How reality TV stole my childhood

How reality TV stole my childhood | Jack Osbourne

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3 ай бұрын

The Osbournes was MTV’s biggest show - and it almost cost Jack Osbourne his life. Here’s how his family’s reality TV fame stole his childhood, and how he’s been able to heal since.
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Jack Osbourne grew up in the spotlight. His family’s hit show, The Osbournes, became MTV’s most-watched series of all time in its first season.
But the pressure of fame primed teenage Jack for a downward spiral. At the age of just 17, he was forced to navigate a turbulent adolescence overshadowed by public scrutiny, addiction, and a quest for normalcy amidst chaos.
This candid recount of early sobriety, the struggle with identity, and the eventual embrace of responsibility and fatherhood not only challenges our perceptions of celebrity but also highlights the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds.
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About Jack Osbourne:
Jack Osbourne is well known for participating in reality TV shows with his celebrity family, like The Osbournes and Ozzy and Jack’s World Tour. Jack has also overcome and dealt with great difficulties in his life, such as dyslexia, drug addiction, an MS diagnosis, depression, various medical scares in his family, and more. His ability to bounce back from these challenges has served as inspiration for others undergoing difficulties in life. Jack uses his platform to advocate for people living with MS.

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@ThorPalsson 3 ай бұрын

Never did I imagine Jack Osbourne would become so inspirational

@kzrlgo 2 ай бұрын

Please elaborate. He never had to work or face any of the real challenges most people do. He has everything to live for, more than most people believe. He had a support group with resources that intervened and were all too aware of drugs, had experience with addiction and didn't judge him. He stopped being a junky and started enjoying the very comfortable life he was born into. So... please elaborate.

@milliamp 3 ай бұрын

Fame is so unhealthy for children. Look how many child stars have had issues in adulthood.

@Teabonesteak 3 ай бұрын

Nepo babies

@SmugAmerican 3 ай бұрын

Tbh, I feel like more people deal with this problem in adolescence and their 20s than do not, but it's always very public when a famous child deals with it.

@AnnieDog-arfarf1 3 ай бұрын

It was sad watching that household. So glad he’s become an adult capable of self-reflection. I wish him well.

@jakegerstein 3 ай бұрын

Seems like an intelligent and good person. ANYONE can get addicted to opiates. They're highly, highly addictive.

@Baloobear5501 3 ай бұрын

Imagine you have a kid, immediately put him on a tour bus and infront of cameras for the world to see, the kid develops addictions and has suicidal tendencies, then you tell them what a disappointment they are to the family. That's some parenting.

@Yucaipawatchdog 8 күн бұрын

No shit.

@Lizzy43645 2 ай бұрын

You look great Jack! I’m sorry this happened to you and that we were all a part of it but so happy you’re doing well.

@truesimplicity 3 ай бұрын

Anonymity is underrated... Notoriety has its very own dark consequences as seeking fane will more often than not turn into infamy.

@karlispec5 3 ай бұрын

very well said 👏🏾 criminals understand this idea Very Well LoL. what i wrestle with understanding is the "suicidal ideation" even the anonymous wouldnt necessarily prefer to perish without some level of infamy (based on human behaviour on the daily)

@karlispec5 3 ай бұрын

it's so good to hear from him personally and to know that he is going through his life with ease :)

@TartempionLampion 3 ай бұрын

How are such parents not totally ashamed? What was the marketing plan here? To have a kid commit suicide live on a TV show? It's beyond to see so many "parents' selling their kids on social media, and that's the new normal... It's child prostitution and should be punished as such. (Personally, whenever I stumble on such a video on any social media I immediately block the channel)

@ellie698 3 ай бұрын

Sharon Osbourne is shameless. She prostituted her own family for 💰

3 ай бұрын

Bad parents, they were responsible for you when you were a minor, but ambition, money, and fame put you in a place that is not good for any child. I'm glad you're better now, and that you can reverse the treatment with your children, taking care of them as you should.

@josiahamaze 3 ай бұрын

Jack was always the smart one

@Olando89 3 ай бұрын

Happy he is here. You probably helped somebody out there by making that video.

@devinsthesis 3 ай бұрын

Jack is looking great.

@SolaceEasy 3 ай бұрын

Being rich and a president of a business does wonders for the complexion.

@westerling8436 3 ай бұрын

Multiples sclerose

@frankstrawnation 3 ай бұрын

Watching this video I couldn't help thinking "and what about his sister? Is she fine today?"

@martinzonnenberg3242 2 ай бұрын

Wow, he is very clear, well spoken, truly knows himself and the diversity he went through actually serves him well!

@justynap5411 3 ай бұрын

If you read about addiction and what are its usual psychological causes, it is clear what happened in this family. People who get so addicted were usually neglected and abandoned in their early childhood (they don't even remember it). The addiction also appears in families which have problems with solving problems. When an issue arises, they escalate it, instead of resolving it. And those parents who created the problem in the first place are so irresponsible to blame their kid for everything, saying "we are so disappointed with you" instead of looking in the mirror and realizing it's them, they caused it because they are bad parents, the kid only shows the symptoms of family not working properly. Best of luck to him! Hope he fixes parenting mistakes in the next generation!

@ayandey137 3 ай бұрын

I cannot even envy your childhood after listening to this😮😮

@karlispec5 3 ай бұрын

their "reality show" was an 'eye-opener' + 1 of the many things we should remember never to do is _envy others :)

@jean-pierrep6844 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful Jack. I resonate with your share. So much respect

@simplysunmoon 3 ай бұрын

Proud of you good job and keep love above all ❤️☀️🌙

@Welshwarrior85 3 ай бұрын

Great video. I really enjoyed that.

@tylerjhunter 2 ай бұрын

The fact that he lucked out and survived it all and is now a happy father is proof that the universe unfolds exactly as it should? What? What about all the people who die from drug overdoses or get cancer or are in car accidents? Was that how the universe was supposed to unfold as well?

@kasondaleigh 2 ай бұрын

Exactly what I thought. He was also born male and rich, so that’s a huge advantage right from the start.

@tylerjhunter 2 ай бұрын

@kasondaleigh Lol, yeah. Boy the universe has a tendency to work out for people whose net worth is in the hundreds of millions. What a doofus.

@SecretAgentBartFargo 2 ай бұрын

He never asked to be famous or wealthy. He was born into it, and there's nothing he could have done about that. That's all because of his father. He's just explaining his story because someone asked him.

@tylerjhunter 2 ай бұрын

@SecretAgentBartFargo So? He still shouldn't be saying that the universe unfolds the way it's supposed to. He got lucky.

@davidwalsh9807 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like a lovely guy now

@invox9490 2 ай бұрын

He turned out alright and he looks good!... I never would have guessed it. Congrats to tha man.

@chrisschanen 3 ай бұрын

Proud of you Jack ❤️

@steverigatones7264 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like child abuse to me.

@SecretAgentBartFargo 2 ай бұрын

Nowadays it is, back then times were different and people just accepted the bullshit.

@PatYo85 3 ай бұрын

nothing but love Jack

@Sperminski 3 ай бұрын

“Stole”. It sure did give him a whole career.

@bernstock 3 ай бұрын

Legend

@motaman8074 3 ай бұрын

How your parents stole your childhood.

@SolaceEasy 3 ай бұрын

Release your blame, release your shame.

@rmigalla 3 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏.

@kasondaleigh 2 ай бұрын

Glad he is happy with his children.

@fairygurl9269 3 ай бұрын

*Respect

@maestoso47 3 ай бұрын

Did this channel get bought out by new management?

@kasondaleigh 2 ай бұрын

It did change vibes recently, like it lowered the bar.

@GOATime1 2 ай бұрын

This is me, I agree :(

@mattwesney 3 ай бұрын

Yes I'm sure it was reality TV that did it 😅

@thewarrior7411 3 ай бұрын

Back in the 90s I was in a famous tv show Sorry just got reminded of Bojack Horseman

@mrdeatheli 3 ай бұрын

It wasn't the 90s and he never said it was.

@thewarrior7411 3 ай бұрын

@@mrdeatheli Google Bojack Horseman

@Earl_E_Burd 3 ай бұрын

Lucky to have a financial safety net

@melsy203 3 ай бұрын

Impressive… 😊

@user-oj3vv1yz5w 3 ай бұрын

Getting famous when you earn it and have been working for it for a long time has a chance of going well. Being a kid in front of camera to be laughed at by millions and being dumb enough to not understand that's what you are will always go bad.

@RichLuciano1 3 ай бұрын

That show was a great deterrent from doing drugs.

@kasondaleigh 2 ай бұрын

Right! Watching Ozzie slur every word really was a great PSA.

@nex-ex5100 29 күн бұрын

Hey, better than growing up in state custody or worse foster care. You'll be alright Jack boy!

@CodingAqyanoos 3 ай бұрын

That is what TV was invented for.

@stabpunch 2 ай бұрын

yeah I like this

@spotlightspanther 3 ай бұрын

he used to hang out with Courtney love

@BebbaDubbs 3 ай бұрын

It was such a terrible time to be a teenager.

@SolaceEasy 3 ай бұрын

Ah, the timeless pathos of teens

@westerling8436 3 ай бұрын

Money, fame, babes, booze, drugs: horrible

@fredcraven1699 3 ай бұрын

300 to 400 mg of Oxycontin and a bottle of Jack Daniels.. crazy tolerance

@SolaceEasy 3 ай бұрын

Really not that uncommon in the field.

@westerling8436 3 ай бұрын

Genes

@jamesonpace726 3 ай бұрын

A terrible story with a, (so far) happy continuation. Best of luck to you, man....

@stefannewels1823 3 ай бұрын

Congrats to surviving these Times 🕴

@wildeninja2836 3 ай бұрын

Jack wasn’t blessed with his dads extra alcohol consumption DNA lol 🧬

@dusty4047 3 ай бұрын

Love Ozzy, never watched the show so could not have cared less who his family is.

@icedcoffee8561 3 ай бұрын

The fame is too much... but i think it can be healthy to have unlimited freedom as a kid. I had that sort of freedom, by the time i was 18, i was over partying. A lot of the "good" kids i went to school with have since ODd or worse.

@volkoff6357 3 ай бұрын

In a world where so many people are neglected and children or are so poor, they die of starvation or lack of medicine, I have zero sympathy for the rich and/or famous.

@Silverspy97 3 ай бұрын

Because money forms a bubble against ALL things negative in life... Right. You should really think about what empathy means and broaden your perspective about life in general. Nothing is so simple.

@volkoff6357 3 ай бұрын

@@Silverspy97 money solves most problems.

@Silverspy97 3 ай бұрын

@@volkoff6357 most... Again, quit thinking your world view is reality. Life is never so simply defined. Things aren't as black and white as you want to make them. Jack Osborne had lived a life you've never even considered or imagined. You judge purely from the perspective of him having money and fame, as if that is his only defining quality as a human. Open your mind a little.

@franzvanjulio5523 3 ай бұрын

And he had a choice in taking part of this during his childhood, right? No, he didn’t. Nonetheless, he took accountability for himself starting at 17. People all over the world go through pain as it’s simply post of the human experience. It will look different for everyone of us. To have true empathy be for him we can have empathy for all others.

@ellie698 3 ай бұрын

Look what it's done to poor Jazz Jennings. He'll never have a normal life, he'll never have a fulfilling sex life. His parents and the tv company should be behind bars for what they've done to him.

@MainSequence1 3 ай бұрын

Is this sarcasm?

@ellie698 3 ай бұрын

@@MainSequence1 Why would you say that?

@MainSequence1 3 ай бұрын

@@ellie698 You say, "poor Jazz", and "what they've done", suggesting you care, but if you care, shoud you not be saying "she", and "her"?

@ellie698 3 ай бұрын

@@MainSequence1 Absolutely not. Jazz was a little boy when he maybe was playing around with "feminine" things His parents took him down this road and got TV involved. Muchausens by proxy combined with fame and wealth. He should have been allowed to grow up normally.

@MainSequence1 3 ай бұрын

@@ellie698 aren't the other 2 sons "normal"? Why would the parents do different with them?

@mmerkley402 3 ай бұрын

BOO-FREAKING-HOOOO nepo baby! Too much privilege. Too many opportunities...WAAAAHHHH 😢 😭

@d.k.1545 3 ай бұрын

👏 what a nice comment

@fairygurl9269 3 ай бұрын

Did You Know You Are Boo Hooing His Boo Hooing.....🤔

@d.k.1545 3 ай бұрын

@@fairygurl9269haha, indeed I am! boohooo...😂

@wanderlustaesthete4117 3 ай бұрын

@@d.k.1545I believe they’re not talking about you 🤔

@d.k.1545 3 ай бұрын

@@wanderlustaesthete4117 my bad, boohoo!

@Teabonesteak 3 ай бұрын

I thought Jack had MS.

@frankstrawnation 3 ай бұрын

I heard the same thing years ago. But I'm glad to know that he is fine.

@ellie698 3 ай бұрын

Apparently. And it's incurable. But there is a very effective treatment that only wealthy people can afford. I presume he's had that.

@De4dPoo1 3 ай бұрын

still millionaire, cry me a river dude.

@klwarhouse 3 ай бұрын

It's not about money. You're missing the point of all of this.

@SpectreFleet 3 ай бұрын

"How growing up with unlimited money gave me a platform to complain about growing up rich."

@milliamp 3 ай бұрын

Being rich isn't really the issue, it's fame.

@karlispec5 3 ай бұрын

that's not what i heard from him. however, i also find that_odd

@karlispec5 3 ай бұрын

@@milliamp sounds like when folks blame "life" as the source of their problems/misfortunes 😐it's more like what simple-minded humans perceive "fame" to be and how they treat others Because of it 🤑

@westerling8436 3 ай бұрын

Multiples sclerose

@robertogura9890 3 ай бұрын

Meh. Millionaire problems.

@sallyj632 3 ай бұрын

Tell that to poor people with drug addiction. Tell them it's a millionaire problem

@billyb6001 3 ай бұрын

It was a garbage show

@or2ak 3 ай бұрын

Ratings say otherwise.

@SolaceEasy 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, so that happened. Move on.

@SolaceEasy 3 ай бұрын

Which is what seems to have happened, by the way, Mr. Company President.

@westerling8436 3 ай бұрын

@@SolaceEasy cry me a river

@akwaabab8504 3 ай бұрын

Boo hoo and BLAME YOUR PARENTS FOR SUBJECTING YOU TO THAT, not reality TV.

@TartempionLampion 3 ай бұрын

And what about the viewers? They literally buy the reality TV shows and the child abuse. Without the public asking for more, no corrupt parents will get an incentive to prostitute their children and be rewarded for it instead of jailed.

@TartempionLampion 3 ай бұрын

@ilmater6189 3 ай бұрын

Nope

@aethellstan 3 ай бұрын

oh boo hoo.

@ehyouman 3 ай бұрын

I love how these fucking celebrities make it seem like there "stardom" is also their Achilles' heel, give me a fucking break. Try living in the real world for a day with real problems