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From Reuters


WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Heavy metal rocker Ozzy
Osbourne and his wife Sharon Friday said their 19-year-old
daughter Kelly entered a California drug rehabilitation clinic
earlier in the day to grapple with her abuse of painkillers.
Sharon Osbourne told CNN's ``Larry King Live'' the couple
confronted their daughter early Friday after the family was
contacted by an English tabloid seeking comment on a picture in
which Kelly appeared to be buying drugs.
``She admitted it after a lot of twisting,'' she told CNN.
''Literally, a couple of hours ago, she was admitted to rehab.''
She said their son, Jack Osbourne, who underwent substance
abuse treatment last year, took Kelly to Promises Drug &
Alcohol Rehabilitation Addiction Center in Malibu, California.
Ozzy Osbourne, an admitted drug addict and alcoholic who
has spent time in rehabilitation clinics himself, said he had
asked Kelly repeatedly if she used drugs, but she denied it.
``I can't believe we were buying into it,'' he said. ``The
amount of pills I found in her bag was astounding.''
The Osbournes were slated to appear on the CNN program to
promote the third season of their reality TV series ``The
Osbournes,'' but decided to reveal their latest family trauma.
``As usual with the Osbournes, you never know what's going
to happen next,'' Sharon Osbourne told CNN, saying she was
angry, upset and beginning to wonder if the family was cursed.
Ozzy Osbourne is still recovering from an accident on an
all-terrain vehicle that left him in a coma for eight days. The
rocker shot to fame in the 1970s with Black Sabbath and
remained in the public eye after he launched a solo career.
In recent years, his popularity has reached new heights
with the success of the hit MTV reality series, in which he
stars with Sharon, who had been battling colon cancer, and two
of his three children.
Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne briefly landed at No. 1 on
Britain's singles chart with their duet of the Black Sabbath
classic, ``Changes,'' last December.

I saw that. Can't say I'm surprised. Ozzy's brain must be fried if he didn't see it coming. roll

I can't help getting the feeling that Sharon Osbourne has completely blurred the lines between her family's quite profound problems and fodder for the entertainment industry. The only family member who seems to have any sense is Amy (I think) the daughter who'll have nothing to do with the Osbourne media circus. It seems the only way any of them are able to validate themselves is blabbing in front of a camera.

Is that dreadful talk show still going or not? I thought it had been cancelled but it seems to be everywhere. Is that just repeats?

Can't stand the Osborne kids - I think I'd shoot myself if I had offspring like that.

That talk show has to be the worst thing I've ever seen.
For someone who likes to talk so much she certainly doesn't know how to have a conversation and leaves her guests dangling in the wind most of the time.
It was supposed to be cancelled but still see that it's on, I have no idea if they are new shows or repeats as I don't watch it.

I like Sharon Osborne and her show - don't know if it's cancelled or not.

I am shocked that they didn't latch on to Kelly's problem considering the family track record though.

I hope everything works out for them.

If I looked or acted like either of the two (infamous) Osbourne children, I think I too would be addicted to something.......they are awful!

The first season was entertaining, now it is simply dull