Slipknot guitarist Jim Root shares cryptic message after Sid Wilson’s reported firing from band

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root shares cryptic message after Sid Wilson’s reported firing from band

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root shared a cryptic note to fans after his bandmate Sid Wilson was reportedly fired from the legendary heavy metal group.

“Don’t believe everything you read,” he wrote via his Instagram Stories on Sunday.

“Think. Take a breath. Sit with it for awhile (sic). Maybe. Just maybe even wait until there’s more information.”

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root (seen here) posted a cryptic message after Sid Wilson was reportedly fired from the band. WireImage
“Don’t believe everything you read,” the musician wrote on his Instagram Stories. jamesroot/Instagram

Root, 54, didn’t provide additional context, and he wasn’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.

Wilson, 49, was allegedly fired from the band after spending the past 30 years as a DJ and keyboardist, TMZ reported.

According to the outlet, the musician received the notification on Friday night.

“Think. Take a breath. Sit with it for awhile (sic). Maybe. Just maybe even wait until there’s more information,” Root continued. (Seen above: Chris Fehn, Paul Gray, Craig Jones, Joey Jordison, Jim Root, Corey Taylor, Mick Thomson, Sid Wilson and Shawn Crahan of Slipknot.) WireImage
Root didn’t provide additional information. (Seen here: James Root, Corey Taylor, and Sid Wilson of Slipknot.) Redferns

Neither Wilson nor the group has yet to discuss the rumors publicly.

Wilson first joined Slipknot as the ninth member in 1998, one year before the release of their self-titled debut album.

For 28 years, he took charge of the keyboards, turntables and sound effects while performing under the stage name “#0.”

He wasn’t immediately available to Page Six for comment. (Seen here: Root performing at the 2025 Resurrection Fest in Spain.) Redferns
TMZ reported that Wilson (seen here) was fired from the band. Getty Images for Live Nation

Wilson reportedly parted ways with the band four months after he and his now ex-fiancée, Kelly Osbourne, called off their engagement.

News broke in March that the exes quietly parted ways after they were last seen together at the 2026 Grammy Awards the month prior.

Throughout the past year, the “Fashion Police” alum has notably been mourning her father, Ozzy Osbourne, who tragically died from a heart attack in July 2025 at the age of 76.

Wilson (seen here) was a keyboardist and DJ with the band. Redferns
He joined the group in 1998. (Seen here: Wilson and his ex Kelly Osbourne.) Getty Images for Live Nation

“Kelly has been struggling following the loss of her father,” an insider told the Daily Mail at the time. “The grieving process has been incredibly difficult, and she’s been doing everything she can to cope.”

However, Kelly and Wilson had also been “facing challenges in their relationship for some time” and “things were not as they appeared,” the source shared.

Kelly and Wilson were together for four years and share a 3-year-old son, Sidney.

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