Overview

• Yungblud called detractors "bitter and jealous" and said those attacking the performance were not "real rock stars" in an Oct. 7 interview.
• The comments followed his September MTV VMAs tribute to Ozzy Osbourne alongside Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Nuno Bettencourt.
• Dan and Justin Hawkins of The Darkness had publicly criticized the set, characterizing it as inauthentic and attention-seeking.
• Yungblud cited a personal connection to Ozzy, recalling a gifted gold cross and a message he says he sent the night before promising to give everything.
• Jack Osbourne defended Yungblud on his podcast, saying the singer was more involved in Ozzy's life than many realized and that their bond was genuine.