More than a year after Ozzy Osbourne’s death at the age of 76, the iconic rocker’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, is asking for his longtime accountant, Colin Newman, to be removed as the executor of his will.
According to The Sun, Osbourne filed papers with the British High Court earlier this week. The Black Sabbath frontman’s other two executors, his niece, Georgina Maszlin, and his assistant, Melinda Varga, were also part of the claim against Newman.
Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne attend the Billy Morrison – Aude Somnia Solo Exhibition at Elisabeth Weinstock on September 28, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images)
Newman has a long history with the Osbournes. The accountant worked for Ozzy over the course of four-plus decades. Prior to quitting in April, the accountant was a director of Ozzy’s UK firm, Monowise, Ltd. The late musician’s wife was appointed director last December.
As of now, there is no information on why Sharon and the other two executors have made this request or whether Newman has responded.
Reportedly, Ozzy Osbourne was worth $220 million at the time of his death. Per Radar Online, Ozzy left the couple’s estates to his wife Sharon. The rest of his fortune would reportedly go to his six children. He shares Aimee, Kelly, and Jack with Sharon, and Jessica and Louis with his first wife, Thelma Riley. He was also father to Elliot, his ex-wife’s son from a previous relationship.
Along with the money he made from album sales, years of performing, and his popular reality series, the metal legend also raised a record-breaking $190 million with Black Sabbath during the July 5, 2025 “Back to the Beginning” concert. The proceeds from the show went to the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acord Children’s Hospice, and Cure Parkinson’s.
Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne in Brazil, 1985 (Photo by Dave Hogan) Getty Images
Parkinson’s research was near and dear to Osbourne. He was diagnosed with a rare genetic form of the disease, known as PRKN 2, in 2003, but did not reveal the news publicly until 2020. During an interview with ABC News that same year, Osbourne shared, “I’m no good with secrets. I cannot walk around with it anymore, ’cause it’s like I’m running out of excuses, you know?”
Less than a month after his passing, People revealed Ozzy’s official cause of death was listed as “out of hospital cardiac arrest” and “acute myocardial infarction” with “joint causes” including coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction.
