• Producer claims Ozzy & Sharon stole 'Osbournes' idea from him

  July 28, 2002
  The Associated Press reports that a producer has sued Ozzy Osbourne and the rock musician's wife, claiming the couple stole the idea for their hit MTV reality series "The Osbournes" from him.

• Jack Osbourne Hurt Diving From Pier

  July 19, 2002
  Zap2It.com reports that Ozzy Osbourne's son 16-year old son, Jack, was injured Wednesday when he and several friends were attempting cannonballs off the Malibu Pier in Southern California.

• Sharon Osbourne Says Cancer Has Spread

  July 19, 2002
  Sharon Osbourne's cancer has spread beyond her colon and the wife of the anarchic British rock star Ozzy Osbourne will start a three-month course of chemotherapy at the end of July, she told People magazine in an interview released on Thursday and reported by Reuters.

• 'Making The Band II' to premiere October 10th, co-star Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs

  July 19, 2002
  Zap2It.com reports that MTV has announced that Sean "P. Diddy" Combs will be featured in the network's reality show, 'Making the Band II.' Production of the series will begin later this month in New York City. The half-hour show will document the creation of a mainstream hip hop/R&B group, starting with the audition process working up to a record deal, all under the guidance of P. Diddy himself.

• MTV's 'Real World Chicago" finale scores highest 'Real World' ratings ever

  July 14, 2002
  Varierty reports that the Tuesday night finale of MTV's 11th season of " Real World " was the most-watched episode in the series' history, drawing 5.5 million viewers.

• Canadian network to air 'The Osbournes' UNCENSORED

  July 11, 2002
  Zap2It.com reports that Canadian television network CTV has sublicensed the first two seasons of "The Osbournes" from MTV Canada and plans to air them uncensored on broadcast television.

• Sharon Osbourne Recovering from Colon Cancer Surgery

  July 10, 2002
  (Reuters) Sharon Osbourne, the wife and manager of rock star-turned-reality TV hero Ozzy Osbourne, is "in good spirits and doing well" after undergoing colon cancer surgery last week, the couple's publicist said on Tuesday.

• Sharon Osbourne to undergo cancer surgery

  July 3, 2002
  The Associated Press reports that Sharon Osbourne, wife of Ozzy Osbourne and star of the MTV reality show "The Osbournes," is set to undergo surgery Wednesday for a treatable cancer, her publicist said. Sharon Osbourne "is expected to make a full recovery," according to a news release from Susan Blond Inc. in Los Angeles. "She has the loving support of her husband and three children who are by her side at this time."

• Kelsey Grammer knocks out wanna-be WWF wrestlers

  June 30, 2002
  'Frasier' star Kelsey Grammer has managed to halt production on MTV's World Wrestling Entertainment series 'Tough Enough' in Malibu, California Variety reports.

• Kelly Osbourne to release solo album

  June 28, 2002
  MTV reports that Kelly Osbourne is to start work on her debut album next month.

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