GREEN JELLŸ have found themselves in the middle of a growing controversy following a highly inappropriate meme posted to the band’s social media shortly after the death of heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne. The meme, which featured a photoshopped image of Osbourne holding a sign that read “One Day Sober,” was widely criticized as tasteless and disrespectful, especially given the timing of its release on July 22nd — the same day as Ozzy’s passing.
Band founder and frontman Bill Manspeaker claims the post was removed as soon as he became aware of it. However, he soon faced backlash himself after sharing what appeared to be an AI-generated tribute image featuring both Osbourne and professional wrestling figure Hulk Hogan, which many fans found equally bizarre and tone-deaf.
As the controversy intensified, screenshots of internal text messages from the band surfaced, seemingly showing Manspeaker discussing the incident. He has since placed blame for the original meme on now-former member Micheal “Fr33to F33t” Snyder, who he says has been removed from the group as a result of the incident.
In the shared screencaps, Manspeaker appeared conflicted — initially criticizing the meme but also encouraging Snyder to stay with the band. Tensions between the two only worsened from there. According to YouTube channel Staunch TV, further exchanges included alleged threats of violence, and even a video mocking Manspeaker that was reportedly posted by Snyder.
Earlier today, Manspeaker publicly addressed the situation and issued the following statement: “Long story short…I allowed a green jello member control of my green jello page…He’s been doing a excellent job posting funny memes for years…Recently Recently he posted a extremely rude video about Ozzy Dying that I found highly offensive & I immediately took it down…the guy lost his mind & instantly started to demonize me on Facebook…Now it’s gotten beyond the point of non stop harassment…
“All I have to say is this…for decades I have been traveling the world meeting fans & making them part of my life…this person has been participating in my band for over 10 years…Being my best buddy asking me to sign these 20 cds so he can sell them on line…He’s maybe played 10 shows in 10 years and doesn’t even plug in his bass when on stage…he just wants the selfie of him on stage…everything was fine until the moment I take down his distasteful meme about Ozzys death…
“Now it’s has turned into let’s try to cancel out Bill Manspeaker & all the nice things he’s ever done for people…This person decided to defame Ozzy with a terrible joke about his death on my green jello social media page & I removed it…Now all this hate is the result…ask yourself 1 thing who is the real issue…the guy who has no respect for a man’s death and mocked Ozzy or the guy who immediately took it down because it was disrespectful…if I ever helped you out or spent a moment with you please post a nice comment about our times on the YouTube video…
“Right now it’s a complete s**t show…I am home from tour enjoying time off with my family & now I gotta deal with this campaign of lies…Nobody should be treated this way because they took down a disgusting post about Ozzy…his name is Micheal Snyder he goes by Fr33to F33t you can find him on facebook & he’s one of the extremely few that’s been officially fired from green jello…”
Despite the fallout, GREEN JELLŸ are moving forward with their plans to headline the 2025 “Psycho Sideshow” tour. They’ll be joined by 96 BITTER BEINGS (featuring former members of CKY), THE CONVALESCENCE, THE BUNNY THE BEAR, and IGNOMINIOUS, with additional support from local openers at each stop.
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