Kelly Osbourne fires back at cruel trolls after BRIT Awards tribute
Kelly Osbourne isn't having it with the keyboard warriors. After taking the stage at the BRIT Awards to honor her late father Ozzy Osbourne alongside mom Sharon, the reality star found herself defending against a wave of nasty comments about her appearance. Her response? A fiery Instagram Stories post that pulled zero punches.
The ceremony at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena saw the Osbourne women accept the Lifetime Achievement Award for the Black Sabbath icon, who passed away last July. While Sharon delivered the emotional heavy lifting in her speech, Kelly added her own touch with a cheeky "Up the Villa" shoutout to Ozzy's beloved Aston Villa football club. What should have been a beautiful family moment quickly turned sour when the trolls came crawling out of their caves.
"There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something," Kelly wrote, calling out the heartless behavior. She didn't mince words about people "kicking me while I'm down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip." The daughter of the metal legend made it crystal clear she won't tolerate being treated like anything less than human during what she describes as "the hardest time in my life."
This isn't Kelly's first rodeo with online cruelty. Back in December, she had to shut down comments about her weight loss, reminding people that grief hits everyone differently. Robbie Williams led a star-studded tribute to Ozzy at the ceremony, backed by the Prince of Darkness's regular collaborators including Zakk Wylde and Robert Trujillo, proving the rock icon's lasting impact on music.
Emily Saunders covers pop, country, and award shows for SongLyrics. Originally from Nashville, she grew up backstage at the Grand Ole Opry.