers, I guess... Kinda went for the wrong guy to pick on, though - Ozzy may look an easy target, but hes' still soldiering on like a true legend, and Sharon's not exactly someone you want to piss off on any level. Keep on rocking, Ozzy

[-xCaMRocKx-]

What im getting from this article:

Crappy paper has to pay money to a cancer charity.

Sounds like a win to me!

[black-sabbath]

Ozzy doesn't deserve this crap.

[dylanfromearth]

I can picture what happened in the paper buracracy right now, "Parker!! I need a front page story bashing Ozzy Osborne at the Brit Awards or youre fired!!"

[Bobbito315]

I hate correcting grammar but I'm going to anyway, it's not "emcee" it's M.C. (Master of Ceremonies) there I'm done.

But Ozzy would be the last person I would consider to host my event, I would think someone who's words were a little more decipherable would be a better candidate. But that's just me!

[Serjem]

is he still sleepwalking ;D

[Valathalion]

regardless of what happened, a "substantial" amount of money was donated to charity. and thats a good outcome for any situation

[JPetrucci25]

man ozzy can make great music but outside of that he's a bit of a joke

[TJ1991]

I was at the Brits, Ozzy seemed perfectly fine to be honest.

[celldweller454]

well ozzy has enough money, i'm glad their just giving it to charity

[masterohumans]

BriGuy7727 wrote:

metal@hart11 wrote:

papers cant just go printing stuff like that, so good to head he got a whack of cash as damages.

#1: Nobody believes half of those stupid tabloid papers anyways...I mean I saw one at the supermarket that had a woman who claimed her baby was from having sex w/an alien. Then there was a terrible photoshop job of the baby on the cover.
#2: Does Ozzy really need the $? Hopefully he donates it to charity or something good comes out of this mess.

1.) that was a joke newspaper
2.) if you read the article you would see he gave it to a charity

hate his music but good man for giving money to a charity.

[jesuswalked2008]

**** sharon osbourne. UP THE IRONS!!!!!

[party_on_wayne]

NHLfreak wrote:

Sharron is a twat, but Ozzy is the man
1st Beothches!

that may be true, but Ozzy would be nothing without Sharon. She knew how to get publicity, and still does.

[Viking_Swede666]

I went to go see Randy Rhoads' grave today xD

[maliceheart18]

Viking_Swede666 wrote:

I went to go see Randy Rhoads' grave today xD

where is it located?

[Sleaze Disease]

Ok, I love Ozzy and all, but he really needs to give it up. I know he's a legend blah blah blah but he's in no condition to tour.

[adam.on.fire]

the worst thing about this is that anyone actually cares what's said in a newspaper :|

[Shread_6009]

people keep treating ozzy like a freak because he bit a head off a bat 25 YEARS ago, after taking more coke than humanly possible.

he only acted a little crazy cause he has parkinsons disease, but now its being treated.

i saw him live in january, talked without any stuttering, and did the show without any big mistakes.

[Shread_6009]

party_on_wayne :
NHLfreak wrote:

Sharron is a twat, but Ozzy is the man
1st Beothches!

that may be true, but Ozzy would be nothing without Sharon. She knew how to get publicity, and still does.

ever hear of black sabbath?

[RedNovember]

NHLfreak wrote:

Sharron is a twat, but Ozzy is the man

Note that the family is giving the court money to HER Colon Cancer Foundation. And for the record, Bruce Dickinson IS a prick.

[shadow__666]

Shread_6009 wrote:

people keep treating ozzy like a freak because he bit a head off a bat 25 YEARS ago, after taking more coke than humanly possible.

he only acted a little crazy cause he has parkinsons disease, but now its being treated.

Agreed. I saw him over Easter, and he wasn't far from his best.