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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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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And doesn't this go both ways? One of my favorite sayings is: a friend is someone who when you've made a fool of yourself, doesn't think you've done a permanent job of it. Perhaps Jack Black could forgive his best friend and move along. Perhaps make a joint statement at the next event.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Absolutely but a friend is also the person who pulls you aside and doesn’t let you go on stage before the heat dies down.