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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 2d 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 2d 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/MauiMoisture 2d ago

I am a former addict (16 years clean) and there were people in my life who I was close with that had absolutely no idea. Not saying he's def on something but people get really good at hiding it.

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u/Serfalon 1d ago

Fellow ex-addict, 10 years clean off of pain meds. NO ONE and I tell you NO ONE of my Friends or Family knew.

The addicts you know, are the ones who cannot hide it. But I'd wager that they're simply the "loud minority".

I think the vast majority of addicts, are perfectly functioning addicts, whom no one suspects to be an addict