Nikki Sixx has responded to Sharon Osbourne’s recent comments about the Motley Crue bassist.
As previously reported, Sharon’s comments occurred during an episode of The Osbournes Podcast. In the episode’s opening minutes, the conversation landed on the time when Ozzy Osbourne snorted a line of ants while on tour with Motley Crue in 1984. Of course, this gross incident was chronicled in the Crue’s infamous memoir, The Dirt, and its subsequent film adaptation.
Jack Osbourne asks Ozzy whether the story is true, and he says yes. Jack then asks Sharon about it. She says she wasn’t there for it, but she noted she always tried to keep her distance from Motley Crue when they were with her husband.
Sharon then says, “All I know is that I think it made their movie, and I wanna know why, now we’re on the subject, of why, when they advertised their movie on Netflix, it’s a picture of a guy imitating Ozzy. Why isn’t the ad campaign a picture of Motley Crue?”
At this time, Ozzy is expressing mild annoyance with Sharon’s comments. However, Jack answers Sharon’s question by saying Ozzy is bigger than Motley Crue.
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Ozzy is now trying to move on from the topic, but Sharon cuts in to call Sixx an “a–hole.” When Ozzy disagrees, Sharon replies, “Yes, he f—in’ is.”
Shortly after Sharon’s remarks made headlines, Sixx alluded to them on X (formerly Twitter). He reshared a user’s comments, which have since been deleted, but wrote, “We had a lot of love and respect for Sharon. We love Ozzy. So when people comment on stuff calling her a plastic granny tranny I have it deleted. Not sure what she’s upset about now but let’s not perpetuated [sic] her comments by posting negativity about her..”
We had a lot of love and respect for Sharon. We love Ozzy. So when people comment on stuff calling her a plastic granny tranny I have it deleted.Not sure what she’s upset about now but let’s not perpetuated her comments by posting negativity about her.. https://t.co/K0xpz6K9Du
— (@NikkiSixx) October 18, 2023
It’s not like this author or anyone else reading this hasn’t been passive-aggressive at least once in their lives, but getting ageist or using a known transgender slur in the process is just tacky. You’re far more clever than this, Nikki. After all, you co-wrote “Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away),” which was perhaps the Crue’s cheekiest song ever.