Sharon Osbourne has had a go at Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson via the official Ozzfest website. She claims Dickinson has been dissing her husband throughout their stint on the touring festival. Sharon writes: "From day one, Bruce Dickinson started berating Ozzy and belittling the Ozzfest audience. Out of 200-plus bands over the last 10 years, he has been the only person who hasn't had the Ozzfest spirit. He thought he was at a battle of the bands, always making other comments about other artists."
She continued: "[Iron Maiden bassist] Steve Harris personally came to Ozzy in San Bernardino and apologized for Bruce's behavior this summer, stating that he and the rest of the band were 'embarrassed' by their own singer."
The attack follows an Iron Maiden performance on the 21 Aug which was beset by a number of problems, technical and otherwise. The band have not responded to Sharon's statements but did send an apology out to fans regarding their Sunday performance via their official website: "It was obvious to all there that we had a 'series of unfortunate events' throughout. These made it difficult for us to keep our momentum but your incredible support certainly helped us get through it."