Jack Osbourne is a father of five, and like any parent, is keenly aware of the world his daughters are growing up in. It's why he has put his support behind the Point 0.5 Movement, a campaign by Liam's Life to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit from 0.08 to 0.05 that aims to save almost 2,000 lives every year.
The movement was founded by Jack's close friend Marcus Kowal, whose son Liam was killed in 2016 at the age of 15 months by a drunk driver who hit Liam's aunt and the pram when she was crossing the street.
Jack and Marcus met five years ago through their mutual friend Kenny, who runs the gym in Los Angeles that both Jack and Marcus visit. Their close-knit friendship group has blossomed in recent years with the group supporting one another through life's ups and downs, including the passing of Jack's father, Ozzy, in 2025.
"It's important to support my tribe, and Marcus is certainly in that," Jack tells HELLO! on October 28, the day before the foundation's gala benefit.
"It's so admirable what he's doing – being able to turn this tragedy into something that can actually create change. If this legislation were to get passed, taking it from 0.08 to 0.05, roughly 1800 lives a year in the United States would get saved. There's no reason to drink and drive, it doesn't matter what the legal limit is or isn't, there's just no need to do it."
© Getty ImagesJack, 40, has been sober for 23 years, after admitting himself to rehab at the age of 17, and is now dad to five girls: Pearl, 14, 11-year-old Andy, and eight-year-old Minnie with ex-wife Lisa Stelly; and four-year-old Maple, and Ozzy, seven months, with wife Aree Gearhart.
With Pearl now in high school, Jack has made sure to instill in her the dangers of drink-driving as well as addiction, which he said runs "in my family."
© Getty Images for Universal Studi"Addiction loves secrets," he says. "Addiction lives in secrets, and I don't want my daughter to feel scared or ashamed or uncomfortable when it comes to having these conversations about it."
"She is my first teenager I'm having to raise, but I just try to be as open as possible," he adds.
© Getty ImagesThese are conversations, however, he has been having for years, sharing that he would tell friends in the past that, "if they were lucky, they would only kill themselves in a drunk driving accident."
"But if you're that [expletive] that kills someone and survives? Was it worth it? The answer is always no," he says.
"You'll never meet a single person that has been involved in any kind of vehicular homicide, especially when alcohol is involved, that turned around and went, 'Yeah, that was a good idea.'"
Research says fatal crashes could be cut by 11% if legal limits are raised. The Foundation is looking for California legislators to author the bill in the Senate but Jack hopes it could appear on ballots as early as 2027, despite coming up against "a lot of roadblocks," including various lobby groups.
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) has put their support behind the bia
