Jack Osbourne is pushing back against critics who attacked him online for accepting an invitation to attend a UFC event at the White House, dismissing the outrage as "completely insane and like what the f---?".
According to Fox News, the former reality television personality addressed the controversy in a video posted to his YouTube channel, where he read aloud several social media comments accusing him of betraying fans. Some users wrote that they were "So disappointed" and that his appearance at the event was "kinda devastating not gonna lie," framing a routine sporting outing as a political statement simply because it took place at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Osbourne rejected that narrative outright, insisting that his presence had nothing to do with endorsing any administration or policy agenda. "I went to a sporting event. Thats it," he said, adding, "I didnt go and throw my hat in the ring for political office. I wasnt there going to endorse a politician or some kind of, you know, foreign affairs issue. Nothing. I literally went to the White House to go see UFC."
The 40-year-old emphasized that combat sports have been a lifelong passion, not a sudden interest born of political calculation. He recalled beginning taekwondo at age 6, later traveling to Thailand to study Muay Thai in his late teens and early 20s, and then taking up jiu-jitsu in his 30s, explaining, "I have also attended UFC and PRIDE fights going back to the early 2000s. It is something that has been a part of my life since I can remember."
Osbourne said that when UFC President and CEO Dana White extended the invitation, there was never any serious question about whether he would accept. "Of course I would go. Any person out there who would get an invite would have gone," he argued, mocking those who claimed they would have declined by adding, "Im sorry, theres no one I could think of that would have been like, No, Im not going to that cause I dont approve of Orange Man or whatever the f---."
He described the backlash as "ridiculous," underscoring that, from his perspective, the evening was about athletics, not ideology. "It was not a political event or in my eyes it was not. It was a f---ing fight at the White House. Who gives a s---?" he said, suggesting that critics were projecting their own partisan obsessions onto a simple night out.
Osbourne also remarked to his wife during the event that it would be healthy for the country if more sporting events were held at the White House, a place that historically has hosted cultural and athletic celebrations under presidents of both parties. He noted that previous administrations had welcomed athletes and entertainers to the South Lawn, reinforcing the idea that the peoples house should be a venue for shared American experiences, not just partisan theater.
The "Night of Terror" host reserved some of his sharpest criticism for those who tried to weaponize the legacy of his late father, rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, to shame him. "You did not know my father. You did not know where he stood with things," he said, pushing back on claims that Ozzy would have disapproved of his sons attendance, and clarifying, "Yes, he wrote a song called War Pigs,' sure. Anti-war song. He wasnt anti-UFC. He wasnt anti-going to an event at the White House. He was anti-war."
To illustrate the point, Osbourne reminded viewers that his father had attended a White House Correspondents Dinner during the George W. Bush administration and even played a clip of Ozzy leaping to his feet when the then-president mentioned him from the podium. He further noted that Ozzy participated in USO tours and visited wounded service members at Walter Reed Medical Center, hardly the actions of someone reflexively hostile to American institutions or to the presidency itself.
"So, shut the f--- up, basically," Jack Osbourne said, condemning efforts to drag his fathers name into a culture-war skirmish over a UFC card. "To bring my father into this to say he would or wouldntve approve is completely insane. I simply attended a sporting event for a sport that I have a great amount of respect for and something thats been a part of my life since I can remember."
For Osbourne, the uproar says more about the hyper-politicized climate than about his own choices, and he made clear he has no intention of apologizing for enjoying a fight night at the White House. He closed his message with a blunt reminder to his detractors that their outrage changes nothing: "So, deal with it, and Im sorry you werent invited."
Login