The Osbournes were reality TV’s original rock’n’roll family – dysfunctional, hilarious and somehow always united.
But a year after Ozzy’s death in July 2025, the cracks have widened into something far more painful, as friends fear the family is quietly unravelling.
“This isn’t just about grieving for Ozzy,” says a family pal.
“The whole family is falling apart. Considering he was supposed to be the Prince of Darkness, the lights appear to have gone out since he died.”
Still reeling from the shock of losing the love of her life, sources say Sharon, 73, is doing her “valiant best” at trying to keep the clan on an even keel, all while facing a string of financial headaches.
BILLS PILING UP
Their beloved Hancock Park mansion in LA, which they bought for $19 million in 2015 and is filled with Hollywood history, has sat stubbornly on the market.
“Sharon can’t even rent it out,” says the pal.
“She was able to sell their West Hollywood apartment at a loss, but she’s got three mortgages totalling $30 million, with monthly costs of more than $120K. It feels like everything’s gone wrong since Ozzy left. She’s worried about the rest of the family too, especially Kelly.”
The 41-year-old mum is fighting battles on multiple fronts. Her engagement to Slipknot’s Sid Wilson – famously sealed backstage at Ozzy’s final concert – collapsed earlier this year and the couple are in the throes of a bitter fallout over their three-year-old son, Sidney.
In early August, she unleashed a blistering Instagram rant demanding child support, and the return of her dogs and her possessions.
“Wake the f**k up and take some responsibility,” she wrote. “I want to be happy and I have a beautiful son to raise.”
Meanwhile, Sid’s band Slipknot announced they no longer wanted anything to do with the troubled musician, confirming in a statement that was then deleted and later reinstated, “Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson.”
Just this weekend, Kelly ignited a fresh feud, slamming Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider after he claimed Ozzy didn’t write his own songs.
“Keep my father’s name out of your f**king mouth,” she fired back, calling him a “bitter old man.”
FALLING APART
Meanwhile, Kelly’s brother Jack, 40, is trying, and failing, to keep out of trouble.
After welcoming his fifth child in March, his second with wife Aree Gearhart – a daughter named Ozzy Matilda in honour of her grandfather – Jack told The Sun the new baby has been “a healthy distraction, partly healing”.
However, it wasn’t long before he found himself in hot water over his plans to create a “tasteful” AI version of Ozzy, with critics accusing the family of “cashing in”.
“Jack and Sharon have both defended the project as a way to keep Ozzy’s legacy alive and under the family’s control,” says the family pal.
“But it’s just another thing they can’t seem to get right.
“One of the biggest disappointments is that Sharon did hope Ozzy’s death might finally bring her girls together.
“Kelly and [older sister] Aimee have come to accept they’re completely different people, but instead of setting aside their differences and coming together as a family during a highly emotional time, it’s gotten worse.
“It’s only natural the sisters would need their mum’s TLC after losing their dad, but Sharon’s often caught in the middle… It’s like they’re competing for her attention sometimes.”
There’s no doubt the once tight-knit clan now feels fragmented a year after losing Ozzy.
“Sadly, they’re discovering that even the loudest of families can fall very quiet when the music stops,” says the pal.
“Things will never be the same, but Sharon’s not quitting – Ozzy would be horrified if she did.”
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