A self-described ‘former manager’ of Ozzy Osbourne has gone on the record suggesting that the highly publicised marital drama between Ozzy and wife Sharon is bit a desperate grab to retain relevance. However Ozzy has interjected with a statement that thoroughly undermines the claims.
Stephen Machat didn’t tread lightly when he told Radar Online that “I would put money on a publicity stunt”, going on to suggest it could be a last ditch attempt to plug the now up and running Black Sabbath world tour.
“They’re on a Black Sabbath tour. She would do this in a minute. It’s propaganda. Sharon is clever enough to make a story that the press would read, so all of a sudden he becomes relevant again.”
Machat believes Osbourne doesn’t have it in him to follow through with an affair, nor would he want to, he believes. “He’s not all there,” Machat said. “I would doubt that he had an affair.”
If you feel staging a divorce might not have been terribly good advice from a tour pubicist, you’re not alone. First and foremost, Ozzy has denied that Machat was ever his manager and that they’ve never worked together.
“His representation of this is a categorical lie. I met him when he was hanging around the music industry in the early ’80s, but haven’t seen him in at least 30 years. He’s a sad delusional relic from the ’80s.”
Early last month Sharon Osbourne confirmed Ozzy had indeed been kicked out of their marital home but did not address unconfirmed rumours about Ozzy having an affair.
“He’s given me unbelievable light, he’s given me three gorgeous children. You know I love him,” she said. “We’re talking, I spoke to him last night. I’m not with him, but I speak to him.”
To be fair, the whole drama did happen to erupt a suspiciously short amount of time after Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Lemonadegate, maybe the Osbourne’s are trying to create a metal adaption? However when you’ve announced an ambitious festival collab and a new TV show you probably have better things to do.
Ozzy Osbourne & Sharon Osbourne – A Timeline Of The Prince & Princess Of Darkness
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1970
Ozzy and Sharon began their relationship as a professional one. At the time, Black Sabbath were in talks with Sharon's farther Don Arden to manage the band. Sharon worked as a receptionist for her father and began working regularly with Ozzy. The frontman has revealed despite the professional relationship, he was immediately attracted to Sharon, but admitted "she probably thought I was a lunatic". In 1971, Ozzy married his first wife, Thelma Riley. A relationship Ozzy would label "a mistake" later on. Image: Instagram -
1979
Ozzy was kicked out of Black Sabbath at the behest of his fellow bandmates who could no longer handle his substance abuse. Ozzy Osborne, now based in LA was signed to Arden's label Jet Records, and was sent his own personal handler - Sharon. Image: Instagram -
1980
Ozzy would release his first solo album 'Blizzard of Ozz'. Under the watchful gaze of Sharon, who pieced together the backing band and facilitated the corporate side of the release, the album was a critical success and boosted Ozzy's career. Image: Amazon -
1982
Ozzy and Sharon tie the knot on July 4 - a date Ozzy picked so that he'd never forget their anniversary date. Image: Instagram -
1989
The couple of now had three kids together - Aimee, Jack and Kelly. However, Ozzy's substance abuse has reached new lows and this year he would be arrested for attempting to murder Sharon in a black out. Following a court-ordered seperation and stint in rehab, Sharon and Ozzy were back together three months later. Image: Instagram -
1996
Ozzy and Sharon would enter one of their most successful ventures ever - Ozzfest. Image: Facebook -
2005
The Osborne's TV show officially ends, with various family members enjoying success in other TV programs, which continues to this day. Image: Pintrest -
2013
Cracks between the couple's relationship begin to show. Ozzy relapses into drunk and alcohol abuse leaving Sharon at the time to address rumours of a divorce, denying them. Image: Instagram -
2002
The Osborne's would begin shooting their MTV reality TV series involving the whole family. Later Ozzy would go on to say he regretted ever agreeing to the show however the exposure catapulted Sharon to the status of a TV celebrity. This was also the year that Sharon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Image: MTV -
2016
Sharon confirms that the couple had split after 34 years of marriage. Ozzy, while still wearing the ring, has moved out of the marital home. Image: Splash News
