(This was originally my comment on another post, but originally originally was a post I had written up but never posted. So now I'm posting it. Here comes the pain... )
I think there is so much more to all the Slipknot firings than meets the eye and I don't think they will ever reveal too much until later on down the track or after they break up.
I think there are definitely legal reasons they can't, but also out of respect for those members. I know the whole convo around it is that it's the Corey and Clown show, and that they have no respect for anyone and are sullying the Slipknot name. But as fans, we're not entitled to know. They don't have to tell us shit.
People need to stop thinking they have some sort ownership of things and they are owed answers. Just because something is a public entity does not mean everything around it has to be public.
People do not know the whole story yet assume they do or that their opinion is going to matter. That's simply not the case. If you're someone who says "I've been here from the start, I'm owed an explanation", as was the theme of an open letter I saw recently to Slipknot, that is absolutely not how it works, despite what people think and expect.
If people do not like them now and think they have become some corporate entity etc etc, just withdraw your support. Kickin and screaming all day long about this and that isn't going to do anything. Would I like an explanation about things ? Yes, definitely. But it's not up to me or any other fan to demand anything. Not just from Slipknot but from any band, creator etc.