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Rock star kicked off tour amid allegations of inappropriate messages with a minor

Simon O'Connor claims a tasteless meme sent to a minor was a case of mistaken identity after a Reddit post surfaced with screenshot evidence.

Fox News Latest By Tracy Wright Aug 2, 2026, 11:43 PM Captured Aug 3, 2026, 12:06 AM

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Modest Mouse dropped guitarist Simon O'Connor from upcoming tour dates amid accusations that the musician sent inappropriate messages to a minor.

The band announced O'Connor – who joined the band in 2021 – was no longer part of the tour in a post shared on social media last week.

"Simon O'Connor will not be joining us on the upcoming tour," the band wrote.

"The good news is that Seth Jabour of Les Savy Fav will be jumping in to play guitar."

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B 15/100 risk

Grade B reflects 15/100 framing risk from loaded language, editorial voice; each finding below is tied to stored wording.

Report confidence: 84%
Content format: opinion
Evidence findings: 2
Sentences checked: 25
Method: origin-framing-v2

Outlet context is separate right (+65, 60% confidence). This profile does not change the article grade.

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Loaded languagebody

+11 · 86% confidence

JARED LETO RESPONDS TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS MADE BY MULTIPLE WOMEN IN EXPLOSIVE DOCUMENTARY

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+4 · 68% confidence

JASON ALEXANDER APOLOGIZES AFTER COURTNEY STODDEN SAYS 2012 COMEDY SKETCH OBJECTIFIED HER AS A MINOR The accuser allegedly indicated her age on her handle at the time, and commented on the thread, "For context the story I had that he viewed was my 17th birthday countdown and it said that very clearly." She claimed that O'Connor quickly deleted the message, and proceeded to engage in a thread where he admitted his phone wasn't "hacked" and that he "just had a party night and looking at everything with one eye ya know." The accuser wrote, "oh boy get a good night of sleep," before O'Connor appeared to respond back, "But you did blindside me with a gaggle of likes and then very little intro besides bikini pics so we are both to blame." FORMER DISNEY TEEN STAR EXPOSES CHILLING WARNING SIGNS OF PREDATORY BEHAVIOR IN HOLLYWOOD A following screenshot appeared to show the message deleted, with O'Connor writing, "I did it again." Modest Mouse first formed in 1993 with Isaac Brock as lead singer, late drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. (Jim Bennett) O'Connor addressed the incident the following day, and stated: "I unequivocally oppose any sexual behavior towards minors, as a human and a parent it disgusts me." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Throughout my adult life, there has been a person who has popped up from time to time with the intention of, for lack of a better term, messing with me," he wrote.

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The band announced O'Connor – who joined the band in 2021 – was no longer part of the tour in a post shared on social media last week.
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JASON ALEXANDER APOLOGIZES AFTER COURTNEY STODDEN SAYS 2012 COMEDY SKETCH OBJECTIFIED HER AS A MINOR The accuser allegedly indicated her age on her handle at the time, and commented on the thread, "For context the story I had that he viewed was my 17th birthday countdown and it said that very clearly." She claimed that O'Connor quickly deleted the message, and proceeded to engage in a thread where he admitted his phone wasn't "hacked" and that he "just had a party night and looking at everything with one eye ya know." The accuser wrote, "oh boy get a good night of sleep," before O'Connor appeared to respond back, "But you did blindside me with a gaggle of likes and then very little intro besides bikini pics so we are both to blame." FORMER DISNEY TEEN STAR EXPOSES CHILLING WARNING SIGNS OF PREDATORY BEHAVIOR IN HOLLYWOOD A following screenshot appeared to show the message deleted, with O'Connor writing, "I did it again." Modest Mouse first formed in 1993 with Isaac Brock as lead singer, late drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. (Jim Bennett) O'Connor addressed the incident the following day, and stated: "I unequivocally oppose any sexual behavior towards minors, as a human and a parent it disgusts me." CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER "Throughout my adult life, there has been a person who has popped up from time to time with the intention of, for lack of a better term, messing with me," he wrote.

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