Ozzy Osbourne’s ‘brutally honest’ autobiography is still set for publication following the music legend’s death.
The iconic star died on July 22, aged 76, and his upcoming book will explore the ups and downs of his life, including the cheating scandal that almost ended his marriage in 2016.
Osbourne was, of course, married to TV personality Sharon Osbourne, having tied the knot in 1982.
However, hairstylist Michelle Pugh claimed she had an affair with the Black Sabbath rocker from 2012 to 2016, having met when she coloured his hair.
On details of the affair being made public later this year, a source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: ‘This book was basically Ozzy’s last confessions and contains a lot of passages about how he is sorry for the affair.
‘As he was always brutally honest during his life, it’s been decided not a word will be changed, even about painful times in his life and how his affair affected Sharon.’
Pugh previously said Osbourne told her he was ‘unhappy’ in his long-term marriage and ‘consistently and willingly and generously’ gave her ‘his love.’
‘What attracted me to him? Chemistry,’ Pugh told People in August 2016. ‘We just had it. It’s that indescribable thing in life, and you can’t deny it. And he didn’t.’
After the infidelity came to light, Osbourne and wife Sharon split but reconciled two months later.
The Crazy Train hitmaker also spoke about the cheating scandal on Good Morning America, insisting their relationship was purely physical and stemmed from his sex addiction.
‘He is sorry if Ms. Pugh took their sexual relationship out of context,’ his representative added in a statement. ‘He would like to apologise to the other women he has been having sexual relationships with. Since his relationship with Ms. Pugh was exposed, Ozzy has gone into intense therapy.’
Meanwhile, Sharon is now expected to write a foreword to her late husband’s autobiography, which is titled Last Rites.
The insider added: ‘Sharon is made of stern stuff, and the publishers know she will want to leave her fingerprint on this book.
‘Writing its foreword will also be cathartic for her and act as a way of laying Ozzy to rest.’
The upcoming autobiography, which is set to be published in October, will explore the ‘never-before-told story of Ozzy’s descent into hell’.
A blurb for the book reads: ‘Last Rites is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Ozzy’s descent into hell.
‘Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career, including his marriage to wife Sharon, alongside his reflections on what it took for him to get back onstage for the triumphant Back to the Beginning concert, streamed around the world, where Ozzy reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates for the final time.
‘Unflinching, brutally honest, but surprisingly life-affirming, Last Rites demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as The Godfather of Metal and The Prince of Darkness to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.’
Osbourne’s death was announced by his family, who revealed that he was ‘surrounded by love’ when the moment came.
They said in a statement earlier this week: ‘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. He was with his family and surrounded by love.’
As well as Sharon, he is survived by six children from his two marriages.
Fans will know Kelly and Jack, whom he shared with Sharon and starred in their hugely popular reality series The Osbournes. But he also had another daughter, Aimee, with the former X Factor judge.
As for his other kids, Osbourne welcomed Elliott, Louis, and Jessica with Thelma Riley, to whom he was married from 1971 to 1982.
In the days since Osbourne’s death, fans of his music have been openly grieving.
Plenty of famous pals and admirers have also shared tributes, including Sir David Beckham, Queen legend Sir Brian May, and the Gallagher brothers, who displayed Osbourne’s photo on-screen during their Wembley concert last night.
Osbourne, whose health struggles in recent years were well documented, played his own final gig with his bandmates just two weeks ago to a packed Villa Park in Birmingham.
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