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  "id": 52665,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T17:34:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/modest-mouse-replaces-guitarist-allegations-dm-minor-1237015496/"
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  "summary": "Modest Mouse has cut ties with guitarist Simon O’Connor following accusations of sending inappropriate DMs to a minor. On Friday, the band announced that Les Savy Fav’s Seth Jabour will join them on the tour accompanying their eighth studio album An Eraser and a Maze, which kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Ojai, California. “Simon […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Stereogum",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-07-31T17:34:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
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  "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."
}