Sharon Osbourne said she disinvited a greedy band from her husband Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath farewell concert.
During an interview with Billboard ahead of the show Saturday, the former “Talk” co-host said the unnamed group “wanted to make a profit, and it’s not the time to make a profit.”
Sharon, 72, added, “After the show, I’ll let everybody know who it was. I think people will be shocked.”
has reached out to Sharon’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back.
On Saturday, Ozzy, 76, performed his final show with his Black Sabbath bandmates, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, at the Villa Park Stadium in Birmingham, England, where the band was formed in the late ’60s.
The 10-hour show featured stellar performances from Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Jack Black and more and was hosted by “Aquaman” star Jason Momoa.
In February, the rockstar announced that he would be taking the stage for a final time with the group amid his health ailments.
“It’s my time to go back to the beginning … time for me to give back to the place where I was born,” he said in a statement at the time.
“How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham forever.”
In 2020, Ozzy revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Three years later, the dad of five paused touring after undergoing an extensive spinal surgery in 2022.
In November 2023, Ozzy shared that he only had “10 years left” to live after his back surgery left him “virtually crippled.”
“‘How long do you want me to f–king live for?!’” he shared with Rolling Stone UK…
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