Sid Wilson was informed on a Friday afternoon that he had been permanently removed from Slipknot, ending roughly 25 years with the band. The move removes one of the nine musicians who originally formed the group and closes a run that began in 1999.
1999 to 2026
Wilson joined Slipknot in 1999 as a founding DJ and keyboardist, and his exit pulls another long-timer out of a lineup that has already changed several times. Chris Fehn had already parted ways with the band, Craig Jones had already parted ways with the band, Joey Jordison died in his sleep in 2021, and Paul Gray died of a drug overdose in 2010.
Sid Wilson and Kelly Osbourne
Reports in March said that Wilson and Kelly Osbourne had quietly ended their engagement, with insiders describing the split as low-key and not ruling out reconciliation entirely. That personal break arrived before the band decision, but the removal itself was not publicly tied to it, and the timeline leaves the business side of the story centered on the lineup change rather than the relationship.
Slipknot's silence
there has been no confirmation from Slipknot's official channels regarding Wilson's status
The exact reason behind his removal had not been made public, and neither Wilson nor Slipknot had issued an official statement about the matter. For now, that leaves the most important unresolved issue in plain view: why a founding member was pushed out after about a quarter century, and whether the band intends to address a change this large on its own terms.
