Sharon Osbourne says Kanye West messed with ‘the wrong Jew’ by using Ozzy’s sample
Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sharon Osbourne has called out Kanye West for using a sample of a song by her husband Ozzy’s band Black Sabbath without his permission. In a tweet shared on Friday the Black Sabbath frontman, 75, wrote that West, 46, had asked for permission to use a vocal-less clip of the band performing “War Pigs” in 1983. Suggesting that Ozzy is actually a fan of his, West wrote: “He obviously has a celebrity handler who’s on his account.” West has attracted widespread criticism in recent years over his antisemitic comments. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “It was not my intention to offend or disrespect and I deeply regret any pain I may have caused,“ he said.
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