{"id":722463,"date":"2026-08-01T08:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/722463\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T08:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:41:12","slug":"sid-wilson-has-reportedly-been-fired-from-slipknot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/722463\/","title":{"rendered":"Sid Wilson has reportedly been fired from Slipknot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sid Wilson<\/a> has reportedly been fired from Slipknot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to a report on TMZ<\/a>, a source close to the Iowa outfit reports that DJ and keyboard player Wilson was ejected from the band on Friday. No reason for his apparent departure was given.<\/p>\n

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However, the band\u2019s guitarist, Jim Root, has alluded to the story in a post on Instagram Stories..<\/p>\n

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Root wrote: \u201cDon\u2019t believe every thing you read. Stop. Think. Take a breath. Sit with it for awhile. Maybe. Just maybe even wait until there\u2019s more information.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the post doesn\u2019t mention Wilson, the timing has prompted fans to speculate that Root\u2019s is referring to his bandmate\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n

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Neither Slipknot or Wilson have confirmed his departure.<\/p>\n

Wilson joined Slipknot in 1998, just before they recorded their self-titled debut album with producer Ross Robinson. He was the ninth member of the band, hence his number, 9.<\/p>\n

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He has appeared on every Slipknot album from the debut to 2022\u2019s The End So Far, as well as the \u2018lost\u2019 album credited to Look Outside Your Window, which was finally released earlier this year.<\/p>\n

As well as Slipknot, Wilson \u2013 who was engaged to Kelly Osbourne until their relationship ended earlier this year \u2013 has also performed under the name DJ Starscream and SID, as well as Miami Vice Crack.<\/p>\n

Following Wilson\u2019s apparent departure, only four members of the line-up that played on Slipknot\u2019s debut alum remain \u2013 percussionist Shawn Crahan, singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root and Mick Thomson.<\/p>\n

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