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Jack Osbourne Reveals He Has Multiple Sclerosis

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the son of Ozzy and reality TV star, has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

The star was talking to Hello! magazine and said that ‘While I was waiting for the final results, I got really, really angry.

The timing was so bad. I’d just had a baby, work was going great – I kept thinking, “Why now?”

‘Then I got really sad for about two days, and after that I realised, being angry and upset is not going to do anything at this point – if anything it’s only going to make it worse.

Adapt and overcome’ is my new motto.’

The 26-year-old recently became a father for the first time and he discovered he had the disease after losing 60 per cent of vision in his right eye.

His fiance Lisa has been very supportive. Lisa gave birth to their daughter, Pearl, two months ago.

Lisa told Hello! ‘Jack will have to change his life for the better – get healthier, not get stressed.’

Sharon and Ozzy Osborne told how they are struggling to come to terms with the diagnosis.

Sharon said: ‘I keep thinking, “what did I do wrong? What did I eat or drink when I was pregnant?” I feel like it’s somehow my fault.

Father Ozzy added: ‘If it was me, you’d think: “Ozzy had a reputation and it caught up with him,” but Jack is such a good guy.’

Sister Kelly took to her Twitter page this morning to urge fans to support her sibling, writing: ‘Please support my brother @mrjacko in not only his bravery but honesty! i love you so much jack & I’m so proud of you!’

After it was made public, Jack tweeted: ‘Thank you all so much for the kind and inspirational words. It means a lot. #adaptandovercome.’

Betty Ford dies

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Betty Ford has died.

The former US First Lady – the wife of President Gerald Ford, who sat in office from 1974 to 1977 – passed away at home last night at the age of 93, though further details of her passing have not yet been disclosed.

Betty was most famous for co-founding the world-renowned Betty Ford rehabilitation clinic in California, which opened in 1982, four years after was admitted to Long Beach Naval Hospital for prescription drug and alcohol abuse treatment.

A long line of celebrities have sought treatment from the facility, including Lindsay Lohan, Robert Downey Jr., Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Taylor, Ozzy Osbourne, Drew Barrymore, Johnny Cash, Liza Minnelli, Billy Joel, and David Hasselhoff.

Speaking about the clinic, Betty previously said: “People who get well often say, ‘You saved my life,’ and ‘You’ve turned my life around’.

“They don’t realise we merely provided the means for them to do it themselves and that’s all.

“That’s a God-given gift as far as I’m concerned. I don’t take any credit for providing anything that wasn’t provided to me.”

Betty – whose husband passed away in 2006 – underwent surgery for an undisclosed ailment in 2007 and has previously battled breast cancer and severe arthritis.