{"id":26697,"date":"2026-08-04T01:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26697"},"modified":"2026-08-04T01:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:11:43","slug":"sharon-osbourne-insists-ozzy-ai-avatar-is-not-a-money-grab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26697","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Osbourne Insists Ozzy AI Avatar Is Not a &#8220;Money Grab&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1615661\" data-title=\"Sharon Osbourne Insists Ozzy AI Avatar Is Not a \u201cMoney Grab\u201d\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/sharon-osbourne-ozzy-ai-avatar-not-money-grab\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/sharon-osbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sharon Osbourne<\/a> is defending the recently announced <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/ozzy-osbourne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> digital AI avatar after receiving some backlash, insisting it\u2019s not a \u201cmoney grab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/ozzy-osbourne-interactive-digital-avatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital avatar project<\/a>, which is still in production, has already been the source of controversy and speculation, prompting previous responses from Sharon and Jack Osbourne, including the latter saying, <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/05\/jack-osbourne-defends-ozzy-avatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cIt\u2019s not gonna be fucking lame\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.consequence.net\/collections\/vinyl-records\/?sort_by=title-ascending&amp;filter.p.tag=Ozzy+Osbourne\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\">Get Ozzy Osbourne Albums on Vinyl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sharon and Jack announced the planned Ozzy avatar at Licensing Expo 2026 this past May, where they introduced the collaborative project in partnership with Hyperreal and Proto Hologram.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/bands-artists\/interviews\/sharon-osbourne-interview-ozzy-ozzfest-movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Metal Hammer<\/em><\/a>, Sharon said, \u201cI\u2019ve seen such shit online about it being a \u2018money grab.\u2019 Why would I need to do that? It\u2019s not as if I\u2019m using Ozzy to sell fucking weedkiller or beer. Ozzy loved the idea. We\u2019ve been talking about it for 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cOzzy has this great body of work that took a lifetime to do \u2013 why shouldn\u2019t he still be seen? Why should we have to watch the same videos over and over again, when there\u2019s technology available that means we don\u2019t have to? If you don\u2019t like it, don\u2019t go see it. I\u2019m not at people\u2019s houses with a fucking gun, going, \u2018Give me your money!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The digital avatar is one of many planned and upcoming projects as part of the enduring legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away in July 2025. 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