{"id":1296,"date":"2026-02-03T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/?p=1296"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:41:13","slug":"kelly-and-sharon-osbourne-have-heartbreaking-reaction-to-ozzy-tribute-at-the-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/?p=1296","title":{"rendered":"Kelly and Sharon Osbourne have heartbreaking reaction to Ozzy tribute at the Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham is preparing to say goodbye to one of its most iconic sons, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, with a public farewell honoring his life and music.<\/p>\n<p>Ozzy passed away on July 22, shortly after performing a final concert with his original bandmates, marking the end of an era for heavy metal fans worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>He will be laid to rest in his hometown, where generations of fans credit him with putting Birmingham on the global music map.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure the public can gather safely, Sharon Osbourne has stepped in to cover the costs of road closures and security for the funeral procession.<\/p>\n<p>Her gesture comes as the city faces financial strain and ongoing public service challenges, making large-scale events difficult to fund.<\/p>\n<p>City officials praised the Osbourne family, emphasizing how meaningful it is to give Ozzy a respectful hometown tribute.<\/p>\n<p>The procession will pass through key locations tied to his early career, including the Black Sabbath Bridge, before a private family ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>For fans, the public farewell is a final chance to honor a legend, while Sharon\u2019s support ensures the goodbye reflects Ozzy\u2019s roots and enduring bond with Birmingham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birmingham is preparing to say goodbye to one of its most iconic sons, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, with a public farewell honoring his life<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viral-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1298,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions\/1298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}