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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52 points

I feel like it’s just more of that corporate fence sitting. It’s just extra strange and off putting when it’s coming an individual versus your average soulless company.

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I wouldn’t say strange, so much as disappointing.

We feel like we have relationships with entertainers, and most of the time we feel they represent - well, something other than corporate fence sitting. Being reminded they’re a product more than a person really sucks the air out of the room.

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Or a person who doesn’t want to be shot.

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Honestly, I’m growing weary of that sentiment. It’s a scared, suburban sentiment.

They don’t deserve to be lionized, and I do not fear them.

They are paper tigers. Tacti-cool mall-ninja clowns.

They do not deserve respect, nor caution. They are only as empowered as they are allowed to feel. They deserve only ridicule.

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3 points

That’s a good point. I just couldn’t imagine doing that to my long time friend.

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I imagine personal safety is also a major factor. Concert security is a joke. KG making that comments paints a target on both of their backs.

They are domestic terrorists. Don’t underestimate them.

Still, disappointing that JB has taken such a stance that seems to be neutral on hate and violence.

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Not just their backs, but their audience as well. I wouldn’t put it past one of the crazies to go on a mass shooting spree and kill a bunch of bystanders who are just there enjoying “Fuck Her Gently”.

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