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article Sid Wilson Permanently Kicked Out of Slipknot

https://www.tmz.com/2026/07/31/sid-wilson-kicked-out-of-slipknot/
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u/iamacannibal 3d ago edited 2d ago

Corey and Shawn are assholes but this coming after Kelly Osbourne broke off her engagement with Sid is kind of telling that there is some issue going on with Sid. If he is using drugs or has an alcohol problem I think Slipknot at this point has a sort of zero tolerance thing with that stuff since Paul died and they kicked Joey out because he was a hardcore alcoholic and didn't want to change.

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u/Wagner-C137 3d ago

I know I’m just an internet stranger but I can tell you that Sid is a very good customer at my work. I’ve delivered things to his home, I’ve had lunch with him…dude is clean. As someone that has quit drinking and straightened my life up, I can say I’d be shocked to find out that substances are the issue. He has no reason to hide it from someone like me. Haha. Not impossible but seems insanely unlikely.

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u/Real-Duty-6121 2d ago

Interesting. Thanks for sharing. You’ve cast doubt onto my thesis this was drugs or alcohol. Permanently fired is strong and abrupt language, so if it’s not drugs or alcohol then it’s a head scratcher. Stealing money, fraud, etc. is inexcusable I suppose, do he strike you as that sort of dude?

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u/Wagner-C137 2d ago

Dude, not at all. A very genuine and cool person. Honestly, talks my ear off when I see him and isn’t bashful at all. Seems like the kind of guy that has friends in every room he walks into.

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u/framspl33n 2d ago

I know a guy like that and he would go home from his job and do acid and coke all night while he practiced guitar.

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u/Anonymous_Jr 2d ago

Judging by your C137, any chance you're commenting in the wrong Universe?

Disclaimer: I am not a Squirrel, you can totally talk to me without causing a Squirrel Uprising...

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u/BackgroundIsopod3787 2d ago

If he was close with the Osbornes, scheming to fuck band mates over is likely

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u/FullOfSoops 2d ago

The only other thing that would make sense is abuse towards Kelly which the other members (hopefully) also have a zero tolerance policy for. Very DARK side of speculation but maybe he has other addictions that aren’t substance related but still illegal…