“There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something,” said Osbourne in an Instagram Stories post on Sunday, March 1
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NEED TO KNOW
- Kelly Osbourne reacted to recent criticism from trolls in a post on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, March 1
- “I won’t sit here and allow myself to be dehumanized in such a way!” she wrote
- Just hours prior, she accepted a lifetime achievement award on behalf of her late father, Ozzy Osbourne, alongside her mom, Sharon Osbourne, at the 2026 BRIT Awards
Kelly Osbourne is not here for constant “cruelty” from online trolls.
Hours after she attended the 2026 BRIT Awards in Manchester to collect a lifetime achievement award on behalf of her late father, Ozzy Osbourne, alongside her mother, Sharon Osbourne, the television personality, 41, took to her Instagram Stories to respond to the negativity she's been experiencing on social media.
“There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something,” said Kelly in a statement shared on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, March 1. “Kicking me while I’m down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip, and turning your back when I need support and love most.”
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She continued, “None of it proves strength; it only reveals a profound absence of compassion and character.
“I’m currently going through the hardest time in my life. I should not even have to defend myself. But I won’t sit here and allow myself to be dehumanized in such a way!” Kelly concluded.
The statement came just five days after she was forced to address body-shaming comments about her recent change in appearance.
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She had received a particularly damaging Instagram comment that referred to the July 22 death of the Black Sabbath frontman. “Looks like a dead body… She’s tooooo thin and fragile… Looks like she’s going to see her dad soon," a troll wrote.
Having shared a screenshot of the comment on her Instagram Stories, Kelly wrote, "Literally can't believe how disgusting some human beings truly are! No one deserves this sort of abuse!"
"This too shall pass, but like, holy f–k," she added.
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Before addressing the harmful comments on her social media, Kelly had slammed online critics for commenting on her body during a Dec. 10 conversation with British broadcaster Piers Morgan.
"To the people who keep thinking they're being funny and mean by writing comments like 'Are you ill,' or 'Get off Ozempic, you don't look right.' My dad just died, and I'm doing the best that I can, and the only thing I have to live for right now is my family,” Kelly said in a since-deleted Instagram clip.
“And I choose to share my content with you and share the happy side of my life not the miserable side of my life. So to all those people, 'f–k off,' " she added.
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