Fans of Ozzy Osbourne have blasted an AI ‘tribute’ to the late heavy metal rocker as “weird”, claiming it ‘tarnishes his memory’.
The Black Sabbath legend’s death was announced on Tuesday (July 22) evening after he passed away earlier that day aged 76. A family statement confirmed he was “with his family and surrounded by love” when he died.
But with tributes continuing to pour in from fans and entertainment figures across the world, one particular meme has been trashed for ‘lacking taste’.
Ozzy Osbourne died on Tuesday aged 76 (Credit: Cover Images)
Ozzy Osbourne AI ‘tribute’
The post in question was shared on Instagram by an account with the gimmick of featuring celebrities who have recently died slicing brown bread.
The page’s bio reads: “Celebrating the life and commemorating the death of the recently departed. Famous faces, final curtain calls. RIP, but make it iconic. In memoriam.”
As indicated by the account’s posts’ hashtags referring to “#brownbread”, the repeated theme involves AI simulations of whichever late star it may be as the subject taking a knife to a loaf. ‘Brown bread’, for anyone that may not be aware, is Cockney rhyming slang for ‘dead’.
Making the gag abundantly clear, the upload’s caption added: “RIP Ozzy Osbourne. Born December 3, 1948. Died July 22, 2025. Brown bread aged 76 years.”
But while dozens of fans still commented with their condolences for the beloved Ozzy, others took exception at the portrayal.
RIP Ozzy Osbourne (Credit: Cover Images)
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