Most people’s knowledge of this Russian monk comes from a Boney M song, where my most pressing memory is of the video where the male singer leaps madly up and down while dressed in a white catsuit.

But of course the life of Rasputin is a dark tale, filled with sexual shenangins and poison, a tale most perfect for the Prince Of Darkness to tackle.

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Junior prince of darkness? - June
Brummie’s Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has agreed to take a DNA test to see if he fathered a groupie’s son.

Sheron Lutz claims she and Ozzy had a roll in the hay after a party back in 1996, which resulted in Sheron’s six-year-old son, who she has imaginatively named ’Juinor’.

Ozzy claims not to remember any romp with gothic dominatrix Sheron, and further to that he had the snip in 1985 after son Jack’s birth, so for him to have fathered another child is a bit far fetched.

Ozzy said ’The most precious thing I have in my life is my marriage and my children and now someone’s trying to destroy the harmony in my family’. From watching The Osbournes on MTV, you could argue that harmony is generally the last thing on their minds, but you can see his point.

Osbourne’s gig - 30/05/03
Ozzy Osbourne and daughter Kelly will perform for the first time on the same stage in the star’s hometown of Birmingham.


Kelly will be supporting her dad at the NEC on September 7 and at Wembley Arena on September 5.

The shows are Ozzy’s first headlining arena concerts in the UK in eight years, after he announced that his Ozzfest tour will not visit the UK this summer.

Tickets go on sale from 9am on Monday. (2 June)

Ozzy leaves label - 09/05/03
Birmingham born Ozzy Osbourne is leaving the Sony record label after 23 years.

The bat-loving rocker has decided to quit the label after the company’s boss Tommy Mottola left early this year.

The Iron man is the Money man! - 26/02/03
Brummie Ozzy and wife Sharon have entered the British rich list straight in at number three.

Their 40 million pound fortune following the success of placing their family in front of MTV’s all seeing eyes, mean that they are well on the nations rich list.

But topping the list is Sir Paul McCartney - you’d have to go a long way to coming close to his ?120 m fortune - possibly you’d need a yellow submarine to catch up, but it might make you a bit paranoid.

Here is your F****** award! - 14/01/03
Last night the Osbourne’s became the first family ever to host the American Music Awards.

The event took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and air on ABC. Eminem reigned supreme at last night’s 30th annual American Music Awards, collecting awards in all the categories for which he was nominated.

Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne were true to form, they uttered so many expletives that they were bleeped constantly during their opening sequence.

Osbournes renew wedding vows - 02/01/03
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have renewed their wedding vows during a New Year’s Eve party.

The couple who were married in 1982, delayed their 20th anniversary celebration because of Sharon’s battle with colon cancer, but on New Year’s Eve the celebrations took place at the Beverly Hills Hotel in front of hundreds of guests.