Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Sid Wilson was told he was permanently removed from Slipknot, with TMZ saying the DJ was notified on Friday that his 28-year run with the band had ended.
- Sources quoted by media say the decision grew from longstanding complaints about how Wilson treated bandmates rather than a sudden dispute.
- Guitarist Jim Root posted a cryptic social-media message urging caution about early reports, and neither Slipknot nor Wilson has issued an official confirmation or denial.
- Wilson’s ex-fiancée Kelly Osbourne published pointed Instagram Stories referencing responsibility, the return of possessions and child support, which outlets connected to the timing of the reports.
- Wilson has been Slipknot’s turntablist known as #0 since the late 1990s, and the unconfirmed personnel change could affect the band’s planned communications and its ongoing studio work on new material.