SHARON OSBOURNE 'Too Traumatized' To Attend Father's Funeral

According to ContactMusic.com, Ozzy Osbourne's wife/manager Sharon failed to attend her father Don Arden's funeral — because she was too upset to go.

Arden passed away on Saturday (July 21) in a Los Angeles nursing home from undisclosed causes, although he was known to have Alzheimer's Disease. He was 81.

Sharon flew back to the U.K. earlier this week with Arden's body in time for Wednesday's burial in his native Salford in Manchester, England. A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Sharon was too traumatized to go."

Born Harry Levy in Manchester, England, Arden became known as the "Al Capone of pop" and the "English Godfather" for his tough-guy business practices while overseeing the careers of acts ranging from ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA to BLACK SABBATH. Arden and his daughter became estranged in 1982 after she took over the management of SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne's solo career, also marrying the singer. Father and daughter were not on good terms for nearly 20 years until reconciling in 2002.

Sharon Osbourne had to pay her father $1 million in a court settlement after she gained control of Ozzy's affairs.

Arden began his career as a singer in London. He later began to book tours for acts like Gene Vincent and Little Richard.

Arden had a fierce temper and allegedly hung competing manager Robert Stigwood off a fourth floor balcony in 1966 when he learned that Stigwood was trying to woo away one of his acts, the SMALL FACES.

Arden published an autobiography in 2004 called "Mr. Big", after another one of his industry nicknames.