Jack Black announced on Instagram that he’s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour and placed future projects on hiatus.

This happened after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked controversy by commenting on the recent Donald Trump assassination attempt.

At their recent Sydney show, Kyle Gass was given a birthday cake and asked to make a wish for his 64th birthday, to which he said “Don’t miss Trump next time.”

In his later statement, Black said he was “blindsided” by his bandmate’s comment and condemned any calls for political violence.

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    4 months ago

    I wouldn’t say strange, so much as disappointing.

    We feel like we have relationships with entertainers, and most of the time we feel they represent - well, something other than corporate fence sitting. Being reminded they’re a product more than a person really sucks the air out of the room.

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        4 months ago

        Honestly, I’m growing weary of that sentiment. It’s a scared, suburban sentiment.

        They don’t deserve to be lionized, and I do not fear them.

        They are paper tigers. Tacti-cool mall-ninja clowns.

        They do not deserve respect, nor caution. They are only as empowered as they are allowed to feel. They deserve only ridicule.

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            4 months ago

            You don’t have to elaborate or draw ever finer distinctions in search of a meaningful counter-argument. I reject your premise as not merely untrue, but unhelpful.

            My statement stands.