Hunter Biden takes on George Clooney and presidential debate in interview
'Fuck him!' the younger Biden said of Clooney, whose remarkable New York Times opinion piece last July called on the Democratic party for which the actor is a financial donor to find a new presidential nominee.
'Fuck him and everybody around him. I don't have to be fucking nice.'
Referring to comments from the well-known film director that Clooney is not a 'movie star', Biden continued: 'I agree with Quentin Tarantino. Fucking George Clooney is not a fucking actor. He is fucking like … I don't know what he is. He's a brand.'
Biden questioned why anyone had to listen to Clooney despite his friendship with Barack Obama, a former Democratic president, and his 'really great place in Lake Como'.
'What do you have to do with fucking anything?' Biden said, speaking rhetorically about Clooney. 'What right do you have to step on a man who's given … his fucking life to the service of this country and decide that you, George Clooney, are going to take out basically a full page ad in the fucking New York Times.'
Hunter Biden shared with the Channel 5 outlet his belief that Clooney was upset at Joe Biden, 82, because the former president had criticized the international criminal court (ICC)'s decision to obtain an arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on war crime charges. The human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, who is married to the actor, was one of the legal experts who recommended that the ICC seek that warrant.
'He was bitching to the White House staff, the senior staff that he was so angry that the president would criticize the arrest warrant,' Hunter Biden said. 'He was very, very angry that my dad did not pay homage to her or something.'
Biden's interview to Channel 5, a popular YouTube channel created by Andrew Callaghan, comes as US House Republicans pursue investigations into his father's presidency. Congressional Republicans have been claiming that the former president's closest advisers covered up a physical and mental decline during his presidency, and criticizing his pre-emptive pardons of family members, including Hunter, after Trump threatened to prosecute his opponents as he captured the Oval Office again in November.
'It's good to see that Hunter has taken some time to process the election, look inward, and hold himself accountable for how his family's insular, dare I say arrogant at times, approach to politics led to this catastrophic outcome we're all now living with,' said Tommy Vietor, a former Obama White House official, posted on Twitter/X.
Hunter Biden acknowledged that Joe Biden had an 'absolutely horrible' debate against Trump before his father dropped out of the 2024 presidential race exactly a year ago on Monday and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to succeed him. Hunter Biden said his father had to drop out or see fellow Democrats fight him 'every step of the way'.
Among the reasons for the poor debate performance were that his father – 81 at the time – was 'tired as shit', Hunter Biden said. 'They give him Ambien to be able to sleep. He gets up on the stage and looks like he's a deer in the headlights, and it feeds into every fucking story that anybody wants to tell.'
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After Trump's second presidency began in January, the FBI reopened an investigation into who left cocaine in a White House locker in 2023. Suspicions have fallen on Hunter Biden, whose past struggles with substance abuse have been well documented.
But Hunter Biden denied the cocaine found in the White House was his, asserting he has been clean and sober since June 2019. 'Why would I bring cocaine into the White House and stick it into a cubby outside … the situation room in the West Wing?' he asked.
The 55-year-old's Channel 5 interview comes weeks after his father embarked on a series of interviews, including with the New York Times, aimed at convincing the public that Harris's loss to Trump in 2024 was not his fault.
Asked about his business dealings, which resulted in federal tax evasion charges and illegal handgun possession that were later vacated by his father's pardon, Biden pointed to his work as a board member at the national rail network Amtrak and the US-UN World Food Program.
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Whether it was biting the head off both a bat and a dove, snorting a line of ants or urinating on a US war memorial whilst wearing one of his wife Sharon's dresses, Ozzy Osbourne was defined by his antics both on and off stage. The Black Sabbath frontman was a titan of music who somehow survived controversies that would end the careers of many others, and weathered health problems that would leave most of us on our backs. But even the Prince of Darkness could not resist mortality forever. Osbourne died aged 76 'surrounded by love' this morning, his family said in a statement. '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.' The death of the man who invented headbanging ends the final chapter of a life that was marked by both dizzying success and fame but also scandal, abuse and even prison time. The singer, who sold more than 100million records, will forever be synonymous with the heavy metal band he formed in his home city of Birmingham with Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler in 1969. With hits that included Iron Man, War Pigs and Paranoid, Black Sabbath's pushing of occult themes proved both hugely popular and controversial, with a future pope even condemning Osbourne for his 'subliminal satanic influence'. Osbourne's most infamous moment came when he bit the head off a bat that had been thrown on stage during a solo performance. He later claimed he thought it was made of rubber. After being thrown out of the band in 1979 due to his drug-fuelled antics, Osbourne forged a hugely successful solo career, with hits that included Crazy Train and Hellraiser. But his hellraising off stage continued. 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Osbourne's final performance with Black Sabbath came in 2025, when he reunited with his bandmates for a final gig at Aston Villa's Villa Park stadium in Birmingham. Having then suffered from Parkinson's disease for more than five years, he was seated for much of the farewell performance. Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948, the singer was raised by his parents Lilian and John with three older sisters and two younger brothers in a small two-bedroom home in Birmingham. Osbourne relaunched himself as a reality tv star in The Osbournes in the early 2000s, after getting clean from drink and drugs with the help of Sharon. It saw two of his and Sharon's children, Kelly and Jack, become stars in their own right, whilst their other daughter Aimee declined to appear. Above: Osbourne with Sharon, Jack and Kelly The family of eight grew up poor and Ozzy said it was difficult because his parents were always fighting about money. Their strained marriage meant Ozzy did not speak to his parents after he was repeatedly sexually abused, aged 11, by two bullies. He said in a later interview: 'I was afraid to tell my father or mother and it completely f***ed me up. Dirty little secrets fester and that is one of the first things I said to my kids.' Aged 14, Osbourne tried to hang himself and was only saved by his father. He was a persistent truant from school and suffered from both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia, whilst his violent streak made an early appearance when he once attacked a teacher with an iron bar. The only subject that caught his attention at school was music and he performed in several productions of Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Osbourne left education at 15 and found work as a labourer and abattoir worker. He admitted later that he 'loved killing animals'. However, Osbourne then turned to petty crime. After stealing a television and baby clothes just before his 18th birthday, he was arrested and spent six weeks behind bars because his father refused to pay his £40 fine. Ozzy Osbourne is pictured as a child and during his early years with Black Sabbath, in 1973. The band quickly formed a reputation for their occult themes Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948, the singer was raised by his parents Lilian and John with three older sisters and two younger brothers in a small two-bedroom home in Birmingham After having daughter Aimee, now 38, in 1983, Osbourne and Sharon went on to have Kelly, 37, in 1984, and Jack, 36, in 1985. Above: The family are pictured shortly after the birth of Jack Osbourne is seen with his children from his first marriage, Jessica and Louis. The pair have largely remained out of the spotlight despite their father's fame Osbourne with daughters Kelly and Aimee, wife Sharon and son Jack in 2002 - the year that the family's show The Osbournes began It was while in prison that Osbourne gave himself his first tattoo: 'OZZY' in capital letters on the knuckles of his left hand. Black Sabbath's 19 studio albums 1. Black Sabbath (1970) 2. Paranoid (1970) 3. Master of Reality (1971) 4. Vol. 4 (1972) 5. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973) 6. Sabotage (1975) 7. Technical Ecstasy (1976) 8. Never Say Die! (1978) 9. Heaven and Hell (1980) 10. Mob Rules (1981) 11. Born Again (1983) 12. Seventh Star (1986) 13. The Eternal Idol (1987) 14. Headless Cross (1989) 15. Tyr (1990) 16. Dehumanizer (1992) 17. Cross Purposes (1994) 18. Forbidden (1995) 19. 13 (2013) He formed his first band, Rare Breed, at 19 with bassist Geezer Butler. When the pair fell out with their bandmates, they joined Iommi and Ward to set up Black Sabbath in 1968, which was first named Earth. They renamed the band in 1969 in tribute to their favourite horror film. The move set Osbourne, Iommi and Ward on the path to heavy metal royalty. The group quickly established a reputation for dabbling with satanic and occult themes. One early critic wrote: 'His baroque prophesies of doom were uttered against a background of a uniquely heavy guitar sound.' Their first album, which was simply called Black Sabbath, opened with the sound of a tolling church bell and featured the lyrics: 'Leave the Earth to Satan and his slaves'. It was this dark theme that prompted the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger – who went on to become the Pope – to condemn the self-styled Prince of Darkness for his 'subliminal satanic influence' and urge him to stop performing 'satanic rituals' at concerts because they could 'bring harm' to audiences. Black Sabbath's second album, Paranoid, featured some of their biggest commercial hits, including Iron Man, War Pigs and the title track. The band continued their success with five consecutive platinum-selling albums in the US in three years. Black Sabbath's impact on music itself was enormous. They brought a heavy metal genre that had been in its infancy when they began to the attention of millions of fans. Their influence was so wide-ranging that critics have even argued that individual songs – such as 1970's Electric Funeral and 1971 hit Children of the Grave – helped to form sub-genres of metal. This was despite the fact that guitarist Iommi had – years before Black Sabbath was formed – lost two of his fingertips in an accident at the sheet metal factory where he worked. It meant that he had to compensate by wearing plastic fingertips and slackening the strings of his instrument. But Iommi turned that trauma to his advantage by producing a distinctive sound that ran through the band's songs. Speaking in a 2005 interview, fellow heavy metal musician Rob Zombie outlined the band's impact. 'Every cool riff has already been written by Black Sabbath. Anything everyone else does is just basically ripping it off. Either you're playing it slightly different or fast or slow, but... they did everything already,' he said. Black Sabbath signed Don Arden as their manager after the unexpected success of Paranoid. The decision was a life changing one for Ozzy who who would go on to marry Sharon, Arden's daughter, on July 4, 1982. He deliberately chose the US's Independence Day so he would never forget the anniversary. After having daughter Aimee, now 38, in 1983, the couple went on to have Kelly, 37, in 1984, and Jack, 36, in 1985. Prior to his union with Sharon, Osbourne had been married to first wife Thelma Riley for 11 years, from 1971 until 1982. The pair had children Jessica and Louis together, whilst Osbourne also adopted Thelma's son Elliot. Osbourne later said that his first marriage had been a mistake because of his constant touring and drug abuse. He also admitted to being 'abusive' to Thelma. He said later: 'I was totally abusive to my first wife. Physical abuse, mental abuse – you name it, I did it. 'I hit her big time and I was a complete idiot.' Osbourne is pictured showing off a tattoo in 1990. The singer had by then been out of Black Sabbath for more than a decade Osbourne during solo performances in 1985 (left) and 1990 (right). The singer forged a successful solo career after being turfed out of Black Sabbath A Daily Mail article from 1984 delved into the singer's antics at the time, including how he had been banned from six American cities Osbourne's troubles with alcohol and drugs reached crisis point in 1989, when Osbourne attempted to strangle Sharon and he was arrested As Black Sabbath became more popular, Ozzy's drug problem became increasingly disruptive. He was fired in 1979 after the band decided his addiction made him too unreliable. After being sacked Ozzy was devastated and spiralled out of control. He said: 'I'd got £96,000 for my share of the name, so I'd just locked myself away and spent three months doing coke and booze. 'My thinking was, 'This is my last party, because after this I'm going back to Birmingham and the dole'.' But Ozzy was offered a solo deal by his former manager, who tasked Sharon with looking after him. His first album, Blizzard of Ozz, was a commercial hit and included the single Crazy Train. Ozzy wanted to release doves into the sky as a sign of peace after signing the deal. But, in typical Ozzy style, he was high at the meeting with record executives and instead bit a dove's head off. A year later, he was in the headlines for the wrong reasons again. In an effort to stop him going on drunken walks, Sharon decided to hide Ozzy's clothes but he was undeterred and wore her dress to go out. Ozzy eventually needed the toilet and urinated on the Cenotaph at the Alamo, the sight of a historic battle in Texas. He was quickly arrested and banned from San Antonio for a decade. Sharon came up with the idea for the fly-on-the-wall documentary about her family that was filmed at their Beverly Hills home. It proved a major hit for US network MTV, running between 2002 and 2005. Aimee however refused to take part and criticised her parents for their antics, despite the fact that the show won an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Programme The show covered the aftermath of Osbourne's quad bike crash at his UK home in 2003. His heart stopped beating and he also broke his collar bone, eight ribs and neck vertebra Ozzy Osbourne riding a quad bike on his estate in Buckinghamshire in the 1980s. The hellraiser pushed his thrill seeking to the limits The Daily Mail's original reporting of Osbourne's quad bike crash, which was witnessed by his children, noted how he nearly lost his arm The infamous biting off the head of a bat came at the beginning of 1982, during a performance in Des Moines, Iowa. How Sharon Osbourne transformed her husband from violent pariah to reality TV star Sharon Osbourne helped to turn her husband's life around after his troubles with drink and drugs culminated in an attempt to kill her in 1989. Osbourne later said that Sharon would not just 'sit down and take' his physical abuse, but would 'return it knock for knock'. She agreed not to press charges after the strangling episode and the singer was released on the understanding that he entered rehabilitation for his addiction problems. Sharon forgave her husband's violent episodes and helped transform him from a pariah to a music legend. This was despite his admissions to having cheated on her with Black Sabbath groupies. One testament to her efforts was the creation of the annual Ozzfest festival in the 1990s, which proved hugely lucrative. Sharon too came up with the idea for the fly-on-the-wall documentary about her family that was filmed at their Beverly Hills home. It proved a major hit for US network MTV, running between 2002 and 2005. Osbourne said later: 'If it wasn't for Sharon I'd be dead by now, without a doubt. 'Career-wise, I would definitely be dead – and I would almost certainly have been physically dead as well. 'She was the first person in my life who ever came along and gave me any encouragement.' He added: 'She made me grow up, and I just fell in love with her because she's great. She sorted out all the business because, with business, I like to do as little as possible.' A fan had thrown the dead creature on stage and Osbourne, believing it was fake, bit into it. He had to be treated with a series of painful rabies shots. His troubles with alcohol and drugs reached crisis point in 1989, when Osbourne attempted to strangle Sharon. He later said that Sharon would not just 'sit down and take' his physical abuse, but would 'return it knock for knock'. She agreed not to press charges after the strangling episode and the singer was released on the understanding that he entered rehabilitation for his addiction problems. But it was from this dark episode that a turning point came in Osbourne's chaotic life. Sharon forgave her husband's violent episodes and helped transform him from a pariah to a music legend. This was despite his admissions to having cheated on her with Black Sabbath groupies. One testament to her efforts was the creation of the annual Ozzfest festival in the 1990s, which proved hugely lucrative. Sharon too came up with the idea for the fly-on-the-wall documentary about her family that was filmed at their Beverly Hills home. It proved a major hit for US network MTV, running between 2002 and 2005. Aimee however refused to take part and criticised her parents for their antics, despite the fact that the show won an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Programme. It covered major events including Sharon's 2002 colon cancer diagnosis and Osbourne's quad bike crash in 2003. Sharon survived the cancer battle despite a poor prognosis. Osbourne admitted that he 'fell apart' during his wife's treatment, whilst Jack tried to take his own life due to the impact of his mother's condition on his mental health. The quad bike crash happened at his UK home in Buckinghamshire. The star's heart stopped beating and he also broke his collar bone, eight ribs and neck vertebra. The sign of Sharon's crucial influence came when Osbourne said later: 'If it wasn't for Sharon I'd be dead by now, without a doubt. 'Career-wise, I would definitely be dead – and I would almost certainly have been physically dead as well. 'She was the first person in my life who ever came along and gave me any encouragement.' He added: 'She made me grow up, and I just fell in love with her because she's great. She sorted out all the business because, with business, I like to do as little as possible.' Along with Iommi, Osbourne performed Paranoid – Black Sabbath's most famous song – at the Queen's Golden Jubilee concert at Buckingham Palace in 2002. Osbourne was shocked by the invitation to appear. 'I hardly think of myself as royal material,' he said. 'My wife told me, and I thought 'You're pulling my leg.'' Above: The star meeting The Queen during the event Ozzy and Sharon are seen putting their love for each other on display at the Pride of Britain awards in 2017. The singer repeatedly said how his lifestyle would have killed him if it wasn't for his wife's help Osbourne and Sharon turned themselves and their children into TV stars with their documentary The Osbournes. Above: The singer with Sharon and Kelly in 2020 Sharon has forged her own career as a TV star, most famously as a judge on hit talent show the X Factor. She now hosts chat show The Talk on Talk TV. Osbourne rejoined Black Sabbath in 1997 after he and the band's other members had performed together at Ozzfest that year. Along with Iommi, Osbourne performed Paranoid – Black Sabbath's most famous song – at the Queen's Golden Jubliee concert at Buckingham Palace in 2002. Osbourne was shocked by the invitation to appear. 'I hardly think of myself as royal material,' he said. 'My wife told me, and I thought 'You're pulling my leg.'' In 2013, he helped to record the group's final studio album, 13, which was released in 2013, after the band's original line-up had gotten back together in 2011. Their farewell tour – titled The End – was brought to a close with a performance in Birmingham in 2017. Afterwards, Osbourne continued performing as a solo act, with his most recent album release, Ordinary Man, coming in February 2020. However, his health problems continued to haunt him. He had to cancel shows in 2019 after a fall left him needing surgery on his neck. Sharon is seen with her husband and daughter Kelly in Los Angeles in 2020. 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Above: The singer on stage at the American Music Awards in 2019 Osbourne is pictured eating an ice cream in hospital after his June 2022 operation, which his wife Sharon would 'determine the rest of his life' The frail star is pictured in May 2022 shortly before he went into hospital for his major back operation more videos Watch video Shocking purge-style prank as teens fire airsoft gun at home Watch video Moment intruder inspects naked woman with torch as she slept Watch video Relive Ozzy Osbourne's final performance: Black Sabbath farewell gig Watch video Trump's face when reporter presses for details on Ghislaine Maxwell Watch video A look back on Ozzy Osbourne's final show before passing away Watch video Ozzy Osbourne dead: Black Sabbath singer passes away aged 76 Watch video Moment mass brawl erupts mid-air on AirAsia plane to China Watch video Mid-air just-fight breaks out among passengers Watch video Bus driver ARRESTED after 20 injured in bridge crash Watch video Philadelphia brutally attacks homeless people on the street Watch video Third ever interstellar object hurtles through solar system Watch video Power List: America's most loved and loathed morning show hosts He began to experience numbness which he thought was connected to his accident but in January 2020 Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. His son Jack, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, was one of the first to realise something was wrong. The star underwent major spinal surgery in June 2022, which Sharon later said had been a success. In an update on Instagram, she said: 'Our family would like to express so much gratitude for the overwhelming amount of love and support leading up to Ozzy 's surgery!' 'Ozzy is doing well and on the road to recovery! Your love means the world to him.' To help him recover, the family lodged plans for a rehab wing at their Buckinghamshire mansion. The extension was to feature a self-contained nurse's flat as well as 'discreet grab rails and aids' and 'an abundance of stopping and sitting spaces'. The plans also included a 'health and exercise studio' as well as a 'pool house orangery' and 'garden room'. In September 2023, he had yet another operation, this time on his neck once again. He said afterwards that it was his 'last procedure'. Speaking on Piers Morgan Uncensored, he added: 'I can't believe I've come to the end of it. The main thing is over now, I'm done with the surgery.' The conversation reflected an enduring interest in one of Britain's most famous music stars. Speaking in 1996 about what his epitaph might be, Osbourne summed up his life in just a few words. 'The thing is, whatever else I do, my epitaph will be 'Ozzy Osbourne, born December 3, 1948. Died, whenever. And he bit the head off a bat'.'
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Senior Democrat rips into Hunter Biden's 'regrettable' claims about Joe being on sleeping pills
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