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Kelly Osbourne speaks out against social media backlash after BRIT Awards

Author Benedetta Baldin - 2.3.2026

Sharon and Kelly Osbourne accepted Ozzy Osbourne‘s posthumous Lifetime Achievement award at the 2026 BRIT Awards on February 28, as per Loudwire. Although the evening was supposed to be a completely happy occasion, Kelly Osbourne has since been the target of many disparaging remarks on her appearance, leading her to denounce the “cruelty” she has recently experienced. Since her father’s death in July of last year, she has received a lot of encouragement and support, but she has also received negative comments about her weight and other parts of her looks. As a result, she has already addressed the criticism numerous times, including last week. However, the criticism continues to flow, so she has resorted to Instagram Stories once more to answer to her detractors.

There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something. kicking me while I’m down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip, and turning your back when I need support and love most. None of it proves strength; it only reveals a profound absence of compassion and character. I’m currently going through the hardest time in my life. I should not even have to defend myself. But I won’t sit here and allow myself to be dehumanized in such a way!

Kelly Osbourne is an actress, singer, fashion designer, and television personality from England. She gained notoriety when she and her family appeared in the reality series The Osbournes (2002–2005), which took home an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program in 2002. She is the daughter of television celebrity Sharon Osbourne and late heavy-metal musician Ozzy Osbourne. Osbourne has participated in the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars (2009), hosted Project Catwalk (2007–2008) and Fashion Police (2010–2015), and served as a judge on Australia’s Got Talent (2016) and Project Runway Junior (2015–2017). In the Disney XD animated series The 7D, she voiced Hildy Gloom (2014–2016).