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Too right Sharon

Who is she facing "backlash" from though, most people seem to agree with her as far as I've read

Sharon Osbourne is facing a backlash for "ignorant" comments made on her US chat show, in which she called Madeleine McCann's parents "insane" for leaving their daughter alone.

The former X Factor judge was discussing a Mumsnet thread which asked if it was ever acceptable to leave young children unsupervised, when she made critical comments clearly directed at Madeleine's devastated parents, Kate and Gerry McCann.

Speaking on her CBS show The Talk on Friday, Osbourne, 63, said: "I will tell you a very quick story.

"There was a husband and wife on holiday in Portugal.

“They left their baby in the room sleeping, sleeping while they went to dinner in the restaurant.

“While they were in the resort their baby was taken.

"And it is like, ‘Oh but we can see everything that is going on’ and it is, like, insane.”

Madeleine disappeared from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in May 2007.



She has never been found despite her parents' repeated public appeals for information and countless police investigations.

A family friend reported in The Mirror said Osbourne's comments had hurt the McCanns.

They said: “It’s very *disappointing when someone with such a high profile makes this sort of *ignorant, ill-informed comment.

“She should think about the effect it could have on Madeleine’s brother and sister, as well as the wider family.

“It’s based on ignorance of the true facts. While she’s entitled to her view she should keep it to herself.”

At the time of Maddie's disappearance on May 3, just days before her fourth birthday, her parents were having dinner with friends at the holiday resort's tapas restaurant, approximately 50 metres from their apartment.

The group had been taking turns to check on their sleeping children before Kate discovered Maddie had been taken at about 10pm.

The couple, from Rothley, Leicestershire, have since admitted they remain wracked with guilt over her abduction and have expressed regret about not using the resort's in-house babysitting service.

In an interview to mark the first anniversary of her disappearance, Gerry said: "We made a mistake, but we are paying more for it than anyone could ever possibly imagine.

"Hindsight has proven we made a mistake and we would never leave the children again."

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/672...parents-insane