Slipknot Sued, Allegedly Tried to Cash in On Drummer Joey Jordison’s Death

Slipknot is being hauled into court docket over its late drummer Joey Jordison — the corporate managing his property claims the band’s cashing in off Joey’s belongings by displaying them in a touring museum.

In accordance with the docs, obtained by TMZ, the corporate operating Joey’s property is suing the band, claiming it used Jordison’s dying in 2021 to spice up gross sales for his or her 2022 album, “The End, So Far.”

The lawsuit claims the album wasn’t promoting as properly following Joey’s 2021 dying, so band members Corey Taylor and Michael Shawn Crahan instructed followers the album was devoted to Joey and the “realization that Jordison had passed away really ‘crept in’ while making” it.

What’s extra, the corporate claims Corey and Michael lied once they instructed followers they contacted Joey’s household to specific condolences within the wake of his dying.

It appears to be like like the meat goes again fairly far right here — the corporate claims Joey’s bandmates abruptly booted him from the group through e mail whereas he was battling acute transverse myelitis — a situation that induced him to lose the usage of his left leg.

In accordance with the swimsuit, Joey and Slipknot subsequently agreed to return all of Joey’s property, together with his musical gear and gear — however the firm claims that by no means occurred, saying “at least 22 items” stay within the group’s possession, together with issues like Joey’s masks, his iconic Pearl drum set and his Adidas sneakers.

The lawsuit says a few of these gadgets are a part of the show within the band’s touring museum, generally known as Knotfest.

After the grievance was filed, Slipknot responded with its personal authorized docs … denying the claims and asking the court docket to dismiss the lawsuit.