Before Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 in Buckinghamshire, England, a "helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care," a Thames Valley Air Ambulance spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement.

Was a viral video clip a real prediction from a 1998 episode of The Simpsons that predicted Ozzy Osbourne's death? No, that's not true: The video only appeared online after Osbourne passed away and appears to be AI generated.

Ozzy Osbourne, who died this week at 76, had a reputation as a hell-raiser for crazy stunts like biting off a bat’s head. Rumors swirled before his 1982 visit to Kalamazoo.

Ozzy Osbourne created a lasting legacy in the rock music genre. Known for his surprising on-stage antics and heavy metal vibe, the late “Prince of Darkness” got his big break with Black Sabbath but made a name for himself as a solo artist.

I just thought nothing was going to kill him. You know, like, [he’s] too tough to die,” one of Ozzy’s colleagues of two decades told The Post.

Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76. The Grammy-winning Prince of Darkness long struggled with addiction, finally achieving sobriety in 2014.

Ozzy Osbourne is famous for, among other things, coming back from near-death experiences. The Prince of Darkness died one last, final time though, reported dead on July 22, 2025. One of the times he nearly died in 2003 happened on his old Yamaha Banshee,

"That was really sad the other day, and it wasn’t until this morning I remembered we had him in the trailer and in this season," James Gunn says of Osbourne.