Fill your head all full of li-i-ies, you BASTARDS! Ozzy sues Tony Iommi, and a world weeps.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Ozzy Finds Black Sabbath Mate's Actions Unholy



Today 4:05 PM PDT by Natalie Finn

'Tis a dark day for Black Sabbath.

Frontman Ozzy Osbourne has filed a federal trademark-infringement suit against fellow founding member Tony Iommi, accusing the guitarist of illegally laying sole claim to the band's name.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, states that it was Osbourne's "signature vocals" that accounted for the group's "extraordinary success"—and that Black Sabbath's popularity took a dive when the bat-biting Prince of Darkness left the band from 1980 to 1986.

"It is with great regret that I had to resort to legal action against my long term partner, Tony Iommi, but after three years of trying to resolve this issue amicably, I feel I have no other recourse," began Osbourne's lengthy statement explaining his decision.