Ozzy Osbourne returns to public eye amid marriage drama as Sharon skips 'The Talk'

Ozzy Osbourne has resurfaced.

The Black Sabbath rocker was spotted in public – still wearing his wedding ring – for the first time Monday since reports emerged over the weekend claiming his 33-year marriage to Sharon Osbourne is disintegrating.

The heavy metal icon, who was photographed carrying his dog during the outing in Los Angeles, also assured fans he hadn’t fallen off the wagon amid the drama swirling around his relationship.

"I have been sober for three and a quarter years," he told E! News Saturday in a phone interview posted Monday. "I have not touched drugs or alcohol in that time. Any reports that I am not sober are completely inaccurate."

Osbourne’s return to the spotlight came just hours after his estranged wife skipped the live broadcast of her show “The Talk.” Her co-host Julie Chen addressed her absence at the beginning of the talk show.

"There were many tabloid headlines this weekend about Sharon and her husband Ozzy, rumors and speculation that they have split up after 33 years of marriage," her co-host Julie Chen said on Monday's show.

"Sharon understandably took today off," she continued. "We are sending all of our love to her and to her family, and we ask that you do the same."

Multiple outlets reported over the weekend that Ozzy had agreed to move out of the family home, with a source telling People that Sharon suspected the rocker was having an affair.

On Monday, an insider told the magazine that Sharon was feeling "pretty down."

"I don't know how much more she can take," the insider told People. "It just weighs you down."

It's not the first time Ozzy and Sharon, who co-starred on MTV's reality series "The Osbournes" from 2002 to 2005, have found themselves the subject of break up rumors.

The couple faced speculation that their marriage was crumbling three years ago, prompting both to downplay the drama.

Ozzy took to Facebook in April 2013 to say he and his longtime spouse were "not divorcing," while also revealing he had been battling substance issues in recent months. He added he was 44 days sober at the time.

A week later, Sharon refuted the rumors on her talk show.

"Everything that has been printed in the tabloids has been distorted," she said on "The Talk." "There's always a little seed of truth to everything that gets reported, but then it gets very distorted."