Kelly Osbourne slams cruel trolls who ‘dehumanised her’ after BRIT Award appearance
Kelly Osbourne has called out the people who trolled her over her appearance at the BRIT Awards.
She and her mum Sharon were at the music awards ceremony to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of her dad Ozzy, with them making a speech where they affectionately called him 'the most humble egomaniac you could ever meet'.
Sharon said: "I'm honoured to accept this award from my gorgeous husband, this Lifetime Achievement Award. God knows, I wish he was here to accept it himself."
Kelly added that she wanted to say 'thank you for loving my father as much as we do' and jokingly said 'up the Villa and Birmingham' which got some light-hearted boos from the BRIT crowd in Manchester.
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Sadly, she faced some actual trolling from people criticising her appearance and she's responded by telling them they were indulging in 'a special kind of cruelty'.
Taking to Instagram, Kelly posted a message on her stories where she hit out at the trolls for going after her when she was 'going through the hardest time in my life.
She wrote: "There is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something.
"Kicking me while I'm down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip and turning your back when I need support and love most.
"None of it proves strength; it only reveals a profound absence of compassion and character. I'm currently going through the hardest time in my life.
"I should not even have to defend myself. But I won't sit here and allow myself to be dehumanized in such a way!"
It's not the first time in recent weeks she's responded to trolling over her appearance as last month she commented: "Literally can’t believe how disgusting some human beings are!"
She also wrote: "This too shall pass, but like, holy f**k."
Last year following her father's death she told trolls to 'f**k off' as she talked about the reaction she'd got from people after losing Ozzy, saying most of them had been 'lovely' and they'd 'helped me get through this time since losing my father', but not everyone had been so kind.
Kelly had said she'd been on the receiving end of some 'disgusting, horrible, mean, brutal comments' and didn't know what the people making them 'expect from me'.
"The fact I’m getting out of bed, facing my life and trying should be more than enough. I should be commended for that," Kelly had said as she addressed the people leaving unkind comments for her to read.
"To everyone leaving these sick comments, you need to take a strong hard look at yourself because these things you’re saying about me is how you feel about yourself."
Topics: Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Brit Awards, Instagram, Celebrity
Joe Harker