Kelly Osbourne is grieving the death of a longtime friend and celebrity makeup artist Jason Kaplan.
“I’m devastated. I love you so much @JasenKaplan,” Osbourne, 41, wrote via her Instagram story on Thursday, January 1. “Thank you for all the love, laughter and joy you brought (to) my life. I hope you are at peace now. Life will never be the same without you! RIP my dear friend.”
Kaplan died in New York City on Wednesday, December 31. Page Six informed The cause of death has not yet been released.
“@JasenKaplan I promise to make sure Coco is always taken care of,” Osbourne wrote in a separate Instagram story while sharing a photo of Kaplan in bed with her dog. “I will forever miss our late night FaceTimes!”
Kelly Osbourne paid tribute to her late father Ozzy Osbourne ahead of her first birthday without him. Osbourne, who turned 41 on Monday, October 27, shared a carousel of photos of her and her father via Instagram hours before her birthday officially began. “Tomorrow will be the first for me. The (…)
the first fashion police cohost posted some of her favorite memories with Kaplan, including a day she dressed up as Osbourne.
“No one was as funny as you!” she wrote “You were the best man a girl could ask for. 25 years of friendship and every second was worth it.”
The New York Police Department told Page Six on Thursday that they are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man at the Kaplan apartment building and that the chief medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
Us Weekly The NYPD has been contacted for comment.
Jason Kaplan, Kelly Osbourne
Courtesy of Kelly Osbourne/InstagramKaplan had a successful career as a makeup artist working with several celebrities including Cyndi Lauper, Eva Longoria i Lynda Carter.
when The Real Housewives of New York City alum Tinsley Mortimer married Robert Bovard in November 2023, she called Kaplan to do her glam.
“One of my best friends found the love of her life. A true fairy tale,” Kaplan wrote Instagram in November 2023. “I was so lucky to be a part of her special day. I love you @tinsleymortimer 💖 #MakeupByMe.”
More recently, Kaplan had the opportunity to work Bethenny Frankel in numerous campaigns with brands such as MCoBeauty and Terez roba.
Bethenny Frankel and Jason Kaplan
Courtesy of Jasen Kaplan/Instagram“Everyone knows how much I love glamming @bethennyfrankel but glamming her amazing daughter Bryn is an honor!” wrote via Instagram in September 2025. “What a fun day with two of my favorite girls in some of the BEST sports gear around!!”
In September 2024, Kaplan also traveled to Paris with Frankel on a special work trip that he described as a “trip of a lifetime.”
Kelly Osbourne is grateful for the support of fans following the death of her father Ozzy Osbourne. “I’ve sat down to write this a hundred times and I still don’t know if the words will be enough…but from the bottom of my heart, thank you 💜,” Kelly, 40, wrote via her Instagram stories (…)
“Words can’t express my gratitude for this journey! @bethennyfrankel you inspire me every day and I’m so grateful to be a part of ‘the B team,'” she shared via Instagram at that time “I love each and every one of you (Danielle, Mia, Emily and Bryn)! ….. Bethenny, you are more than a supermodel, actress and accidental influencer and business mogul! You are an inspiration to us all! 🐝💕.”
In between working with reality stars, Kaplan also had the opportunity to appear on the small screen as a contestant Find prince charming.
Kaplan appeared in the gay, high school-Style dating show produced by Lance Bass for Logo in 2016. He was eventually eliminated in week 2.