by Ozzy Osbourne defended his wife, Sharon Osbourne, in his final memoir, ‘Last Rites.’ He claimed she was deliberately set up before her controversial exit from The Talk, as People reported.
In his book Last Rites, completed shortly before his passing, Ozzy addressed the racism accusations that led to Sharon’s firing from the daytime talk show. He expressed strong conviction that his wife was targeted by someone with malicious intent.
“[Sharon] f*cked the second the subject [of Morgan] even came up,” Ozzy wrote. “[I am convinced that someone who] knew what they were doing set her up.”
The rock legend described the emotional toll the incident took on his wife and their family.
“It was really terrible to see her go through that. She was devastated for a long while. You think you’ve got friends in TV. They ain’t your friends. It was hard, man. Really hard,” he said. “[Sharon] is not a racist, [and such thinking is] against everything she’s ever stood for.”
Ozzy emphasized the lasting damage such accusations can cause in the entertainment industry.
“To be stuck with that label, it was just f*cking wrong. Because you can never get a gig anywhere on TV once that’s what people think of you. It’s game over. They knew that when they took her down,” he concluded.
The memoir represents one of Ozzy’s final public statements before his death. TMZ confirmed that the Black Sabbath frontman passed away on July 22, 2025, at the age of 76, surrounded by his family. He had performed his final live show on July 5, 2025, in Birmingham. He announced it would be his last due to ongoing health issues.
Sharon Osbourne’s departure from The Talk in 2021 marked a significant turning point in her television career. The controversy erupted during a March 2021 on-air discussion about race that became heated and led to widespread criticism. The incident resulted in her exit from the CBS daytime talk show where she had been a co-host for over a decade.
The fallout from the incident had lasting professional consequences for Sharon. As Ozzy noted in his memoir, being labeled with racism accusations in the entertainment industry can effectively end a television career. The controversy highlighted the intense scrutiny public figures face and the swift consequences that can follow contentious on-air moments.
Ozzy’s defense of his wife in Last Rites adds a deeply personal perspective to the controversy. His words reflect not only his belief in Sharon’s character but also his frustration with what he perceived as a calculated attack on her reputation. The memoir serves as a final testament to their decades-long partnership and his unwavering support during one of the most challenging periods of her career.
