Did Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon have an “assisted suicide pact”? Viral post explored

Ozzy Osbourne has been in the headlines after passing at the age of 76 on July 22, 2025. The Black Sabbath frontman is survived by his wife, Sharon Osbourne, and his six children, from his marriage to Sharon and his first wife, Thelma Riley. No cause of death has been revealed yet.

Following the singer’s death, his plans of an “assisted suicide pact” with his wife, Sharon, have resurfaced after a post on X, shared on July 22 from a Mexican account, went viral. The translated post read,

“Ozzy Osbourne requested to travel to Switzerland for Euthanasia after his last concert.”

According to Newsweek, Osbourne and Sharon did agree on the suicide pact if either of them developed an illness related to the brain. However, a viral tweet alleging that they travelled to Switzerland recently to carry it out is false.

Newsweek reported that Sharon revealed in her 2007 memoir, titled Survivor: My Story—The Next Chapter, that the couple agreed to seek help from Dignitas, a Swiss assisted-suicide organization. They decided to do it after Sharon’s father died of Alzheimer’s disease in 2007.

Here is more to know.

Did Ozzy Osbourne suffer from any brain disease?

Yes, reports suggest that the singer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003, but he publicly revealed it in 2019-2020.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, it is an age-related degenerative brain condition that causes parts of the brain to deteriorate over time. This could cause slow movements, tremors, and balance problems.

USA Today reported that Ozzy Osbourne’s issues with drugs and alcoholism began in the 1970s. Eventually, by 2014, he got serious about his sobriety. He said:

"Most of the people that I drank with are dead. And the ones that aren't, that still continue to drink, are going to be dead soon. It's not a happy ending. If you want to carry on drinking, my hat goes off to you."

E! News reported that his health challenges were aggravated due to his neck surgery in 2019 after suffering a fall at his Los Angeles home. In an interview with Good Morning America in 2020, Ozzy Osbourne spoke of the health challenges he faced the previous year. He said:

"I had to have surgery on my neck, which screwed all my nerves in. I've got numbness down this arm from the surgery. My legs feel going cold. I don't know if that's Parkinson's or what. … It's a weird feeling."

The musician gave his final performance with Black Sabbath on July 5, 2025, a few weeks before his death on July 22, 2025. Ahead of the concert, Ozzy Osbourne's wife, Sharon, told Radio X Classic Rock about his struggle with Parkinson’s disease. She said:

“Parkinson's isn't something that goes away. You have it forever. There's no cure. So he has battles with it. He has to work with a physiotherapist every day, and he's got to keep his muscles going. He's fine, as fine as you can be with Parkinson's.”

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The farewell concert was titled Back to the Beginning, which took place at Villa Park in Birmingham, England.

He reportedly performed while sitting on a black leather chair, donning a leather coat and a golden armband with his name on it. He performed five songs himself before he was joined by his former bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, and Geezer Butler.

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