‘Blindsided’ Jack Black Ends Tenacious D Tour After Trump Assassination Joke
Jack Black is canceling the Tenacious D tour and floating the possibility of scrapping the band entirely after bandmate Kyle Gass made a dark joke about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
During a performance in Sydney on Sunday—the day Gass turned 64— Black invited his bandmate to “make a wish” as he blew out candles on a birthday cake. “Don’t miss Trump next time,” Gass said, speaking hours after the former president was wounded by a would-be assassin at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday,” Black wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday morning. “I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form. After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour, and all future creative plans are on hold. I am grateful to the fans for their support and understanding.”