Jack Black has pulled the plug on his tour after his Tenacious D bandmate made a birthday want onstage … grousing that the would-be-assassin did not take out Donald Trump.
Jack says he was blindsided when Kyle Gass made such a touch upon the heels of the capturing. KG made the remark at their present in Sydney over the weekend, as he celebrated his birthday on stage, saying he hoped one other would-be murderer not miss the goal subsequent time. As you may think about, the comment caught a ton of backlash.
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Black says he would by no means condone violence, hate speech or encourage political violence of any kind.
Gass’ remark — during which he mentioned, “Don’t miss Trump next time” — understandably triggered a firestorm of criticism, and it appears Jack had no selection however to place the tour on ice.
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KG simply issued an apology … “The line I improvised on stage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous, and a terrible mistake. I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone.”
He went on … “What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologize to those I’ve let down and truly regret any pain I’ve caused.”