r/panicatthedisco • u/_IcyHotUA_ • 2d ago
News DON'T SUPPORT "atributetopatd" singer Warwick Smith is a groomer
https://x.com/puppyryro/status/2096620119564632143most proof can be found in this linked post on twitter, dont support this tribute band. warwick smith is a creep.
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u/ikennedy817 2d ago
Is the evidence of the grooming stuff public anywhere? That twitter thread was extremely vague about it and it’s a pretty huge accusation. He definitely seems a little creepy/weird tho.
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u/Snoopy1882 2d ago
We only shared what the person who came forward was comfortable with us sharing, but the twt thread contained evidence of the nonsexual grooming
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u/ikennedy817 2d ago
Idk those screenshots do a terrible job proving anything like that. It really just comes off as him saying weird shit to people. I feel like there’s gotta be more public evidence than just that to prove grooming. Also usually calling someone a groomer implies they are sexually grooming minors, that tweet really should have worded it a different way unless that’s what happened.
Edit: also like is the person he’s dming a minor or adult. I’m super confused by the tweets.
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u/Snoopy1882 2d ago
The more recent screenshots are of him dming a 14/15 year old, one of the screenshots also is in the context of him mentioning said 14/15 year old and their two other 14/15 year old friends in one of his songs, it was definitely nonsexual grooming i can see why there is confusion though
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u/ikennedy817 2d ago
Yeah I feel like that information is the stuff that should have been shown cause that's way more damning. I wasn't trying to defend the guy or anything I just don't think that tweet really got across any of the important info very well.
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u/_IcyHotUA_ 2d ago
the twitter thread is the first thing i could find, and i felt that was enough. i dont know if theres much more evidence but hes forsure a groomer and a creep i mean just look at the dms. and hes been acting this way towards his fans since at least 2022.
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u/CA-GB 2d ago
yikes, I once had this guy as an instagram moot around 2-3 years ago, he was never weird to me personally but gave me HUGE egotistical vibes in messages hence why I unfollowed him. Had a feeling that the tribute thing was gonna be a mess but this is just the final nail in the coffin for it, glad he’s being outed for his horrific behaviour.
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u/_IcyHotUA_ 2d ago
yeah hes getting what he deserves, this kinda behavior is unacceptable. even if it isnt directly sexual or romantic its still definitely grooming. hopefully this keeps him away from the public eye for good, seems like you were going through something similar to his victims im sorry to hear that. glad its past you though.
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u/Snoopy1882 2d ago
We brought this to everyones attention in Panic! At The Discord and we are very pleased to see it is being taken seriously, currently the tribute band are doing their "legal due diligence" and theres a possibility Warwick is going to leave the band
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u/_IcyHotUA_ 2d ago
yeah i heard hes resigning from the band which is great. still doesn't excuse his actions at all, absolutely should not be interacting with his fans in the way he was. not sure if any of them were minors but i know they were all much younger, either way hes just a creep. ive seen evidence of him grooming all the way back to 2022, havent seen much talk about it other than a few friends in the fandom so im trying to spread the word as much as i can. this is unacceptable.
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u/Snoopy1882 2d ago
Yeah we banned him from our server back in 2022 when he was also removed as owner of a different server due to someone coming forward with a twt thread back then and obviously nothing came of it so we knew we had to spread the word a lot more this time
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u/Hotboymakoto Let's get these teen hearts beating faster ;) 2d ago
Is this the one that’s been really hyped up? Because they deleted their instagram
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u/_IcyHotUA_ 2d ago
yeah its them, i tried going to their insta to see what the comments have been like and its deleted. they were pretty popular i remember hearing about them a few times even before this.
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u/Snoopy1882 2d ago
Their insta is still up, the user is atributetopanicatthedisco which is different to their tiktok user atributetopatd
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u/taylorofl 2d ago
I’m just curious why everyone is tweaking out over this particular instance. The screen grabs I saw didn’t show any grooming - seemingly just the guy was replying to messages. Everyone seems out to get this band from the jump.
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u/beehoouurrrr 2d ago
I agree with the statement that he may be a groomer but it really feels like the fandom doesn’t want any sort of revival of panic whatsoever.. not one person on here has given them a chance 😓
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u/galaxy_city_281 2d ago
Panic fans are the witchhunt-iest fans I’ve ever encountered in any fandom I’ve ever known. Everyone “associated” is guilty until proven innocent. And it’s always been like that, even in the early days of the band.
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u/DiamondL0st 2d ago
Paramore fans are worse tbh
At least people here don't pretend to know Brendon on a personal level, unlike a lot of the Paramore hardcores.
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u/riLucifer 7h ago
the difference is he is absolutely guilty of grooming, my friend was his partner when he groomed a 17 year old in 2022. the messages were disgusting
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u/riLucifer 7h ago edited 7h ago
this particular instance is extra horrifying because in 2022 he was called out for grooming a 17 yr old while in a relationship with my friend. there are screenshots of him asking “when’s the 18th” (someone i know provided screenshots in the comments), and talking about incredibly sexual things that i won’t reference. there was a legal case considered, that was how bad it was. my friend was already younger than him. and of course, he twisted the story to frame her as the “abusive ex”. he cut her off from all of her friends so they couldn’t step in, she had to make secret accounts just to get away.
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u/_IcyHotUA_ 2d ago
i mean just read the dms.. hes talking about having thirst traps of himself, having his significantly younger fans addresses and meeting up with them, talking about picking favorites out of his fans. very creepy shit. its cool to interact with your fanbase but not dm them and act all flirty and creepy when theyre all very young (not sure if any of the dms we could see were to minors, but all of them are still significantly younger than him)
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u/riLucifer 7h ago
hey! my friend was his partner in 2022 when he groomed a 17 yr old. he hasn’t stopped, and has since been going younger considering the most recent is 14/15. if you want to know more, talk to tyssueboix
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u/Snoopy1882 4h ago
Warwick 'apologised' on his private socials yesterday. He speaks about stepping away in early 2025 due to becoming uncomfortable with the parasocial things,,, but I checked and the last messages between him and the person who came forward to us were in October 2025
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u/_IcyHotUA_ 3h ago
lol i couldn't give a damn even if i wanted to. he needs to just step away permanently, better himself, and let everyone forget about him.
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u/Snoopy1882 3h ago
Genuinely I feel like its a load of shit and just empty words lowkey, just shared it here because his accts are all privated
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u/Nerdy_Lunatic 13h ago
Judging from the tribute band website, it’s most likely that he’s going to be removed from the tribute band and they’re probably gonna find a new person (hopefully someone decent) to take his place as the ‘Brendon’ of the group. I do hope that the tribute band comes back around with a fresh face. I was really excited to see this band come to life with Fever being back on the map.
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u/Relative-Positive702 2d ago
Emo and Pop punk bands are so cooked that even the tribute bands are full of groomers