How reality TV stole my childhood, Jack Osbourne

The Osbournes was MTVs biggest show and it almost cost Jack Osbourne his life. Heres how his familys reality TV fame stole his childhood, and how hes been able to heal since. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube Watch the full Perception Box series Jack Osbourne grew up in the spotlight. His familys hit show, The Osbournes, became MTVs mostwatched series of all time in its first season. But the pressure of fame primed teenage Jack for a downward spiral. At the age of just 17, he was forced to navigate a turbulent adolescence overshadowed by public scrutiny, addiction, and a quest for normalcy amidst chaos. This candid recount of early sobriety, the struggle with identity, and the eventual embrace of responsibility and fatherhood not only challenges our perceptions of celebrity but also high