{"id":3999,"date":"2024-07-17T02:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T02:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/jack-black-cancels-tenacious-d-tour-after-kyle-gasss-comments-about-donald-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T02:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T02:10:54","slug":"jack-black-cancels-tenacious-d-tour-after-kyle-gasss-comments-about-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/jack-black-cancels-tenacious-d-tour-after-kyle-gasss-comments-about-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour after Kyle Gass&#8217;s comments about Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Jack Black has said he\u2019s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The comedy rock group were on stage in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday when Gass was asked to make a wish after being presented with a cake for his 64th birthday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He appeared to reply: &#8220;Don\u2019t miss Trump next time.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In a statement on <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9e5msPpC3y\/?igsh=bDVxaHI0Y2ZyeDly\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<!-- --><\/a>, Black said he was &#8220;blindsided&#8221; by the comment.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form,&#8221; the comedian and actor wrote.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said he didn\u2019t feel it was &#8220;appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour&#8221;, and that the rest of the group\u2019s &#8220;creative plans are on hold&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Black added that he is &#8220;grateful to the fans for their support and understanding&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The controversy had already led to Tuesday&#8217;s gig in Newcastle, New South Wales, being postponed.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gass apologised for the comment on <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C9e9hS3x3f1\/?igsh=NWkzeWh5MHh4MDI4\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<!-- --><\/a>, saying it was a &#8220;severe lack of judgement&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He wrote: &#8220;The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I don\u2019t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I\u2019m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologise to those I\u2019ve let down and truly regret any pain I\u2019ve caused.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Gass also split with his agent following the incident.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Due to what occurred, we have parted ways,&#8221; Michael Greene of Greene Talent told BBC News.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">While many in the Sydney crowd can be heard laughing in video from the concert, the comment launched an angry reaction on social media \u2013 with X owner Elon Musk calling it &#8220;evil&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Senator Ralph Babet &#8211; the United Australia Party&#8217;s only parliamentarian &#8211; asked for the band to be deported.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In a statement, he said the duo should &#8220;be immediately removed from the country after wishing for the assassination of Donald Trump at their Sydney concert&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Asked about the comments while attending the Republican National Convention, Australian Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd said it made him &#8220;physically ill&#8221; that someone would joke about such violence.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;People might think that it is a bit of funny ha-ha at a concert to run off at the mouth about this stuff. It\u2019s not. It\u2019s about physical life,\u201d the former prime minister of Australia said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">\u201cThese people just [need to] grow up and find a decent job.\u201d<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Trump was shot in the ear when a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The FBI has identified the gunman who targeted Trump as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, a kitchen worker from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, who is a registered Republican.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A Secret Service sniper shot Crooks dead after he fired at the former president. 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