Green Jellÿ have been weathering controversy over a dispute with a now former member of the band and a disrespectful meme shared on Green Jellÿ‘s social media following the recent passing of heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne. That meme, posted shortly after Osbourne‘s July 22nd death, featured a photoshopped picture of Osbourne holding up a sign that said “One Day Sober”.
While band mainstay Bill Manspeaker says he deleted that post upon finding it, he appears to have stepped in further controversy himself, after sharing a seemingly AI-generated tribute image to Osbourne and divisive wrestling legend Hulk Hogan after the original Ozzy post was pulled.
As the situation escalated, screencaps of the band’s alleged internal text chats were shared, with Manspeaker having since blamed the original Ozzy post on a now fired member of the band, Micheal “Fr33to F33t” Snyder. In the alleged screencaps of the chats shared, Manspeaker was seen voicing his concern over the content, though apparently initially encouraged Snyder to stay onboard.
However, per further conversations shared in this YouTube Recap from Staunch TV, the relationship between the two musicians eventually broke down, leading to alleged threats of violence, a video mocking Manspeaker being posted by Snyder and more.
Today, August 02nd, Manspeaker has taken to publicly addressing the matter, issuing 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 shit 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…”
This all has been unfolding as Green Jellÿ announced they are set to headline the 2025 ‘Psycho Sideshow‘ tour, with 96 Bitter Beings (ex-CKY, The Convalescence, The Bunny The Bear and Ignominious set to join for the duration. Each stop is also expected to feature various local openers as well.
10/10 Lima, OH – Legacy Ink
10/11 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
10/12 Reading, PA – Reverb
10/14 Frederick, MD – Cafe 611
10/15 Richmond, VA – Ember Music Hall
10/16 Raleigh, NC – Chapel Of Bones
10/17 Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
10/18 Atlanta, GA – Boggs Social
10/19 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
10/20 Sanford, FL – West End Trading Co.
10/21 Tampa, FL – Brass Mug
10/22 West Palm Beach, FL – Respectable Street Cafe
10/25 Houston, TX – The End
10/26 Dallas, TX – Puzzles
10/27 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
10/28 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
10/29 El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Kitchen Venue
10/30 Gallup, NM – Juggernaut Music
10/31 Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock Live
11/01 San Diego, CA – The Holding Company
11/02 Los Angeles, CA – 1720
