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Ozzy Osbourne Documentary Mysteriously Pulled Hours Before Broadcast

A BBC doc about the singer’s final years was set to air Monday.

The BBC unexpectedly pulled a documentary about Ozzy Osbourne’s final years just hours before it was due to air in the United Kingdom. The project, titled Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, offers a “moving and inspirational” look into the last chapter of the rock legend’s life as he and wife Sharon returned to England after years of living in Los Angeles. The film, which began as a spiritual successor to the family’s hit reality show, The Osbournes, began filming in 2022 and covered Ozzy’s battle with Parkinson’s disease and his preparations for performing Black Sabbath’s final concert, which took place just two weeks before his death. But the one-off documentary, set to air tonight, was suddenly pulled from the schedule without warning, with a BBC spokesperson claiming it has “moved in the schedules” and that a new air date will be confirmed in “due course.” No further details were given. “It was an incredible privilege to spend the last few years with Ozzy as well as Sharon, Jack, and Kelly,” producers Ben Wicks and Colin Barr previously said about the film. “Ozzy wanted to make it back to the U.K. and appear on stage one last time — our film is an inspiring and poignant account of him fulfilling that dream.”