Metallica leads tributes to Ozzy Osbourne after Black Sabbath star's death aged
A string of stars have paid tribute to Black Sabbath star Ozzy Osbourne following his death aged 76.
The family of the rock icon released a statement on Tuesday night sharing that he had died this morning.
The message, from his wife Sharon Osbourne and their three children – Kelly, Jack and Aimee, read: '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 musician died aged 76 today (Picture: Kevork Djansezian/ Getty Images)
Soon after the news of his death broke, friends and fans of the musician began to pay tribute.
Fellow heavy metal band Metallica shared an old photo with Osbourne, simply captioning their post with a broken love heart.
Posting a photo with Osbourne and his wife, actor Jason Momoa wrote on Instagram: 'Love you @ozzyosbourne All my aloha @sharonosbourne and ohana. So grateful. RIP.'
Flavor Flav also shared photos of them together over the years.
'Man…real heartbroken over the passing of OZZY OSBOURNE…we go way back and it was a real honor to watch him get inducted into the @rockhall last year. Sending my love and prayers to Sharon and his kids and whole family. RIP 🤍' he shared.
Birmingham Labour MP Shabana Mahmood also shared: 'An honour to have celebrated the extraordinary life and legacy of Ozzy Osbourne just weeks ago. Devastated to hear the news of his death today. One of the greatest gifts my city gave the world. My thoughts are with his family. In Ozzy's own words: Birmingham forever.'
In recent years the Prince of Darkness, who played his final show with his band just a few weeks ago, had faced numerous health problems since 2018, including being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
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