Overview
- At an Aug. 1 concert near Atlanta, Stewart replaced standard photographs with an AI video of Ozzy Osbourne taking selfies alongside deceased stars in a heavenly scene.
- The footage, traced to TikTok account Eternal Stars, features Ozzy posing with icons such as Prince, Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain and Michael Jackson.
- Social media users have polarized over the stunt, with critics labeling it “tacky” and “disrespectful” and others defending it as a unique tribute.
- During a July 29 show in Charlotte, Stewart quipped, “Very sad. A lot of those people died ’cause of drugs… I’m still here, though!” intensifying debates over timing and taste.
- Neither Stewart nor the Osbourne family has commented further as the viral clip underscores broader ethical questions about AI use in posthumous memorials.