Dee Snider has now directly apologized to Kelly Osbourne following their public dispute over comments he made about Ozzy Osbourne’s songwriting credits.
The Twisted Sister frontman addressed Kelly on X and said he never intended to hurt her.
“@KellyOsbourne I’m sorry what I said hurt you. It was never my intent.”
Snider also offered his condolences over the loss of her father.
“My sympathies on the loss of your dad.”
The apology comes after several days of public back-and-forth between Snider and Kelly.
The dispute began when Snider questioned how much of Ozzy’s lyrics were actually written by Ozzy himself. He pointed to musicians including Geezer Butler, Bob Daisley and Lemmy, and argued that some of their contributions were greater than many fans realize.
Snider previously said:
“I know too much about the truth behind the scenes. Let’s just say that Sharon doesn’t like to share.”
He also claimed that Daisley wrote all of the lyrics on Ozzy’s first two solo albums.
“How about ALL the lyrics?” Snider said. “Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics.”
Kelly responded with a long statement defending her father’s legacy and criticizing Snider personally.
She said Ozzy’s career and influence spoke for themselves and accused Snider of trying to reduce her father’s achievements after his death.
Kelly also attacked Snider’s own career, saying his mainstream success had come decades earlier while Ozzy’s music remained globally relevant.
Snider later tried to clarify his position, saying he had no personal issue with Ozzy.
“To be clear, I HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR OZZY,” he said. “He was always lovely to me. Black Sabbath changed my life!”
He added that his concern was mainly about songwriting credit and royalties.
Earlier, Snider also said he had not heard directly from Kelly when a fan asked whether she had contacted him privately.
Now, his latest post is the clearest sign that he is trying to lower the temperature of the dispute.
Snider did not withdraw his original comments about songwriting credits, but he did acknowledge that his words had hurt Kelly and made clear that this was not his intention.
For now, Kelly has not publicly responded to the apology.
