Overview

• Stewart first unveiled the AI-generated tribute on July 29 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the clip went viral after an August 1 performance near Atlanta.
• The video, traced to TikTok account Eternal Stars, shows Osbourne taking selfies in a heavenly backdrop alongside legends such as Prince, 2Pac, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Freddie Mercury, Kurt Cobain, George Michael, Amy Winehouse and XXXTentacion.
• Audience reactions have been polarizing, with critics calling the digital memorial “tacky” and disrespectful and supporters praising it as an innovative homage to the late rocker.
• During the Charlotte show, Stewart quipped “Very sad. A lot of those people died ’cause of drugs… I’m still here, though!” immediately after the AI sequence, intensifying debate over the tribute’s tone.
• The tribute has fueled broader discussions about the ethics of using AI to portray deceased public figures without explicit consent.