19-07-2025
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- Scottish Sun
Ozzy Osbourne sells five of his paintings for huge sum to save endangered chimps
Read on to find out how much the Black Sabbath legend has raised
OZZY'S HUGE GIFT Ozzy Osbourne sells five of his paintings for huge sum to save endangered chimps
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OZZY Osbourne has sold five of his paintings — to save endangered chimps.
The Black Sabbath frontman created the pictures with the help of the apes in a sanctuary.
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Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has sold five of his paintings to save endangered chimps
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One painting called Paranoid, which he made with chimp Janice at the Florida Save the Chimps centre, fetched £13,820.
He also collaborated with three other chimps, Kramer, Sable and Sophie on, on the acrylic on canvas works.
The five pictures raised a total of £54,040.
They were sold by Omega Auctions in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside.
Ozzy, 76, who once bit the head off a bat at a concert in 1982, said: 'I paint because it gives me peace of mind.
"But I don't sell my paintings.
'I've made an exception with these collaborations as it raises money for Save the Chimps, a sanctuary for apes rescued from labs, roadside zoos and wildlife traffickers.'
Save the Chimps provides refuge and lifetime care to hundreds of chimpanzees.
The apes receive top-notch veterinary care, nutritious meals, and a variety of social enrichments - including painting.
