{"id":88400,"date":"2024-07-17T12:28:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T02:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=88400"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T02:28:12","slug":"tenacious-d-cancels-australian-tour-after-backlash-over-trump-assassination-attempt-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=88400","title":{"rendered":"Tenacious D cancels Australian tour after backlash over Trump assassination attempt joke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hollywood star Jack Black has announced the cancellation of his comedy rock band Tenacious D’s Australian and New Zealand tour and put “all future creative plans” on hold after his bandmate’s comment about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump<\/a> sparked outrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the duo’s concert in Sydney<\/a> on Sunday, \ufeffBlack’s bandmate Kyle Gass was asked to make a birthday wish, to which he replied: “Don’t miss Trump next time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That came on the same day as the attempt to kill the former US president at a rally on Saturday night (Sunday morning AEST), which left another person dead and Trump with a bloodied ear.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tenacious D has postponed its concert in Newcastle tonight amid backlash against a joke made about the the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.(Facebook\/Tenacious D)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hours after cancelling tonight’s planned Newcastle show, Black said he was “blindsided” by his longtime collaborator’s comment, which sparked calls for their deportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form,” the School of Rock<\/em>, Kung Fu Panda<\/em> and High Fidelity<\/em> star wrote, on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour, and all future creative plans are on hold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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