Disease Contracted From Animal Urine Left Jack Osbourne Fighting for His Life

The reality star contracted leptospirosis in 2007, after filming reality series in Malaysia village.

Jack Osbourne attends the red carpet for Fox's "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test" in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sep. 12, 2023. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Jack Osbourne recalls a near-death experience after contracting a rare disease in Malaysia during filming for a reality television series.

The 38-year-old—the son of famed British rocker Ozzy Osbourne—recently opened up about his experience on an episode of “The Osbournes Podcast,” saying he “literally was dying.”