Overview

• In an Independent Ink interview, Roger Waters said he "couldn't give a fuck" about Ozzy Osbourne or Black Sabbath and labeled Ozzy's televised persona "idiocy and nonsense."
• Jack Osbourne responded on Instagram with "Hey Roger Waters, fuck you," calling Waters "pathetic and out of touch" and adding the hashtag #fuckrogerwaters.
• During the exchange, the host corrected Waters that Ozzy bit a bat, not a chicken, prompting Waters to reply, "Oh my god, that's even worse, isn't it?"
• Waters' remarks came as part of a broader argument that media fixates on celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian to distract from political coverage.
• Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 at 76 following cardiac issues and Parkinson's disease complications, and as coverage of Waters' comments spread, there has been no public retraction or apology from Waters.