E! News is reporting that Ozzy, 67, and Sharon, 63, have decided to go their separate ways and Ozzy is temporarily moving out of the home they share. A spokesperson for the couple has confirmed that “at this time, Ozzy is not in the marital home”.
The couple have had a tumultuous relationship throughout the years, and this isn’t the first time Ozzy and Sharon have split up. In 2013, they went on a temporary break after Ozzy had a relapse after years of staying sober, with Sharon telling her The Talk co-hosts at the time that she “never knew that he was using prescription drugs.”
“I knew he was drinking occasionally, but I didn’t realise to the extent,” she revealed.
However, Ozzy’s past troubles with drugs and alcohol are not to blame for this latest split, according to E! News – the Black Sabbath rocker is said to have been sober for over three years.
Ozzy and Sharon on the red carpet together at the 2002 Emmy Awards. Photo: Getty
Meanwhile, The Mirror reports Ozzy moved out of their LA home after rumours of an affair with hair stylist Michelle Pugh.
“Sharon is making her next few days all about Ozzy and getting to the bottom of this situation,” a source tells the Mirror.
“On the one hand she is livid, but also concerned that he could relapse on drink and drugs.”
The TV host is said to have put a hold on negotiations for a judge’s spot on The X Factor to work on the crisis in her marriage.
Ozzy and Sharon first met in the ‘70s, as Black Sabbath was starting to make its mark on the music world. Sharon – the daughter of a music promoter and rock and roll entrepreneur – later became Ozzy’s manager, and was widely credited for breathing new life into his heavy metal career by establishing the Ozzfest summer touring festival.
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The couple have had their fair share of ups and downs during their marriage, with Sharon revealing earlier this year that she had caught two of the children’s nannies “in bed with Ozzy” at different times.
“He’s out of his mind and he’s calling them his first wife, he’s calling them me,” she revealed, explaining that her husband hadn’t been sober at the time.
The split rumours also come days after Sharon revealed she was bisexual, adding that it was too late to experiment now.
The Osbournes at the Pride of Britain Awards last year. Photo: Getty
