Sharon bites at criticism over Cowell

SHARON Osbourne has hit out at Amanda Holden following apparent criticism of her by the presenter.

The 71-year-old wife of former Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne was a judge on The X Factor along with Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh.

Osbourne responded on X to an article in which Holden seemed to reference her remarks about Cowell being someone who “doesn’t know how to keep friends” on Celebrity

Big Brother during her stint alongside Walsh when the show was rebooted this year.

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Holden, who is on the judging panel of Britain’s Got Talent alongside Cowell, is quoted as saying that she “hated seeing certain people in a reality show dissing Simon” and claimed that he had helped their careers.

Osbourne wrote that Holden did not know her “history in the music industry, my achievements, the artists I have worked with, the shows that I’ve produced, and my global celebrity”.

Osbourne, who has managed The Smashing Pumpkins and Motorhead, added that “the brand of Sharon Osbourne is known worldwide” and she has been “blessed with an amazing lifestyle throughout my entire life” pointing to homes in the US and the UK.

She said: “I never discuss money, lifestyle, or positions of power.

“I find it to be classless and crude.

“However, you’ve now forced my hand to divulge these things to you and I honestly don’t want to seem like I’m bragging, but the truth is my money and success were not due to doing a couple of Simon Cowell talent shows.

“Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed doing them at the time as they were great fun.

“Yes, Simon paid me very well.”