Kelly Osbourne Defends Dad Ozzy Osbourne’s Legacy After Dee Snider Comments: ‘Keep My Father’s Name Out of Your F—ing Mouth’

Kelly defended her late father’s legacy after the Twisted Sister frontman weighed in on claims about Ozzy’s songwriting credits

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• Kelly Osbourne is defending her late father Ozzy Osbourne’s musical legacy after Dee Snider commented on his songwriting credits
• Snider claimed that Ozzy had bass players write the lyrics for his music
• Kelly fired back at Snider in multiple Instagram Stories, telling him to “keep my father’s name out of your f***ing mouth”

Kelly Osbourne is pushing back after Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider weighed in on the songwriting contributions of her late father, Ozzy Osbourne.

The exchange began after a social media user referenced bassist Bob Daisley’s claim that he had written a large amount of lyrics for Ozzy’s solo album No Rest for the Wicked, before being fired and told that the lyrics were no longer needed.

Snider replied by disputing the characterization of Daisley’s contributions and pointing to other musicians who wrote lyrics for Ozzy and Black Sabbath.

“‘A load’? How about ALL the lyrics? Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics,” Snider wrote on X. “@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 [Kilmister] wrote lyrics.”

Geezer Butler was known as the primary lyricist for Black Sabbath, while Daisley has said he wrote the majority of the lyrics on Ozzy’s first five solo albums, according to a 2010 interview on his website. Daisley received songwriting credits alongside Ozzy on Blizzard of Ozz and No Rest for the Wicked.

In response, Kelly subsequently shared a statement on her Instagram Stories, defending her father’s legacy.

“My father’s legacy as a musician, songwriter, singer and bandleader speaks for itself. His friends, those who worked with him, those who love 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 wrote.

She then directly addressed Snider, criticizing him for commenting on her father’s abilities and comparing their respective careers.

“@deesnider your last hit… not to age myself was the year I was born over 40 years ago,” Kelly wrote.

“There’s something spectacularly classless about Dee Snider trying to diminish my father Ozzy Osbourne and his extraordinary abilities and achievements when he is no longer here to challenge his allegations,” she continued.

Kelly argued that Snider could not know the private reality of her father’s life and questioned his decision to weigh in on Ozzy’s legacy.

She also contrasted their careers, writing that while Snider had a “brief period of mainstream success more than 40 years ago,” her father’s career “spanned nearly six decades,” from his work with Black Sabbath to his solo career.

“My father doesn’t need Dee Snider’s approval to establish his place in music history,” she wrote. “And trying to make my father smaller won’t make Dee Snider bigger.”

Kelly also questioned whether Snider’s comments were an attempt to bring attention back to himself, writing that her father’s “name, catalogue and influence still remains globally relevant.”

Snider later responded on X, clarifying that he did not intend to attack Ozzy.

“And again. To be clear, I HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR OZZY. He was always lovely to me. @BlackSabbath changed my life! As a songwriter I can be a little touchy about credit and royalties,” he wrote.

Kelly responded again in an Instagram Stories post, calling Snider’s response a “backhanded compliment” and accusing him of using her father’s name for attention.

“A backhanded compliment dressed up as ‘nothing but love,’ followed-predictably-by another use of my father’s name to get yourself some attention,” she wrote in response.

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She continued, “Apparently the association is offensive when it comes to royalties, but remarkably convenient when the spotlight starts to fade.”

“So, in the immortal spirit of Will Smith: keep my father’s name out of your f***ing mouth. You are nothing but yesterday’s headline begging for tomorrow’s attention. Time to face reality it’s over dude! You’re just bitter old man. The past is over. No amount of attention-seeking will make you relevant to it again,” she wrote.

Ozzy died at age 76 after suffering a heart attack at his family home near Chalfont St. Giles in Buckinghamshire, England, on July 22, PEOPLE confirmed at the time.

The Black Sabbath frontman rose to fame with the band before becoming a household name in his own right, including through his family’s reality series, The Osbournes, which aired from 2002 to 2005.

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