Actor-musician Jack Black said he was "blindsided" by Kyle Gass' Trump quip, with the latter acknowledging that he made a "dangerous and terrible mistake." Their tour is now cancelled and “all future creative plans are on hold.” Following news today that Australian federal senator Ralph Babet calling for the comedy rock band Tenacious D – helmed by Jack Black and Kyle Gass – to be deported from Australia following a comment made on stage about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Jack Black has said he’s cancelled the rest of the band's world tour.
Black’s bandmate Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment he made in front of a live audience at the ICC Sydney venue on Sunday 14 July. Black sung ‘Happy Birthday’ to his bandmate, who turned 64, before asking him to make a wish. Gass shared his wish with the audience: “Don’t miss Trump next time” - a reference to the less-than-day-old botched on the former President of the United States, which claimed the life of one rally attendant.
Two others were also critically injured. The shooter has since been identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks – who was shot dead at the scene by a Secret Service sniper. This prompted Australian federal senator Ralph Babet has called for Tenacious D to be deported from Australia following the remarks onstage.
Babet has issued a letter calling for deportation, writing: “Tenacious D should be immediately removed from the country after wishing for the assassinati.
