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Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour and places future projects on hold after Kyle Gass comments on Trump (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Oh Kyle, why did you say that? If you say your birthday wish out loud it won't come true!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Come the fuck on Jack, you're better than this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Based Kyle gass vs hollywood-pilled jack black

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I really hope this is just PR shit and Jack Black isnt ending a friendship with a longterm friend over an edgy joke, cause like man, I know he's a celebrity, but I had a lot of respect for him up until this point

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (3 children)

If I was about to go on tour with my best friend and he said something stupid that put us in danger from real life lunatics with guns, I'd fucking cancel the tour too because I cared about us both and our relationship. Besides, if you can't tell your friends they're wrong when they're wrong, they're not really your friend. This isn't necessarily the act of betrayal you're making it out to be.

I'm betting that making this statement publicly makes it easier to break the tour contracts, rather than backing out of the tour without saying why.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

That part I understand, its the "put future projects on haitus" I'm commenting about. Although I guess I gave more detail in my other comment than I did this one so fair play

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Just the other day, I looked at him with his shaggy ass beard, half done up bright shirt and too large shorts singing whatever the fuck and thought to myself:

"I have mad respect for jack black, That is a man that truly does not give a fuck. I should try and be more like him"

And then this reaction comes out and all that is gone and I'm reminded that I'm a terrible judge of character.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Why? Because he's not ok with his band mate saying on stage someone should be murdered?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I think its more because instead of just saying "hey that's not cool" he publicly shat on his friend and threw him under the bus, disbanded the band, cancelled the concert.

He obviously knows Kyle pretty well, so this sentiment can't be a surprise to him. So therefore he has no integrity by supporting his friend behind closed doors and being two faced when his sentiments are aired in public.

Part of not giving a fuck is having the integrity to be who you truly are, and from his reaction I can see is just an act.