Overview
- KSI announced over the weekend in an emotional YouTube video that he will leave the Sidemen and called the clip the hardest he has ever made.
- In follow-up social posts this week he confirmed the exit is genuine and rejected suggestions the move was a publicity stunt or bet.
- He described himself as sad, told his former bandmates they are grieving, and urged them and fans to treat his departure as a new era.
- Reporters say the remaining six members were surprised by the decision and the group intends to continue planned projects without him.
- The Sidemen began in 2013 and have grown into a multibusiness brand, and KSI’s shift reflects his expanding mainstream career and a personal refocus on wellbeing and family.