Kelly Osbourne has hit out at people criticising her after her appearance at the BRIT Awards, saying she will not allow herself to be “dehumanized”.
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At the awards ceremony in Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena on Saturday night (February 28), Osbourne took to the stage alongside her mother Sharon to accept the Lifetime Achievement prize that had been awarded to her late father, Ozzy.
Sharon Osbourne delivered an emotional acceptance speech that Kelly accentuated by quipping, “Up the Villa”, in tribute to Ozzy’s beloved Aston Villa.
In the hours following the show, however, Kelly posted on her Instagram Stories to reveal that she had received some abusive messages about her appearance on the show.
Without specifying the nature of the criticisms, she wrote: “There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something. Kicking me while I’m down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip, and turning your back when I need support and love most.”
Kelly Osbourne Slams Critics Over BRIT's Appearance
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“None of it proves strength,” she continued. “It only reveals a profound absence of compassion and character. I’m currently going through the hardest time in my life. I should not even have to defend myself. But I won’t sit here and allow myself to be dehumanized in such a way!”
It comes after previous comments from Osbourne in December in which she hit back at hurtful comments about her weight loss. “To the people who keep thinking they’re being funny and mean by writing comments like ‘Are you ill?’ or ‘Get off Ozempic, you don’t look right’. My dad just died, and I’m doing the best that I can,” she said.
Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne passed away in July, just weeks after his final show with the band, and Kelly has spoken about her intense grief, explaining that it “sneaks up on you in waves”.
“I will not be OK for a while, but knowing my family are not alone in our pain makes a difference. I’m holding on tight to the love, the light, and the legacy left behind,” she added.
At the BRITs, Robbie Williams led an all-star tribute to Ozzy, singing ‘No More Tears’ backed by a band made up of regular Ozzy collaborators Adam Wakeman, Robert Trujillo, Tommy Clufetos and Zakk Wylde.