Black Sabbath star Ozzy Osbourne has responded to his former band mate Bill Ward's open letter and told him to "stop playing the victim".
Earlier this week, 66-year-old Ward took to Facebook stating that he would not participate in any “musical undertakings” until a “righting of the wrongs spoken against me has been achieved”.
Osbourne has now responded to the post on the social sharing site, writing: "Wow, Bill, what the f**k are you on about? I cannot apologise for comments or opinions I may have made about you in the press during Sabbath's 13 album and tour - physically, you knew you were f**ked.
"(We) didn't think you could have done a two-hour set with a drum solo every night, so we made the decision to move on... Let's be honest. Deep down inside, you knew you weren't capable of doing the album and a 16-month tour.
"Unfortunately for you, our instincts were correct as you were in hospital several times during 2013. Your last hospitalisation was for a shoulder surgery that you now say you've only just recovered from. This would have meant that our world tour would have been cancelled. So how is all of this my fault? Stop playing the victim and be honest with yourself and our fans.
"Bill, we go back a long way, let's stop this now before it gets out of hand. God bless you. Love, Ozzy."
