Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider addressed his ongoing feud with Kelly Osbourne in a new statement shared on X. The dispute stems from comments Snider made about the late Ozzy Osbourne’s songwriting credits. Those comments drew a sharp response from Kelly and prompted Snider to issue a public apology.
Snider’s latest message pushed back on how the media has portrayed his attempt to defuse the situation, arguing that his effort to stay civil has instead been characterized negatively.
“So I take the high road, make the effort to be a bigger man and the press brands me as caving and classless?” Snider said. “Let me know when the statute of limitations is over and then I’ll really throw down!”
The comments follow Snider’s earlier apology to Kelly Osbourne, in which he wrote: “Kelly Osbourne, I’m sorry what I said hurt you. It was never my intent. My sympathies on the loss of your dad.”
Snider maintained that his apology was sincere, despite the media’s framing of him as “classless.” It remains unclear whether Kelly Osbourne has responded to his latest statement.
The feud traces back to an exchange that began on X. Snider waded into a discussion about Ozzy’s songwriting history and set off a firestorm that quickly escalated.
The controversy started after a fan pointed to bassist Bob Daisley’s longstanding claim that he wrote a significant portion of the lyrics on Ozzy’s early solo albums. Snider seized on that claim and expanded it, declaring that “Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics.” He went further, crediting Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler with writing the band’s lyrics, Daisley with penning Ozzy’s first two solo records, and Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister with contributing to later songs. Snider also suggested Sharon Osbourne “doesn’t like to share” credit, hinting he knew more about the situation behind the scenes than he was letting on.
Kelly Osbourne did not let the remarks slide. She responded on her Instagram Stories, calling Snider’s comments “spectacularly classless” and defending her father’s legacy just months after his death. She argued that Ozzy’s standing as a musician, songwriter, singer, and bandleader “speaks for itself.” She accused Snider of trying to diminish her father’s contributions rather than engage in an honest conversation about songwriting credits.
The public back-and-forth marked a rare and heated clash between two veteran figures of the rock world. Kelly framed her response as a defense of her father’s memory during a period of mourning. Snider, for his part, has maintained he holds “nothing but love” for Ozzy, even as he stood by the substance of his original claims about the songwriting credits.
Snider’s apology, and now his follow-up statement expressing frustration with how it was received, suggest the tension between the two has not fully subsided. Whether the feud escalates further or quietly fades will likely depend on how Kelly Osbourne chooses to respond next.
