Sid Wilson is seemingly cosigning his exit from Slipknot after the iconic rock band confirmed he is no longer a member.
Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Wilson, the DJ and keyboard player for the band for nearly 30 years, altered his Instagram bio to note he is no longer associated with the band, changing the description from “@slipknot gang since 1997” to “@slipknot 1997-2026.”
The band confirmed it is no longer affiliated with Wilson, 49, on Friday, August 14, sharing a since-deleted statement on their official website that was also shared by rock music festival Knotfest’s official Instagram account.
“Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson,” the statement read. “We wish him the best in his future endeavours.”
The Knotfest account also shared the following caption, confirming the band shared the same statement to its website: “Slipknot have parted ways with Sid Wilson. The announcement could briefly be found on the band’s website.” (Media outlet Stereogum shared a screenshot of the band’s website announcement, confirming its existence before it was subsequently deleted.)
TMZ was the first to report that Wilson had been kicked out of the band weeks before Slipknot confirmed his exit. Wilson has yet to publicly address his status with the band beyond his Instagram bio update. Us has reached out to Wilson multiple times for comment but has not heard back.
Wilson did, however, reportedly refer to himself as a member of Slipknot just days prior to the band’s announcement.
“What’s up ya’ll, Sid, DJ Starscream/#0, from the world famous Slipknot, how ya’ll doing tonight,” Wilson told the crowd at the World Scratch Invitational last week, per footage shared via social media.
News of the DJ’s exit from the band also comes in the wake of his broken engagement to Kelly Osbourne, daughter of the late legendary rockstar Ozzy Osbourne.
On August 3, Kelly, 41, seemingly threw some very public and not-so-cryptic shade at Wilson when she seemingly accused him of not taking “responsibility” for his alleged actions, though she did not elaborate any further.
“Strange how the loudest defense of the guilty is rarely innocence … It’s distraction,” Kelly, 41, wrote via her Instagram Stories at the time. “When the mask slips, they don’t face the mirror they throw it at someone else.”
She added, “I also heard that when you break a mirror you get 7 years bad luck! Or is that just karma? This is why I always take accountability. As they say some are sicker than others.”
Us reached out to Wilson regarding his ex’s public claims at the time but did not hear back.
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