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Family Films Reveal Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Illnesses and Plan to Retire Before Farewell Show

A family‑backed documentary newly released on Paramount+ reveals severe complications just before his July 5 farewell.

Overview

  • Ozzy: No Escape from Now details sepsis, pneumonia and a cracked vertebrae in the weeks leading up to his Black Sabbath sendoff at Birmingham’s Villa Park.
  • In the film, Osbourne says he hoped to hang up the microphone after the concert to spend time with his wife Sharon.
  • The rocker performed seated from a throne at the 10‑hour Back to the Beginning event, which featured Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and messages from fellow stars.
  • Kelly Osbourne says in the documentary that her father never got over being fired from Black Sabbath in 1979, even as he reunited with bandmates for the final show.
  • Osbourne died on July 22 at 76, with reporting on his death certificate citing a heart attack and noting Parkinson’s disease, and his family asked for privacy.