Sharon Osbourne has lashed out at Amanda Holden after the host appeared to call her “bitter and pathetic” over comments she made about Simon Cowell.
The 71-year-old music manager and wife of the former Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne he said Cowell “don’t know how to keep friends” in a conversation with fellow former X Factor judge Louis Walsh when the pair appeared on Celebrity Big Brother together.
In an article in the Daily Mail, Holden, 53, who is on the judging panel for Britain’s Got Talent alongside Cowell, said: “I hated seeing certain people on a reality show making fun of Simon – he’s the person who gave them all the chances, gave them a lot of money and a lifestyle they probably wouldn’t have had.
“It’s bitter and pathetic. It was like Cinderella with her two sisters in the background – just stabbed, stabbed, stabbed.”
Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden. Photo: PA
Osbourne, who managed The Smashing Pumpkins and Motorhead, responded to the article in a lengthy post on X, writing that Holden didn’t know his “history in the music industry, my achievements, the artists I’ve worked with, the shows I’ve played.” that I produced and my global celebrity.”
She said that whenever she saw Holden on television she always thought he was “very handsome and talented”, but told her: “Never comment on my lifestyle that Simon Cowell gave me.
“It is humiliating for me and my husband and all the achievements I have achieved in my life, as you are making yourself out to be an ill-informed sycophant.”
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Photo: Reuters
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Osbourne, who starred alongside her family on the 2000s reality show The Osbournes and had her own talk show, said her brand is “known worldwide” and that she has been “blessed with an incredible lifestyle my entire life.” ”, with a mansion in Beverley Hills and an English country estate.
“I never discuss money, lifestyle or positions of power,” she said.
“I think it’s classless and rude.
“However, you have now forced me to disclose these things to you and I honestly don’t want to sound like I’m bragging, but the truth is that my money and success were not due to some Simon Cowell talents. show.
“Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed making them at the time as they were a lot of fun.
“Yes, Simon paid me very well. Probably more than you are getting today, but all of that, my dear, went towards some scholarships.”
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But Holden appeared to stand by his comments following Osbourne’s criticism.
A spokesperson told the Mail: “Amanda is aware of Sharon’s incredible career, but just like her, Amanda will always defend those close to her.”
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