# Jim Root urges caution over reports Sid Wilson left Slipknot

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/slipknots-jim-root-responds-to-rumours-of-sid-wilsons-exit-from-band-dont-believe-everything-you-read/
- Published: 2026-08-01T10:02:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T16:12:44+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/slipknots-jim-root-responds-to-rumours-of-sid-wilsons-exit-from-band-dont-believe-everything-you-read-3960148?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slipknots-jim-root-responds-to-rumours-of-sid-wilsons-exit-from-band-dont-believe-everything-you-read
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Sid Wilson’s reported Slipknot exit remains unconfirmed.
- Jim Root urged fans to await more information.
- The band has been preparing new material.

## Summary

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has urged fans to treat reports that DJ and keyboardist Sid Wilson left the band with caution. TMZ reported that Wilson had been permanently removed, but Slipknot did not confirm this and Root’s response suggested the claim should not be accepted without further information.

Root posted on Instagram: “Don’t believe everything you read”, advising people to wait before drawing conclusions; he did not name Wilson directly. No reason for the alleged departure was given, and the uncertainty comes as Slipknot have been working on new music after 2022’s ‘The End, So Far’ and released the previously shelved ‘Look Outside Your Window’ in 2026.

## Coverage

- [NME: Jim Root urges caution over reports Sid Wilson left Slipknot](https://www.nme.com/news/music/slipknots-jim-root-responds-to-rumours-of-sid-wilsons-exit-from-band-dont-believe-everything-you-read-3960148?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slipknots-jim-root-responds-to-rumours-of-sid-wilsons-exit-from-band-dont-believe-everything-you-read)
- [Louder: Jim Root responds to rumours that Sid Wilson has been fired from Slipknot: “Don’t believe everything you read. Stop. Think.”](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/jim-root-responds-to-rumours-that-sid-wilson-has-been-fired-from-slipknot-dont-believe-everything-you-read-stop-think)
- [Far Out: Slipknot’s Jim Root responds to rumours Sid Wilson has been fired](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/slipknot-jim-root-responds-rumours-sid-wilson-fired/)

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