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."They added, "We look forward to being out there with you all."JARED LETO RESPONDS TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS MADE BY MULTIPLE WOMEN IN EXPLOSIVE DOCUMENTARYSimon O'Connor was kicked off the Modest Mouse tour amid allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to a minor.
(Jim Bennett)Modest Mouse representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.In a post shared on Reddit last month, a 16-year-old female fan uploaded screenshots and claimed O'Connor sent her an "erotic image," followed by a slew of direct messages after she liked some of the musician's Instagram stories.JASON ALEXANDER APOLOGIZES AFTER COURTNEY STODDEN SAYS 2012 COMEDY SKETCH OBJECTIFIED HER AS A MINORThe 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 HOLLYWOODA following screenshot appeared to show the message deleted, with O'Connor writing, "I did it again."Mode...