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Simon Young

"People bringing my father into this saying, 'Oh, Ozzy would not approve. He's rolling over in his grave.' Shut the f**k up. You did not know my father." Jack Osbourne responds to backlash for attending Donald Trump's White House UFC Event

Diego Lopes during the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC and a screenshot of Jack Osbourne from his YouTube channel.

A week after Jack Osbourne defended news that there are plans to launch an Ozzy A.I. avatar project, the son of the late Black Sabbath singer has now responded online criticism for attending the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House this week.

The mixed martial arts competition was held on the South Lawn as part of the USA's 250th anniversary celebrations of the Declaration of Independence. By absolute coincidence, the big-budget gathering coincided with the 80th birthday of President Donald Trump.

Jack attended the occasion with his wife Aree, and posted a number of photographs on his Instagram account along with the caption 'Ultimate Date Night'. It quickly drew vicious criticism from people drawing assumptions about his political affiliations and suggesting that his father would disapprove.

Ultimate Date Night

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