Overview
- Multiple outlets, citing a TMZ story that quoted an unnamed source, report that Sid Wilson was told he was permanently kicked out of Slipknot on Friday, July 31.
- No reason for the alleged removal has been given and neither Wilson nor the band has issued an on‑record statement to confirm the reports.
- Hours after the story spread, guitarist Jim Root posted a cryptic Instagram Story urging fans to “don’t believe everything you read” and to wait for more information.
- Wilson has been Slipknot’s masked DJ/turntablist known as #0 since 1998 and his reported exit would remove one of the last long‑tenured members from the group.
- The situation follows a pattern of opaque departures in Slipknot’s recent history and could affect the band’s personnel and upcoming creative plans depending on whether the reports are confirmed.