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Heartbroken Sharon Osbourne has broken her silence after her husband Ozzy’s death with a sweet gesture.
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22 at age 76, and was laid to rest on the grounds of his mansion in Buckinghamshire, England.
And over the weekend the team still managing his Instagram account posted a recent picture of him performing on stage.
They penned in the caption: ‘I don’t wanna say goodbye. When I do, you’ll be alright. After all, I did it all for you.’
And in a sweet nod to her late husband, Sharon, 72, liked the social media post as she continued to grieve his death.
News of Ozzy’s death earlier this summer sparked an outpouring of tributes from fans in the music world and showbiz industry alike.
Heartbroken Sharon Osbourne has broken her silence after her husband Ozzy’s death with a sweet gesture (pictured together in 2017)
In a sweet nod to her late husband, Sharon, 72, liked a recent social media post shared by the team now running his account
The star, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019, passed away at the age of 76 on July 22 surrounded by his family.
He was buried a week later on July 30.
Ozzy was laid to rest on the grounds of his own Buckinghamshire mansion last month during a private funeral attended by his family and a host of rock royalty.
His widow Sharon and their children were joined by stars including Marilyn Manson and Ozzy’s lead guitarist Zakk Wylde during the event at the family’s 250-acre estate near Gerrards Cross.
Official documents listed three causes of death for the rock legend.
This included an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease, and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction.
In a statement shared last month, Ozzy’s family said he died ‘surrounded by love’, adding: ‘It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.’
Last month the BBC were reportedly forced to pull an Ozzy documentary from schedules after the late rocker’s family expressed concerns that the show was ‘rushed’.
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy passed away on July 22 at age 76, and was laid to rest on the grounds of his mansion (wife Sharon and daughter Kelly seen at his public funeral)
In August Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home – billed as a ‘moving and inspirational account of the last chapter’ of the star’s life – was suddenly removed from TV listings just hours before broadcast with no explanation as to why.
It’s since emerged that the broadcaster allegedly had no choice but to take last-minute action due to the Osbourne family’s concern about the speed at which the show was made.
It later emerged that both the BBC and Paramount+ were producing documentaries on the rocker after filmmakers were given access to him for the final three years of his life, with the channels said to be in a ‘race’ to air unseen footage.
It was then suggested that it was for this reason, as well as the family’s worries about the ‘overall tone and theme’, that the documentary had been delayed.
A source told The Sun: ‘There have been conversations behind the scenes that maybe the BBC were rushing their show on Ozzy out – especially because Paramount+ also had a film in the offing.’
They told how the BBC’s production had originally set out to make a ten-part series called called Home To Roost charting Ozzy and wife Sharon’s move back to the UK, however upon his death, it was decided it would be a one-off film.
The insider continued: ‘What mattered the most to the family was the overall tone and theme of the programme, which features Ozzy and Sharon in one of their last interviews together.
‘It started to feel like the goal being pursued by the BBC and the makers of the film was to get the show on air faster than the Paramount+ doc. Naturally that has caused some concerns with the family.’
The Daily Mail contacted Sharon and Kelly Osbourne’s representatives for comment.
The show was scheduled to air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One on Wednesday August 18 at 9pm.
News of Ozzy’s death earlier this summer sparked an outpouring of tributes from fans in the music world and showbiz industry alike
