Jason Momoa pays tribute to his ‘family’ Ozzy Osbourne after joining the rocker at his final Black Sabbath gig just weeks ago – as he leads stars honouring the late musician following his death age 76
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Jason Momoa paid emotional tribute to Ozzy Osbourne following his death aged 76 on Tuesday morning.
The Black Sabbath musician passed away ‘surrounded by love’, a statement from his family said.
The Osbourne family said in a statement tonight: ‘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. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.’
American actor Jason, 45, joined the the Black Sabbath frontman on stage at Villa Park in Birmingham less than three weeks ago.
Paying emotional tribute to his ‘family’, Jason shared a photo on Instagram with Sharon and Ozzy back stage at the concert.
He wrote: ‘Love you @ozzyosbourne All my aloha @sharonosbourne and ohana. So grateful. RIP’.
Jason Momoa paid emotional tribute to Ozzy Osbourne following his death aged 76 on Tuesday morning
The rocker was able to bid an emotional farewell to his fans on stage this month as he reunited with his original Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward for the first time since 2005.
‘You’ve no idea how I feel – thank you from the bottom of my heart,’ Osbourne told the crowd in his final speech.
Ozzy revealed earlier this year that he could no longer walk amid his years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
However, he still managed to reunite with his bandmates Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward for their final gig earlier this month.
Ozzy was born John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham in 1948, and dropped out of school at the age of 15.
After serving two months in prison for burglary, he decided to pursue his love of music and by 1970 Black Sabbath had gained a huge following in the US and UK with the release of their first album.
Ozzy quit the band in 1978 and divorced his first wife Thelma Mayfair, who he had two children with, four years later, amid his ongoing substance abuse problems.
He went on to marry second wife Sharon Osbourne, who helped him transform into a successful solo artist and the couple had three children together.
Ozzy gained a whole new audience of fans with the family’s reality TV show The Osbournes in 2001.
He is survived by his wife Sharon and his five children, Jessica, Louis, Aimee, Kelly and Jack.
