UNDATED (AP) – Ozzy Osbourne’s response to Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward: “Stop playing the victim and be honest with yourself and our fans.”

Osbourne wrote a response on his website to Ward’s demand that Osbourne apologize for comments he made about Ward.

Osbourne says he cannot apologize because Black Sabbath knew Ward was not capable of making an album and doing a tour, so the band moved on without him.

Osbourne offers Ward’s hospitalizations in 2013 as proof, including one for shoulder surgery that would have derailed a tour.

Ward has already responded to Osbourne’s response, saying the shoulder surgery was elective, his health is fine and “sorry I can’t love you back, Oz.”

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