{"id":185028,"date":"2025-08-05T15:54:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/ozzy-osbourne-cause-of-death-revealed-two-weeks-after-rock-legends-death\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T15:54:22","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-cause-of-death-revealed-two-weeks-after-rock-legends-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/ozzy-osbourne-cause-of-death-revealed-two-weeks-after-rock-legends-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne Cause of Death Revealed Two Weeks After Rock Legend&#8217;s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Just weeks after performing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/ozzy-osbourne-announces-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">farewell concert in his hometown<\/a>, Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22.<\/p>\n<p>The rock legend was 76 years old.<\/p>\n<p>News of his death came courtesy of a statement from Osbourne\u2019s family:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne attends the Ozzy Osbourne Album Special on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard Channel at at SiriusXM Studios on July 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.\" class=\"wp-image-530625 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1243042935-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ozzy Osbourne attends the Ozzy Osbourne Album Special on SiriusXM\u2019s Ozzy\u2019s Boneyard Channel at at SiriusXM Studios on July 29, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-osbourne-died-surrounded-by-love-family-says\">Osbourne died \u2018surrounded by love,\u2019 family says<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt 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,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No cause of death was revealed at the time, but a new medical examiner\u2019s report obtained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/05\/arts\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-cause-of-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a> reveals that Osbourne passed away from \u201cout of hospital cardiac arrest,\u201d as well as \u201ccoronary artery disease and Parkinson\u2019s disease with autonomic dysfunction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Osbourne\u2019s death came at the end of an epic career that spanned nearly sixty years, beginning and ending in his native Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n<p>On July 5, Ozzy was joined onstage by his original band, Black Sabbath, to play one last show in front of 40,000 adoring fans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.\" class=\"wp-image-530627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.\" class=\"wp-image-530627 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2180003781-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The occasion was meaningful for multiple reasons, as Ozzy\u2019s daughter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/kelly-osbourne-gets-engaged-to-sid-wilson-at-dad-ozzys-final-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kelly Osbourne got engaged<\/a> to longtime boyfriend Sid Wilson when he popped the question backstage.<\/p>\n<p>The ailing singer performed while seated in a black leather throne, and while he had been fairly candid about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-dead-daughter-kelly-finally-responds-to-rumor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">battling various health issues<\/a>, the severity of his condition was unknown to the public.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-osbourne-battled-numerous-health-issues-in-his-final-years\">Osbourne battled numerous health issues in his final years<\/h2>\n<p>Osbourne had been battling Parkinson\u2019s disease and numerous other ailments in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s very happy to be coming back and very emotional about this,\u201d his wife, Sharon Osbourne, told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tvandshowbiz\/33215299\/ozzy-osbourne-health-final-concert-sharon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sun<\/a><\/em> ahead of Black Sabbath\u2019s farewell concert.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParkinson\u2019s is a progressive disease. It\u2019s not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and it\u2019s affected his legs. But his voice is as good as it\u2019s ever been,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the 2022 NFL season opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. \" class=\"wp-image-530626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the 2022 NFL season opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. \" class=\"wp-image-530626 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1422663849-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the 2022 NFL season opening game between the Buffalo Bills and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Osbourne underwent numerous major medical procedures in recent years, including a 2023 spinal surgery to repair damage caused by a fall he\u2019d suffered four years prior.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-rock-legend-leaves-a-lasting-legacy\">A rock legend leaves a lasting legacy<\/h2>\n<p>The importance of Osbourne\u2019s legacy in the world of rock music truly cannot be overstated.<\/p>\n<p>Both as the lead singer of Black Sabbath and as a solo artist, Osbourne was a pioneering figure, who is widely credited as one of the founders of the heavy metal genre \u2014 though he never cared for that label himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you get pigeonholed with a certain [genre], it can be very difficult to do something a bit lighter or an acoustic track or whatever you want to do,\u201d Osbourne told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2023\/12\/ozzy-osbourne-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spin<\/a><\/em> magazine last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack in the day, it was always just rock music. It\u2019s still just rock music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Ozzy\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/ozzy-osbourne-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Just weeks after performing a farewell concert in his hometown, Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22. The rock legend was 76 years old. News of his death came courtesy of a statement from Osbourne\u2019s family: Ozzy Osbourne attends the Ozzy Osbourne Album Special on SiriusXM\u2019s Ozzy\u2019s Boneyard Channel at at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":185029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-185028","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}