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Two of Ozzy Osbourne’s six children subtly reacted to the music icon’s death at age 76.
Louis Osborne and Jessica Osborne, both of whom Ozzy shared with his first wife, Thelma Riley, honored their late father on social media Tuesday.
Louis, 50, changed his Facebook profile picture to a black square.
The comments became filled with people offering their condolences to Louis.
Jessica, 45, reposted a tribute to her dad Ozzy from the “On With Mario Lopez” podcast on her Instagram Stories. The post featured a black-and-white picture of Ozzy with the years he was born and died. Jessica wrote, “RIP OZZY,” on her post, which played her dad’s 1980 hit “Crazy Train.”
Ozzy’s family confirmed his passing in a statement to The Post on Tuesday.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” they said. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.”
Ozzy’s son Elliot Kingsley, who was adopted by the rocker during his first marriage, were excluded from the statement.
Ozzy welcomed his three older, lesser-known kids during his marriage to Riley, which lasted from 1971 to 1982.
Jessica, who is an actress, reflected on having “a very erratic childhood” with Ozzy in 2011.
“My recollection from my childhood with dad is that he’d be away for very long periods of time, and there’d always be a period of adjustment when he came home, and then it’d get to normality and then he’d go again,” she revealed in the documentary, “God Bless Ozzy Osbourne.”
Just a few months after Ozzy and Riley finalized their divorce, the Prince of Darkness married Sharon, 72, on July 4, 1982 in Hawaii.
Ozzy and Sharon went on to welcome daughters Aimee, 41, and Kelly, 40, and son Jack, 39. The family, sans Aimee, appeared on the MTV reality show “The Osbournes” from 2002 to 2005.
The Black Sabbath frontman faced several ailments in the years leading up to his death, including Parkinson’s disease and a severe spinal injury.
He performed for the last time on July 5 during the “Back to the Beginning” concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.
Ozzy and Sharon also witnessed Kelly, 40 get engaged to her boyfriend Sid Wilson backstage at the farewell concert.
Black Sabbath posted a tribute to Ozzy on social media after his death, sharing a photo of the star onstage at his final show.
Other music legends including Elton John, Billy Idol, Pearl Jam and Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong have also honored Ozzy since his passing.
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