• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Tenacious D's Kyle Gass speaks out after Jack Black canceled world tour over his Donald Trump assassination comment

Home> Celebrity> News

Updated 16:06 16 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 16:00 16 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Tenacious D's Kyle Gass speaks out after Jack Black canceled world tour over his Donald Trump assassination comment

Donald Trump was left bleeding after a shooter opened fire at a rally in Pennsylvania

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

Tenacious D co-founder Kyle Gass has spoken out after Jack Black made the decision to cancel the band's world tour over the comment he made about Donald Trump's assassination attempt.

Gass sparked controversy on Sunday (July 14) when he and Black appeared as Tenacious D at Australia’s ICC Sydney Theatre for a gig amid their world tour.

Kyle Gass made the comment at a gig in Australia. (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)
Kyle Gass made the comment at a gig in Australia. (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)

The performance came one day after a shooter targeted Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania, leaving the former president bleeding from the ear.

Advert

Trump was taken to hospital after the attack, and later described hearing the bullet 'ripping through the skin'.

President Joe Biden is among those who said they were 'grateful to hear that [Trump was] safe and doing well' in the wake of the shooting, but Gass shocked members of the public with a different response.

During the gig on Sunday, Black presented Gass with a cake to celebrate his birthday. When the School of Rock actor urged his bandmate to make a wish, Gass appeared to say: "Don’t miss Trump next time."

In the wake of backlash to the comment, Black announced the decision to cancel the rest of Tenacious D's tour.

"I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday," Black wrote in a post on Instagram. "I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form.

Advert

"After much reflection, I no longer feel that it's 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."

Gass himself has now addressed his comment in a statement of his own, saying: "The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake."

Gass described the comment as a 'mistake'. (Instagram/@theactualkylegass)
Gass described the comment as a 'mistake'. (Instagram/@theactualkylegass)

Advert

"I don't condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone," he continued on Instagram.

"What happened was a tragedy, and I'm incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologize to those I've let down and truly regret and pain I've caused."

Tenacious D is set to provide fans who had tickets to their upcoming shows with information and refunds will be provided at a later date.

Trump has thanked 'the United States Secret Service and all of Law Enforcement' for their quick response to the attack in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Advert

The US Secret Service confirmed in a statement that staff 'neutralized the shooter', who was later identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Featured Image Credit: Daniel Knighton/Getty Images / Daniel Knighton/Getty Images

Topics: Jack Black, Donald Trump, Australia, Music, Celebrity

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

an hour ago
5 hours ago
6 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard explain why they allow their children to curse under one condition

    The two actors share two children, aged 10 and 12

    Celebrity
  • an hour ago

    Liam Neeson discusses how he navigated NSFW ’threesome’ with Pamela Anderson in new movie

    The risqué scene was the first time the actor had to use an intimacy coordinator

    Celebrity
  • 5 hours ago

    Reason Hulk Hogan and daughter Brooke were estranged for years before his death aged 71

    Brooke Hogan shared her experience on Instagram to 'clear a few things up'

    Celebrity
  • 6 hours ago

    Christina Applegate shares devastating reason she gets up in the morning following MS diagnosis

    Christina Applegate has been speaking about about live with MS

    Celebrity
  • Jack Black cancels Tenacious D world tour after bandmate's Donald Trump assassination comment
  • Donald Trump Jr Slammed For Tone Deaf Comment About The Texas School Shooting
  • Donald Trump thinks Americans only say 'Merry Christmas' because of him
  • Bizarre ‘lost’ footage of Donald Trump seducing Rudy Giuliani dressed in drag resurfaces