Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack says he won't let 'a disease started by bats' hurt his father

Jack Osbourne is sharing what life is like in coronavirus quarantine for his father Ozzy Osbourne.

During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Jack, 34, said the Black Sabbath frontman is "doing pretty good" amid the pandemic.

"He's a little depressed because he can't do anything. And he's fallen victim to watching the news all day," Jack added. "I'm like, 'Dude, turn that crap off. (Watch) a little bit in the morning, a little bit at night. Get the, you know, the broad strokes. But let's unplug the IV of news right now.' "

Jack also tried brining a bit of humor to the topic by referencing the story of his father once biting the head off of a bat during a 1982 concert. The CDC says the coronavirus has its origins in bats and might have jumped to humans through a "wet market," or a live animal market, in Wuhan, China.

"Here's the thing, I am not letting a disease started by bats kill my dad. That's not how this is going, ok?" he joked. "This is not some giant revenge plot from bats to get my dad back."

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Jack said he's doing fine himself during the public health crisis as well.

"I'm doing great you know. Just been kind of keeping my head down and trying to stay as healthy as possible," he said. "There's like this looming shadow of impending doom, and like, 'Oh my god, I can't believe this is happening.' But then I'm on a really good routine at home. I'm exercising everyday, I'm like being one of those (people). Trying to do good at home."

Earlier this year, Ozzy revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in a "Good Morning America" interview with his wife Sharon.

Although fans have known Ozzy suffered from tremors and was diagnosed with Parkinson's symptoms in the early 2000s, the Prince of Darkness said he didn't find out about his diagnosis until 2019.

"I'm not good at secrets. I cannot walk around with it anymore," he said on "GMA" in January. "I feel better now of owning up to the fact that I have a case of Parkinson's.

Contributing: Nicholas Wu

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