Sharon Osbourne has been supporting the boycott against the Beverly Hills Hotel over owner Sultan of Brunei’s stance against homosexuality — but her household has secretly been ordering takeout from the embattled hotel, multiple sources claim to Page Six.
“The Talk” host has been urging her fans to desert the Dorchester Collection hotels over the sultan’s implementation of Sharia law, which calls for the stoning to death of homosexuals and adulterers.
But a source tells us, “Nobody can be seen going into the hotel, so Sharon and her staff have been ordering takeout food from the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Fountain Coffee Room, then sending an assistant to pick it up. Sharon’s home is around the corner. The hotel staff are shocked at the hypocrisy.”
When we called the Fountain Coffee Room, a staffer confirmed Osbourne had placed more than one recent takeout order, but declined to comment further.
But a source close to Osbourne insisted the food wasn’t for Ozzy’s longtime spouse, and may have instead been ordered by staff at her home. Her rep said in a statement, “Sharon is continuing her boycott of the Dorchester Collection hotels in opposition to the Sultan of Brunei’s implementation of Sharia law. Rumors that she had her assistant pick up food for her at the Beverly Hills Hotel are fabricated and a blatant attempt to discredit Sharon. Sharon stands by her values and beliefs and would never back down, especially just for a chopped salad.”
The rep added, “Christopher Cowdray (CEO of the Dorchester Collection) came to meet with her at CBS Studios and begged her to stop the boycott and to continue to be a patron of their hotels, but she flatly refused. Sharon says this shows that the boycott is working and that they’re desperate. They’re just singling Sharon out because she has a daily talk-show platform. Just for the record, her assistant (Julie) has not set foot in the Beverly Hills Hotel in the six weeks since she started her boycott.”