Kelly Osbourne Blasts Dee Snider as “Spectacularly Classless” Over Ozzy Lyric-Writing Claims

Kelly Osbourne has publicly confronted Dee Snider after the Twisted Sister frontman suggested on X that her late father, Ozzy Osbourne, rarely wrote his own lyrics. The exchange began on August 12, 2026, and stretched across several days of posts on X and Instagram, with Kelly calling Snider “spectacularly classless” for the timing and substance of his remarks.

Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22, 2025, at age 76 after suffering a heart attack.

• The dispute started August 12, 2026, when Snider replied to a fan post about bassist Bob Daisley’s songwriting contributions.
• Kelly Osbourne posted her first response on Instagram Stories on August 14, 2026.
• Snider is set to be replaced by Sebastian Bach on Twisted Sister’s 50th anniversary tour following his resignation earlier in 2026.

How the Dee Snider and Ozzy Osbourne Lyrics Dispute Started

The disagreement traces back to an X thread on August 12, where a user noted that bassist Bob Daisley had written a substantial portion of Ozzy Osbourne’s lyrics. Snider replied by asserting Daisley actually wrote “ALL the lyrics,” adding that Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler was responsible for the band’s entire lyrical output. Snider specified that Daisley handled lyrics on Ozzy’s first two solo records and that Lemmy Kilmister also contributed lyrics for Osbourne at various points.

When another user pointed to Lemmy Kilmister’s co-writing credits on Ozzy’s 1991 album “No More Tears,” including “I Don’t Want to Change the World,” “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” the title track and “Hellraiser,” Snider went further. He wrote that he knew “too much about the truth behind the scenes” and claimed Ozzy’s wife and longtime manager, Sharon Osbourne, “doesn’t like to share.”

Kelly Osbourne’s Response to Dee Snider

Kelly Osbourne addressed the comments in a pair of Instagram Stories posts on August 14. In the first, without naming Snider directly, she wrote that “My father’s legacy as a musician, songwriter, singer and bandleader speaks for itself,” adding that his legacy “will live on eternally” for the fans who continue to buy his records.

In a follow-up post, she named Snider directly, noting that his “last hit,” a reference to Twisted Sister’s 1984 single “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” which reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, came out the year she was born. She called it “spectacularly classless” for Snider to attempt to diminish her father’s “extraordinary abilities and achievements” now that he is no longer alive to dispute the claims.

Kelly also questioned whether Snider had any real basis for his allegations, describing him as a “delusional man with a vendetta” against her father and saying she believed the two men were maybe in the same room together once, if at all. She argued Snider could not possibly know the private details of Ozzy’s life from the outside.

She went on to compare their respective careers, writing that Snider “had a brief period of mainstream success more than 40 years ago” while her father’s career “spanned nearly six decades, from helping define heavy metal with Black Sabbath to building an extraordinary solo career.” She suggested Snider’s comments were simply a bid to get people talking about him again, and closed by thanking him “for allowing the world to see how truly desperate he really is,” adding that her father “doesn’t need Dee Snider’s approval to establish his place in music history.”

Dee Snider’s Clarification and Kelly Osbourne’s Reply

Snider responded on X later on August 14, writing: “To be clear, I HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR OZZY. He was always lovely to me. Black Sabbath changed my life! As a songwriter I can be a little touchy about credit and royalties.”

Kelly was not satisfied with the clarification, calling it “a backhanded compliment dressed up as nothing but love.” Echoing Will Smith’s 2022 Oscars remark, she told Snider to “keep my father’s name out of your f–king mouth,” dismissing him as “just a bitter old man” whose “past is over.”

Snider posted again the following day, addressing Kelly, the music press and “all the rest of you idiots who confuse apples with oranges.” He insisted he considered Ozzy Osbourne “a metal god, icon, legend, game changer & a really great guy,” but maintained that “NONE OF THAT CHANGES WHO WROTE HIS LYRICS!”

Dee Snider’s Status With Twisted Sister

Snider is set to be replaced by former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach for Twisted Sister’s upcoming 50th anniversary tour. He resigned from the band earlier in 2026 due to health issues, including degenerative arthritis that has required multiple operations, along with heart issues.

More Info

• Kelly Osbourne Slams Dee Snider’s "Classless" Critique of Late Dad Ozzy Osbourne | E! News
• Kelly Osbourne calls out Dee Snider over classless Ozzy Osbourne posts | Far Out Magazine
• Kelly Osbourne eviscerates ‘irrelevant’ Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider over Ozzy comments | Page Six (Music/Celebrity)
• Kelly Osbourne looks incredible in leopard print swimsuit as she starts feud with ‘irrelevant’ Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider over Ozzy comments | Daily Mail Showbiz
• Kelly Osbourne hits back at Dee Snider’s “attempt to belittle” Ozzy Osbourne | NME
• KELLY OSBOURNE Blasts Spectacularly Classless DEE SNIDER For Diminishing OZZYs Abilities And Achievements | Blabbermouth
• Kelly Osbourne Bashes ‘Spectacularly Classless’ Dee Snider For ‘Diminishing’ Ozzy’s Lyrical Contributions to Solo, Sabbath Albums | Billboard
• Kelly Osbourne Blasts Dee Snider’s "Attempt to Belittle" Ozzy Osbourne | Consequence