{
  "id": 27301,
  "title": "Modest Mouse Guitarist Exits Tour Amid Allegations Of Inappropriate Conduct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/modest-mouse-guitarist-exits-tour-amid-allegations-of-inappropriate",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-07-31T17:34:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2507002/modest-mouse-guitarist-exits-tour-amid-allegations-of-inappropriate-conduct/news/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to the 17-year-old fan, Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O Connor sent inappropriate messages to the teenager, which the fan later posted on Reddit. O Connor denies these allegations in his own Reddit post, stating that he accidentally mistook the girl's Instagram account for someone else's. Modest Mouse has now announced that O Connor will not be joining them on the upcoming tour. Instead, he will be replaced by Les Savy Fav guitarist Seth Jabour. The band's Instagram post does not provide further details about the allegations against O Connor. O Connor joined Modest Mouse in 2021 and played on and co-wrote their latest album, An Eraser And A Maze. Modest Mouse has been touring in support of this album since early June, though their current tour is on a break. The tour is scheduled to resume on August 4 in Ojai, California.",
  "summary": "Earlier this week, a 17-year-old fan accused Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O'Connor of sending inappropriate messages, sharing screenshots of those messages on Reddit . O'Connor addressed those allegations in a Reddit post of his own, claiming the he mistook the teenage girl's Instagram account for someone else's. Now, Modest Mouse say that O'Connor \"will not be joining us on the upcoming tour.\"…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Modest Mouse Drop Guitarist Simon O’Connor from Tour Over Allegedly Sending Inappropriate Messages to Minor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/modest-mouse-drop-guitarist-simon-oconnor-from-tour-over-allegedly",
        "published": "2026-07-31T18:16:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Modest Mouse Replaces Guitarist Simon O’Connor Amid Allegations Of DMing Minor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/modest-mouse-replaces-guitarist-simon-oconnor-amid-allegations-of",
        "published": "2026-08-02T17:34:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}