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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)

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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

Is woke PC killing standup comedy?

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

I empathize with his statement, but it was a bad idea to express it publicly like that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (17 children)

From a purely practical perspective, it immediately balloons the security costs of the tour through the end of the year. Black was smart to cancel the tour and probably saved a few dozen lives in the process, giving how trigger happy Trump's base has proven itself to be.

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

Jack is a Coward. I stand with Kyle. Remember, whenever someone calls for violence, that the head of project 25 said "We are in the midst of a second American revolution., which will remain bloodless, should the left choose it to be."

Don't think for a second Trump is against it.

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

Well that just makes me like him even more ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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

Grow a pair Jack!

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