Jack Osbourne gives rare update on MS battle 14 years after diagnosis: ‘Don’t f–king give me your pity’

See more of our coverage in your search results. Jack Osbourne admitted he feels like a “fraud” in his ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis (MS), 14 years after his diagnosis. The TV personality was asked whether he views the autoimmune disease as his identity during Tuesday’s episode of the “MeSsy” podcast with hosts Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler. Osbourne explained there was a time he “hated” when people felt bad for him, saying, “Don’t f–king give me your pity.” Jack Osbourne (seen above) confessed to feeling like a “fraud” in his battle with multiple sclerosis. Great Company with Jamie Laing/YouTube During Tuesday’s episode of the “MeSsy” podcast, the reality star (seen above) responded to whether he views the condition as his identity. Instagram/jackosbourne “Sure, maybe there are moments where I need a bit of a hug,” he continued. “But I didn’t like that feeling, and I didn’t like someone telling me I was a disease.” The “Osbournes” alum, 40, shared that there is a “tough struggle” and “balance” because he is a “member of a community that does struggle.” “I just got so frustrated with aspects of what that meant, by being kind of a big flag waiver in that sphere,” he added. Osbourne (seen here with his father Ozzy) admitted he hates when people feel bad for him. Larry Busacca “Don’t f–king give me your pity,” he said. (Seen here: Osbourne with his daughter, Maple.) Instagram/jackosbourne “If I’m being honest, like a part of me feels like a bit of a fraud in a sense,” Osbourne continued, explaining that he was diagnosed with the condition 14 years ago and he’ll see people “diagnosed a year ago, and they’re in much worse position.” “They’re having a much harder time, and I’m kind of like, it does affect me [but] it hasn’t stopped me, and it hasn’t slowed me down,” he said. Applegate, who recently revealed that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, couldn’t help but find humor in the situation. “Talk about being a fraud. I don’t even have it anymore,” she teased, making Sigler and Osbourne burst into laughter. “Jeez!” Elsewhere in the podcast, Osbourne revealed he is currently not on medication to treat his MS after unintentionally tapering off it during his 2019 divorce from Lisa Stelly, when his medical insurance wasn’t valid. “I’m not on a medication right now,” he said, reflecting on his decision to not restart his medication after getting his health insurance sorted years ago. “And I went, ‘I wonder how long I can go without meds,’ just cause I was feeling stupid,” the reality star continued. “I went about eight years, and it wasn’t until kind of last year did I start having some things [happen].” “I didn’t like that feeling, and I didn’t like someone telling me I was a disease,” Osbourne (seen here with his daughter and wife) added. Instagram/jackosbourne Osbourne (seen here) also noted that he felt like a fraud when it came to MS. Annie Wermiel/NY Post Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. Thanks for signing up! Osbourne told listeners that he has continued to check in with his doctors and undergo MRIs despite not being medicated, admitting he hasn’t experienced anything “too crazy” aside from the feeling of “road rash” all over his body. “So it’s very uncomfortable to wear clothes,” he claimed, describing MS as an “ever-evolving kind of journey with how to manage it.” Mayo Clinic defines MS as “a disease that causes breakdown of the protective covering of nerves,” which “can cause numbness, weakness, trouble walking, vision changes and other symptoms.” Elsewhere, Osbourne shared that he “finds a lot of purpose in struggle,” saying he has learned the “biggest lessons in life” after spending a “huge amount of [his] life just f–king winning.” “I’ll admit it, 16 years old, cameras turn up at my house, I don’t do s–t, and I get paid millions of dollars. F–king winning. For no reason. For no effort. But what did I learn from that? Nothing,” he explained, referring to the early 2000s MTV show “The Osbournes,” also starring his late father, Ozzy Osbourne, mom, Sharon Osbourne and sister Kelly Osbourne. Osbourne (seen here) shared that the disease didn’t affect him as badly as others. seecreature/Instagram Osbourne (seen here), however, has been able to find the silver lining with the condition. Javiles/Bruce / BACKGRID “The lessons for me really began when s–t started breaking because that’s when I had to pause and go, ‘OK, how come this isn’t working now? What do I have to change? It forces a deeper look. So with MS, it shifted so many for me, mentally, physically, emotionally,” Jack added. “I just started taking things a little more seriously.” Jack remarried Aree Gearhart in 2023, and the couple is the parents of Maple Artemis, 4, and Ozzy Matilda, 7 months, named after his late father. He also shares Pearl Clementine, 14, Andy Rose, 11, and Minnie Theodora, 8, with Stelly. 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