THE ANNOUNCEMENT
TMZ ran with the story that Slipknot had permanently removed DJ/keyboardist Sid Wilson, and the internet did what the internet does †. Then Jim Root stepped in and told people to slow down: "Don't believe everything you read. Stop. Think." ‡ Nothing is confirmed either way right now — this is a rumor with a guitarist poking holes in it, not a settled lineup change.
THE DETAILS
- TMZ broke the report that Wilson was permanently out of Slipknot †
- Root's response: "Don't believe everything you read. Stop. Think." ‡
- He also suggested people "just maybe even wait until there's more information" *
- No statement from Wilson or an official band confirmation in any of the reporting *†‡
- All three reports landed 1 August 2026, within hours of each other *†‡
- Root stopped short of denying the report outright — he questioned the certainty, not the story
WHY IT MATTERS
SKIP IT — there is no confirmed news here yet, just a report and a band member telling you to breathe. What's actually unusual is that Root didn't deny anything; a flat "he's still in the band" would have ended this in one sentence, and that's not what he gave anyone.