Ozzy Osbourne Wins Libel Damages
The Beeb are reporting that top dad Ozzy Osbourne has accepted libel damages from red top rag the Daily Star over allegations he suffered a health scare which jeopardised the Brit Awards.The star, who co-hosted the ceremony with wife Sharon and children Kelly and Jack in February, was not at London’s High Court for the settlement. The story, entitled Ozzy’s Freak Show, also alleged the show’s organisers went into emergency talks to decide whether he should be withdrawn at the last minute.
The article claimed Osbourne collapsed twice before the ceremony, implied that he was in such poor health that he was incapable of presenting the awards ceremony, and claimed the musician used an electric buggy to move around the set and had a place to sit in case he got tired.
The 59-year-old will donate the undisclosed award to his wife’s colon cancer charity.
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