LOS ANGELES - Ozzy Osbourne was seriously injured Monday in an accident on the grounds of his estate in England and underwent emergency surgery, a spokeswoman said.
The 55-year-old rock star was riding a "quad bike," or all-terrain vehicle, on his Buckinghamshire property when the accident occurred, according to publicist Cindy Guagenti.
His injuries were not considered to be life-threatening, she said.
An examination showed Osbourne broke his collarbone, six ribs and a vertebra in his neck, according to Guagenti. He was in surgery Monday evening at an undisclosed English hospital.
The operation was intended to lift the collarbone, which was believed to be resting on a major artery and interrupting blood flow to his arm. Surgeons also were trying to stem "some bleeding into his lungs," Guagenti said.
Osbourne was taking a day off from promoting the United Kingdom release of "Changes," a duet with his daughter, Kelly, when the accident occurred.
Guagenti's office said no further information was immediately available.
"The Osbournes," the MTV reality show featuring the rocker, wife Sharon and their children, started production about a month ago on its third season, scheduled to begin Jan. 13.
It was not immediately known how the accident would affect production or how or whether it might be included in the series, an MTV spokeswoman said Monday.
On Saturday, a story on the Los Angeles Times Web site reported Osbourne's claim that he was overprescribed a variety of powerful anti-psychotic and tranquilizing drugs by a Beverly Hills doctor.
Osbourne said he developed a 42-pill per day habit that accounted for his odd behavior on the hit MTV show, including scenes in which Osbourne was seen mumbling, falling and appearing disoriented.
Last month, Osbourne told a British newspaper he'd been sexually molested as a child and suffered emotional effects from the abuse long into adulthood.
Get well soon Ozzy!
deleted user 10.12.2003 10:04
when my mom told me about him being in the ICU last night, my jaw just dropped! i hate thinking about the what ifs! what ifs aren't good.... :-(
Yeah, sounds like he's had a rough time, he is in the hospital where my daughter was born not far from here, just can't imagine what the waiting rooms must be like there today with Sharon and Kelly there!!!
Hope he makes a speedy recovery he is one of the UK's finest.
haven't been paying much attention to the news. Has there been any updates on how he's doing?
Ozzy is a special person and I think thats why Sharon has been right by his side all these years.
Hope his recovery is speedy.
Ozzy is doing a lot better today, Sharon has been on TV tonight talking to the media, she said that at the time of the accident one of Ozzy's body guards had to give him the kiss of life, the quad bike thing he was riding ran over a uneven piece of ground, Ozzy fell off and the bike fell on his chest, she said it will be a slow process but he will recover, bang goes the UK tour.
I was about to see him in November- postponed...
Was supposed to be in February...
Now this doesn't really seem probable...
GET WELL PRINCE OF FUCKIN' DARKNESS!!!