Has Ozzy Osbourne spoken about assisted dying or wanting control over his death?
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Executive summary
Sharon Osbourne publicly said in 2007 that she and Ozzy had “drawn up plans” to use Dignitas in Switzerland if either developed dementia, and she repeated that belief in later interviews and a 2023 podcast episode [1] [2]. Multiple outlets reporting after Ozzy’s July 2025 death note those past statements and the resurfacing of speculation, while family members — notably daughter Kelly — publicly disputed that Ozzy sought euthanasia at his death and reports say paramedics spent hours trying to save him [3] [4] [5] [6].
1. What Sharon and Ozzy actually said about a “pact”
Sharon Osbourne has been the source of the most explicit public language: in her 2007 memoir and a contemporaneous Daily Mirror interview she said she and Ozzy “believe 100 percent in euthanasia” and “have drawn up plans to go to the assisted suicide flat in Switzerland if we ever have an illness that affects our brains,” specifically naming dementia or Alzheimer’s as triggers for that plan [1] [7]. The couple discussed the idea with their children, Sharon wrote, and revisited the subject on The Osbournes podcast in 2023 where the family again discussed whether the plan remained in place [1] [2].
2. What Ozzy himself is reported to have said or supported
Available sources emphasize Sharon’s accounts and family conversations; press reporting cites Sharon as the primary speaker about the plan and notes that Ozzy’s name is included in her recounting of a mutual decision [1] [8]. Some outlets assert Ozzy had expressed willingness to pursue physician-assisted death for “life-threatening” conditions as recently as 2014, but the concrete, widely circulated quotations about the Dignitas plan come from Sharon’s interviews and memoir [8]. Available sources do not include a contemporaneous quote from Ozzy in 2007 explicitly outlining the pact beyond family discussions reported later [1] [2].
3. How reporting treated the question after his death
After Ozzy’s death in July 2025, many outlets revisited Sharon’s earlier comments and social media speculation about whether he travelled to Switzerland for assisted dying [3] [9]. News pieces flagged the resurfaced remarks and explored online theories, while other outlets pushed back on the speculation by reporting emergency responses and family denials [5] [6] [4].
4. Family statements and pushback on assisted-death claims
Kelly Osbourne publicly disputed claims that her father was dying or that he had undergone assisted suicide, and reporting notes family members refuting the idea that Ozzy sought euthanasia at the time of death [4] [10]. Some outlets emphasized that paramedics spent hours trying to save Ozzy — coverage used to counter the narrative that his death occurred via an assisted-suicide procedure in Switzerland [5] [6].
5. What’s confirmed, what’s speculation
Confirmed: Sharon Osbourne publicly described a mutual plan decades ago to consider assisted death at a Swiss clinic if either developed severe cognitive illness, and she discussed it again in later years [1] [2]. Reported but unconfirmed: that Ozzy actually travelled to Switzerland for assisted death; several outlets report there is no evidence he did and family members have denied it [5] [9] [4]. News organizations covering his death note that the family released only that he died “surrounded by love” and that no official cause of death was immediately disclosed [9] [10].
6. Competing narratives and possible agendas
Two narratives compete in reporting: one focuses on Sharon’s long-stated support for euthanasia and the couple’s “pact” (which can be read as asserting personal autonomy), the other seeks to defend Ozzy’s final hours from sensational claims, highlighting paramedic efforts and family denials [1] [5] [6] [4]. Outlets that emphasize the pact often cite Sharon’s memoir and Mirror interviews [1], while those debunking assisted-death rumors lean on emergency-response reports and direct family statements [5] [6] [4]. Readers should note potential incentives: sensational headlines drive clicks; family members may seek to protect privacy and legacy.
7. Bottom line for the question you asked
Yes — Sharon Osbourne has said publicly that she and Ozzy agreed to seek assisted dying in Switzerland under certain circumstances (dementia/Alzheimer’s), and she reiterated that plan at later dates [1] [2]. There is no authoritative reporting in the provided sources that Ozzy actually used assisted dying at the time of his death; family members and emergency reports have been cited to refute that specific claim [5] [4] [6].
Limitations: this summary relies only on the provided articles; court records, medical records, or a formal cause-of-death statement are not included in the supplied material and therefore are not referenced here — available sources do not mention those documents (p1_s1–[3]3).