Jack Black has said he’s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked an outcry with a comment about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.The comedy rock group were on stage in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday when Gass was asked to make a wish after being presented with a cake for his 64th birthday.He appeared to reply: "Don’t miss Trump next time."

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[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 25 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I think the concern isn't that Kyle said something offensive, but that what Kyle said puts a target on their backs. If you perform on stage in public, you don't want your bandmate joking about assassinating people on stage in public, especially when an attempt actually occurs and there's a large number of extremists interested in retribution.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

So you're saying Jack Black isn't wishing Trump had lived, but rather that he's a spineless coward who refuses to stand against fascism. Damn, I'll try not to be like him.

[–] Sas@beehaw.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You go say "assassinate people on stage if you don't like them" to a crowd with more guns than people and where shootings are already a daily occurrence.

I'd not only be worried for me and my friend but for the people just standing in my audience as well. Remember the time some dude killed a lot of concert goers in Las Vegas i think from his hotel window? That's a lot more than just risking your own live by saying that.

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