'It was a bump in the road': Ozzy Osbourne reveals he LIED about being a 'sex addict' in expletive rant after cheating on wife Sharon last year with hairdresser Michelle Pugh

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He was reportedly seeking therapy after cheating on his wife Sharon Osbourne with hairdresser Michelle Pugh last year. 

And Ozzy Osbourne has now backtracked on his claims of a 'sex addiction' - instead confessing he made it up after getting caught. 

The Black Sabbath rocker, 68, made the shocking admission to The Times, stating: 'I’m in a f***ing rock band, aren’t I? There have always been groupies. I just got caught, didn’t I? It was a bump in the road.'

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Telling the truth: Ozzy Osbourne, 68, is backtracking his previous claims of a 'sex addiction' after after cheating on his wife Sharon Osbourne with hairdresser Michelle Pugh last year

Continuing on, the singer/songwriter revealed: 'I don’t think I’m a f***ing sex addict.'

The affirmation is a far cry from the statement he issued last year, where he explained: 'Over the last six years, I have been dealing with a sex addiction. Out of bad comes good. Since the press exposed this, I have gone into intense therapy.'

He went on to suggest that Sharon's jam-packed schedule was also partly to blame for his infidelity with the celebrity hairstylist. 

Ozzy revealed: 'In any marriage you grow apart if you don’t spend enough time together, and that was part of the problem.'

'I just got caught': The Black Sabbath rocker revealed his affair with the hairstylist (Pictured above) was a 'bump in the road' 

'I have been dealing with a sex addiction': The affirmation is a far cry from the statement he issued last year

'Sharon is a workaholic and that’s great. But if she comes home from X Factor and wants to go to bed, what the f*** am I supposed to do?'

Last year got off to a bad start for former music manager Sharon after it emerged that the rocker had cheated on her with Michelle. 

During the scandal, their daughter Kelly, 31, got involved, tweeting then deleting: 'Anyone looking for cheap chunky LOW-lights a blow out and a b***j** call...' allegedly alongside Michelle's phone number.

However, the family unit were soon able to work through the revelation, and Ozzy, 67, surprised Sharon with a bunch of flowers on her 64th birthday in October on live TV. 

The red-haired star also revealed late last year that she and Ozzy are planning to renew their wedding vows. 

Not happy: During the scandal, their daughter Kelly, 31, got involved, tweeting then deleting: 'Anyone looking for cheap chunky LOW-lights a blow out and a b***j** call...' allegedly alongside Michelle's phone number

Back together: However, the family unit were soon able to work through the revelation, and Ozzy, 67, surprised Sharon with a bunch of flowers on her 64th birthday in October on live TV

Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Sharon said: 'Ozzy has asked me to renew our wedding vows and I'd like to.

'I'm happy and to be honest that's all I want for Christmas this year.' 

Sharon met Ozzy when she was 18, whilst working for her father, Don Arden, who was managing Black Sabbath (Ozzy's band) at the time.

Ozzy was ultimately sacked from Black Sabbath in 1979, after which Sharon took him on as a solo client and began to date him on the side.

Reaffirming their love: Sharon also revealed late last year that she and Ozzy are planning to renew their wedding vows

The two were married in Maui, Hawaii, on 4 July 1982. 

Meanwhile, the long-haired rocker paid his tributes to Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls on Saturday, as it was announced that he had died at 68.

After the news was confirmed, Ozzy wrote in a tweet: 'Geoff was a great friend of mine for a long time. He will be greatly missed. I'm very saddened at the news.' 

Farewell friend: Meanwhile, Ozzy paid his tributes to Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nicholls on Saturday, as it was announced that he had died at 68 (pictured here in Moscow during his time with the band)