Overview
- Jack Osbourne, who spoke to TMZ on Capitol Hill Friday, said celebrities should “make entertainment, entertain the people, shut the f**k up.”
- Asked if stars should use big platforms to change hearts and minds, he answered, “Then be a politician, don’t be an entertainer.”
- He and his mother, Sharon, were in Washington to mark Rep. Victoria Spartz entering Ozzy Osbourne’s biography into the Congressional Record, which Sharon called a great honor.
- Pressed on his own plans, he said he would not enter politics and added the day in D.C. made them miss Ozzy.
- The exchange, captured by TMZ, was quickly picked up by multiple outlets and placed in a wider debate, with comparisons to Gene Simmons and Jamie Kennedy who have urged entertainers to avoid political commentary.