Bloodshot Records Co-Founder Resigns Following Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Her Partner

In February, singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless released a statement alleging years of sexual harassment by Chicago musician Mark Panick, the domestic partner of Nan Warshaw, co-founder of Bloodshot Records, the Chicago label to which Loveless was signed. In response at the time, Warshaw apologized to Loveless for “any hell or even awkwardness” resulting from her “actions or inactions” and wrote, “For the moment I’m going to step away from Bloodshot.” On Saturday, March 9, the label released a statement confirming that Warshaw has resigned.

The statement continues, “Remaining co-founder Rob Miller, along with the entire highly dedicated staff, will continue the work of Bloodshot Records, while ensuring that the core values of the company are consistently represented by all associated with the label.”

In her original statement, Loveless wrote about Panick’s “casual predation,” which she says includes groping, verbal sexual harassment, and Facebook comments “that would elicit texts from friends [saying], ‘Who is this person? Are you OK?’” In response to the allegations, Panick said he “never set out to make anyone uncomfortable” and apologized “if anything I did made anyone feel unsafe and or uncomfortable.”