Sharon Osbourne says she visits Ozzy Osbourne's grave every day
In a BBC interview, Sharon Osbourne said Sharon Osbourne visits husband Ozzy's private grave daily and will never get over the loss. The Evening Standard reported the same remarks.
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Centre · 2Sharon Osbourne told the BBC that Sharon Osbourne visits the grave of husband Ozzy Osbourne every day and will "never get over" the death. BBC NewsN “"Of course, every day. I can see him from my window."” Read at BBC News ↗ Evening StandardN “Sharon Osbourne said she will “never get over” the death of her rocker husband Ozzy Osbourne, revealing she visits his grave every day.” Read at Evening Standard ↗ Centre · 2Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath singer, died aged 76 at the couple's home in Buckinghamshire, 15 months before the interview, after a heart attack. BBC NewsN “It's been 15 months since Ozzy Osbourne died, at the age of 76, at his home in Buckinghamshire.” Read at BBC News ↗ Evening StandardN “The Black Sabbath rocker, 76, died of a heart attack last year” Read at Evening Standard ↗ Centre · 1Sharon Osbourne recalled that in the night before his death Ozzy asked to be kissed twice and then said "Hold me, hold me tight"; the next thing Sharon Osbourne knew, someone came rushing in saying to come downstairs. BBC NewsN “"And then he said, 'Hold me, hold me tight,' and I did.”“"I ran down, and that was it."” Read at BBC News ↗
Centre · 2On describing grief, Sharon Osbourne said: "You never get over it. But you learn to live with it", adding that the choice is to sit in a room and not come out, or to accept grief and "befriend it". BBC NewsN “"You never get over it. But you learn to live with it, and that's what I'm trying to do.” Read at BBC News ↗ Evening StandardN ““You never get over it. But you learn to live with it, and that’s what I’m trying to do.” Read at Evening Standard ↗ Centre · 2Sharon Osbourne said Ozzy is buried in the family garden because a public graveyard was out of the question: people in the public eye get no peace, as others want to pay their respects, and Sharon Osbourne wanted Ozzy "to rest and just be". BBC NewsN “"There was no way I could put Ozzy in a public graveyard,"” Read at BBC News ↗ Evening StandardN “explaining why she opted to bury him in a private burial site, adding she wanted her husband to “rest”.” Read at Evening Standard ↗ Centre · 1According to the BBC, Sharon Osbourne still talks to Ozzy regularly but declined to say what is discussed, putting a finger to the lips with a gentle "shh". BBC NewsN “She still talks to him regularly, she says. Asked what she discusses, she puts a finger to her lips and gives a gentle "shh".” Read at BBC News ↗
Centre · 1Ozzy died less than three weeks after a farewell concert at Villa Park in Birmingham, where Black Sabbath reunited; Sharon Osbourne said the show was his final wish and that doctors had advised against it two weeks beforehand because his heart was too weak. BBC NewsN “Less than three weeks beforehand, he had been on stage in Birmingham, playing a triumphant farewell concert.”“"They came to see us at the house and they said, 'You can't do this. We're advising you not to do this. Your heart's too weak'"” Read at BBC News ↗ Centre · 1The BBC interview coincides with a new documentary about the concert, titled Back To The Beginning, which features more than 25 songs from the night. BBC NewsN “Titled Back To The Beginning, it features more than 25 of the songs played at that star-studded concert” Read at BBC News ↗ Centre · 1The couple met in 1970 and married in 1982; the BBC notes the marriage was turbulent, including a 1989 arrest of Ozzy for attempting to murder Sharon Osbourne (charges dropped) and a brief split in 2016. BBC NewsN “They met in 1970 and married in 1982.”“he was arrested for attempting to murder her in 1989 (she dropped the charges)” Read at BBC News ↗
Centre · 1The Evening Standard adds that the couple had three children, Aimee, Kelly and Jack, and that Ozzy also had children Jessica and Louis and an adopted son, Elliot, from his earlier marriage to Thelma Riley. Evening StandardN “Ozzy was also a father to Jessica, Louis and adopted son Elliot, from his previous marriage to Thelma Riley.” Read at Evening Standard ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets present a sympathetic account of Sharon Osbourne's grief, built on the same BBC interview quotes. The BBC leads with the daily grave visits; the Evening Standard leads with 'never get over' and Ozzy's last words.
- Emphasis
- BBC: the farewell concert, Ozzy's declining health, a new documentary and the couple's history. Evening Standard: the final night's exchange, grief and the family tree.
- Leaves out or plays down
- The Evening Standard leaves out the documentary, doctors' warnings and the couple's turbulent history. The BBC omits the other children's details.
- Charged language
- “Black Sabbath legend”“Prince of Darkness”
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“The TV presenter says she can see Ozzy's burial site from her window, and regularly talks to him.” — BBC News
“The Black Sabbath legend had asked his wife to ‘hold me tight’ as they lay in bed before his death from a heart attack at the age of 76, she said.” — Evening Standard
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What every side reports
- Sharon Osbourne told the BBC that Sharon Osbourne visits Ozzy's grave every day.
- Ozzy Osbourne died aged 76 after a heart attack, weeks after a farewell concert in Birmingham.
- He is buried privately rather than in a public graveyard so he can rest undisturbed.
- Sharon Osbourne said grief of this kind is never overcome but can be lived with.
Sharon Osbourne person
Says the grief never leaves, Sharon Osbourne visits the grave daily and talks to Ozzy, and chose a private burial so he could rest.
“"There was no way I could put Ozzy in a public graveyard,"” — BBC News
“"You never get over it. But you learn to live with it, and that's what I'm trying to do.” — BBC News
Ozzy Osbourne person
Per Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy was determined to play the farewell show, was elated afterwards and wanted to tour; he died of a heart attack.
“"He was raring to go,"” — BBC News
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Centre2 articles
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Sharon Osbourne: 'I visit Ozzy's grave every day'
Sympathetic Long interview-based piece tied to a new documentary, centred on grief, the private grave and Ozzy's last concert.
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Sharon Osbourne says she will ‘never get over’ husband Ozzy’s death
Sympathetic Short rewrite of the BBC interview emphasising Sharon Osbourne's grief and Ozzy's final words, with family background.
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- 26 Oct 01:40 First BBC NewsN Sharon Osbourne: 'I visit Ozzy's grave every day'
- 26 Oct 07:13 +5h 33m Evening StandardN Sharon Osbourne says she will ‘never get over’ husband Ozzy’s death
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