Things have been relatively quiet for the Osbournes since their beloved patriarch, Ozzy Osbourne, passed away in 2025. But now, the famous family is back in the headlines as drama brews over the rock star’s multi-million dollar fortune. According to The U.S. Sun, Ozzy’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, has asked the High Court of Justice, in England, to have his longtime accountant, Colin Newman, removed as an executor of her late husband’s will, sparking rumors of a rift. Upon his death at 76, the Black Sabbath front-man reportedly left behind a sizable fortune, with estimates ranging from roughly £100 million (or $135 million in U.S. dollars), per The Sun, to a staggering $220 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Along with Sharon, her assistant Melinda Varga and niece Georgina Maszlin, both of whom are also listed as executors, are in favor of Newman’s ousting. It’s unclear exactly why Sharon wants to make the change, or whether Newman has contested her request, but he has worked closely with the Osbournes for decades. Aside from serving as the family’s accountant since the ’80s, Newman also spent years working as a director of Ozzy’s company, Monowise Ltd., and was reportedly a close friend of the metal icon’s. He has even been credited on some of Ozzy’s musical releases and also represented Sharon as her literary agent.
That said, Sharon has previously expressed her wish to keep her husband’s legacy within the family. “I just know that my husband’s body of work, that he’s written, and kept us all in the lifestyle that we love, goes to my children,” she argued on “The Talk” in 2020 (via Stylecaster). “I don’t want someone that never met my husband owning his name and likeness and selling T-shirts everywhere and whatever. No, it stays in the Osbourne family.”
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