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Kelly Osbourne Entering Drug Rehab
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| 4-2-2004
Posted on 04/03/2004 5:29:48 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kelly Osbourne, the 19-year-old daughter of heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne, has checked into a drug rehabilitation center for an addiction to painkillers, her parents said Friday night in a televised interview.
Kelly Osbourne's younger brother, Jack, 18, checked himself into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic last year and Ozzy Osbourne has been candid about his decades of battles with substance abuse.
The siblings became international stars following the success of the MTV reality show ``The Osbournes,'' which shows an oft-dazed Ozzy doting over his dysfunctional family with wife-manager, Sharon. The Osbourne's oldest daughter, Aimee, has not taken part in the show, which returns April 6 for its third season on MTV.
Ozzy, 55, and Sharon Osbourne, 51, talked about their daughter's drug problem Friday night on CNN's ``Larry King Live.''
Sharon Osbourne said that an English tabloid notified them Friday that they had a photograph of Kelly in an apparent drug deal.
Kelly Osbourne was confronted and eventually acknowledged a drug problem ``after a lot of twisting,'' Sharon Osbourne said.
Ozzy said that his daughter denied having a stash of drugs, but the family's maid said she had found a bag of pills underneath her bed.
``So the bag was delivered to me, and I opened this bag and it was full of pills. ... There must have been 500 pills,'' he told King.
Within hours, Kelly's brother drove her to the Promises rehabilitation center in Malibu.
When asked on the interview show if she had advice on how to steer children away from drugs, Sharon Osbourne responded somberly.
``I'm a failure,'' she replied. ``How can I give anybody advice?''
The Osbournes said that for every good thing that has happened to their family, there also have been difficulties. Sharon Osbourne announced in 2002 that she was undergoing treatment for colon cancer, which is now in remission, and Ozzy last year was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident in England.
Jack Osbourne celebrates one year of sobriety April 23, his mother said.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:30:36 AM PST
by
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(If Woody had gone straight to the police, this would never have happened!)
To: mountaineer; BigWaveBetty
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:30:57 AM PST
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(I am trying to stop an outbreak here and you are driving the monkey to the airport!)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Yeah, I remember when anyone who dared criticized the Osbournes' (Ozzy and his wife were "great parents") was viciously attacked (around here).
Now, the mother laments that neither of her two drug-addicted children are homosexual.
Some grea, model family.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:33:55 AM PST
by
Guillermo
(Your own personal Konservative Klick-Guerilla)
To: Guillermo
My husband and I watched the first season of their MTV show. It was different, and often amusing. There is nothing amusing about this family now, though they still are different. Thank God for that!
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:36:05 AM PST
by
Trust but Verify
(Charter member Broken Glass Republicans (2000))
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
In this country, the family that stays unhealthy together becomes wealthy together.
Leni
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:36:23 AM PST
by
MinuteGal
(Paradise is not lost ! You'll find it May 22 aboard "FReeps Ahoy 3". Register now for our cruise.)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Please don't take any personal offense, and I feel badly for the pathetic individuals involved, but, really, who cares? These small-talent miscreants have glorified some of the worst elements of our (individual and collective) psyche. Their children are/were/will be in drug rehab - quelle surprise!! They are best ignored, as I should have just done.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:41:02 AM PST
by
Eccl 10:2
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Why does she have two baboons facing each other on her back? Or maybe they're wings?
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:42:29 AM PST
by
rabidralph
(Oh yes, Wyoming!)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Geez...I know I"M shocked.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:43:57 AM PST
by
Buffettbassman
(Freedom isn't free- cash only! No checks or credit cards-Buffettbassman)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Promises rehabilitation center in Malibu. They must get a family/group rate.
The Osbourne's oldest daughter, Aimee, has not taken part in the show, which returns April 6 for its third season on MTV.
This one might be normal. She will probably write a tell-all book in a few years.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:44:45 AM PST
by
SC Swamp Fox
(Aim small, miss small.)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
As messed up as they all are, I wish her gods speed.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:45:57 AM PST
by
PeteFromMontana
(The pressure is on, jigsaw is watching!)
To: rabidralph
I thought they looked like two Chewbaccas, myself.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:46:17 AM PST
by
Trust but Verify
(Charter member Broken Glass Republicans (2000))
To: Buffettbassman
Senator Daschle is deeply saddened.
To: SC Swamp Fox
Actually from what I've seen. Aimee appears fairly well adjusted and not to mention seems to have gotten most of Sharon's genes in the looks department. Thank God!
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:48:21 AM PST
by
Buffettbassman
(Freedom isn't free- cash only! No checks or credit cards-Buffettbassman)
To: SC Swamp Fox
Here's Aimee. She looks normal.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:48:50 AM PST
by
csvset
To: Thom Pain
LOL....
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:49:50 AM PST
by
Buffettbassman
(Freedom isn't free- cash only! No checks or credit cards-Buffettbassman)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
She looks like a harsh Monica L.
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:50:46 AM PST
by
AD from SpringBay
(We have the government we allow and deserve.)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Kelly, 19 and Jack 18.
Ozzy needs to sober up, look at his kids and say "Hey, you two. Your both over 18. Get a job and get the **** out of my house!"
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posted on
04/03/2004 5:52:05 AM PST
by
SC Swamp Fox
(Aim small, miss small.)
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
All four Osbournes should enter rehab at the same time. That way at least, they'd be able to spend some quality family time together.
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posted on
04/03/2004 6:12:16 AM PST
by
mass55th
To: csvset
Don't tell me there's a fifth Osbourne?
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posted on
04/03/2004 6:14:57 AM PST
by
mass55th
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