Kelly Osbourne has defended her late father Ozzy Osbourne after musician Dee Snider made comments she labelled "spectacularly classless", asserting that her father's musical legacy "speaks for itself".
The Twisted Sister frontman, 71, posted a series of messages on X during the past week concerning the late Black Sabbath singer, claiming he possesses "too much about the truth behind the scenes" amid a debate over song-writing credits.
The musician, radio host and TV personality, whose real name is Daniel Snider, also posted a comment directed towards Ozzy’s widow Sharon Osbourne, stating that she "doesn’t like to share".
He later shared a message stating he has "nothing but love for Ozzy" and that the singer was "always lovely to me", adding that the heavy metal group "changed my life".
Kelly, the youngest daughter of the Prince of Darkness, posted several lengthier statements on Instagram addressing "Snider’s attempt to belittle my father", while highlighting his "extraordinary abilities and achievements".
Accompanying her post with her father’s song No More, the 41-year-old wrote: "My father’s legacy as a musician, songwriter, singer and bandleader speaks for itself.
"His friends, 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."
In another post, Kelly stated: "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."
Snider’s posts followed an exchange on X concerning song-writing credits and royalties, where he cited musicians including Lemmy and Bob Daisley, the latter of whom engaged in a long-standing dispute with Ozzy over the issue.
Kelly described Daisley, who co-wrote tracks for Ozzy including Crazy Train, as a "delusional man with a vendetta against my father".
The reality television star and actress subsequently contrasted Ozzy and Snider’s respective music careers.
She wrote: "Snider had a brief period of mainstream success more than 40 years ago.
"My father’s career spanned nearly six decades – from helping define heavy metal with Black Sabbath to building an extraordinary solo career.
"His music will continue influencing generations long after all of us are gone.
"My father doesn’t need Dee Snider’s approval to establish his place in music history.
"And trying to make my father smaller won’t make Dee Snider bigger, it only reminds everyone of the enormous difference between their legacies and further proves just how irrelevant Snider is to the music industry and society as a whole.
"However, I would like to thank you Dee Snider for allowing the world to see how desperate he truly is."
Ozzy Osbourne died aged 76 in July last year, shortly over two weeks after his Back To The Beginning farewell show where he reunited with his fellow band members.
Formed in 1968, Black Sabbath are widely regarded as having defined and popularised the sound of heavy metal.
Snider is primarily known as the lead singer of 1980s heavy metal group Twisted Sister, whose tracks include We’re Not Gonna Take It and I Wanna Rock.
Since stepping back from live performances, Snider has concentrated on broadcast work across radio and television, alongside operating a film production firm.
