Kelly Osbourne hits back at Dee Snider’s “attempt to belittle” Ozzy Osbourne

Dee Snider and Kelly Osbourne got locked into a war of words after Kelly accused the Twister Sister vocalist of diminishing her late father’s musical contributions.

READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV The spat kicked off on social media earlier this week, seemingly triggered by Snider suggesting that Ozzy ’s songwriting contributions were overstated on the credits of his solo and Black Sabbath material.

When a fan brought up Motörhead ‘s Lemmy , who is credited with co-writing a number of songs on Ozzy’s 1991 ‘No More Tears’ album, including ‘I Don’t Want to Change the World’, ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’ and ‘Hellraiser’, Snider wrote: “I know too much about the truth behind the scenes.

Let’s just say that [Osbourne’s wife and longtime manager] Sharon doesn’t like to share.” Another user later said bassist Bob Daisley had written a “load” for Ozzy before being fired in the early ’80s, to which Snider responded: “A load? How about ALL the lyrics? Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics. [Black Sabbath bassist] @geezerbutler wrote ALL of @BlackSabbath lyrics.

Daisley wrote lyrics for the first two solo albums (I’m pretty sure he was paid to write on other records but not credited) & Lemmy wrote lyrics.” "A load"? How about ALL the lyrics? Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics. @geezerbutler wrote ALL of @BlackSabbath lyrics.

Daisley wrote lyrics for the first two solo albums (I'm pretty sure he was paid to write on other records but not credited) & Lemmy wrote lyrics. https://t.co/yRTF19ro4w — Dee Snider (@deesnider) August 12, 2026 Ozzy’s daughter, Kelly Osbourne, then made a series of lengthy posts of her own in response.

In a now-expired Instagram Story, she appeared to address Snider without naming him, writing: “My father’s legacy as a musician, songwriter, singer and bandleader speaks for itself.

“His friends, those who worked with him, those who loved him and millions of fans around the world that still continue to buy his records know exactly what he meant, what he contributed and what he leaves behind.

His legacy will live on eternally.” She then followed up with a post explicitly calling out the ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ singer, saying: “Your last hit … not to age myself was the year I was born over 40 years ago.” “There’s something spectacularly classless about Dee Snider trying to diminish my father Ozzy Osbourne and his extraordinary abilities and achievements when he’s no longer here to challenge his allegations,” she wrote.