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Jack Osbourne Says He Feels Like a Fraud With MS
Jack Osbourne says he sometimes feels like a fraud because of his MS. He shared this on a podcast hosted by actors Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
Osbourne was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, three weeks before his daughter Pearl was born.
His symptoms have not slowed him down as much as those of some others with MS, which makes him feel uncomfortable at events where he meets people facing more severe effects.
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that can damage nerve fibers and cause problems such as numbness and reduced mobility.
Osbourne said he cannot control how the disease develops, but can choose how he responds to it mentally.
He says MS affects him, including through periods of depression, and he tries to cope with those feelings.
Applegate, who said she had been misdiagnosed with MS, said she would remain an advocate for people living with the condition.
Jack Osbourne said he sometimes feels like a fraud because his multiple sclerosis has affected him less than it has affected others.
He shared his feelings on the Nov. 3 episode of the MeSsy podcast, hosted by Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
Osbourne said he was diagnosed with MS in 2012, three weeks before his daughter Pearl was born.
He said the disease has not stopped him or significantly slowed him down, though it does affect him.
He said he cannot control how MS will develop in his body but can choose how he responds to it mentally.
- Who
- Jack Osbourne, who has multiple sclerosis, discussed his experience.
- What
- He said he sometimes feels like a fraud because his MS has affected him less than it has affected some other people.
- When
- On the Nov. 3 episode of the MeSsy podcast. The article was published Nov. 3, 2026.
- Where
- On the MeSsy podcast.
- Why
- He said his MS has not stopped or significantly slowed him down, while he has seen people diagnosed more recently in a much worse position.
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Osbourne was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis three weeks before his daughter Pearl was born.
Osbourne discussed his experience with MS on the MeSsy podcast.
- Diagnosis
- 2012
- Podcast episode
- Nov. 3
- Podcast
- MeSsy
- Hosts
- Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler
- Daughter
- Pearl, now 14, according to the article
What people are saying
If I'm being honest, part of me feels a bit like a fraud in a sense
I have no control of how this thing is going to roll out in my body
Talk about being a fraud. I don't even have it anymore
I'll never leave this community.