Jack Black and his band, Tenacious D, are coming under fire for Trump assassination comments made while playing a show in Sydney, Australia on Sunday.
Less than 24 hours following the assassination attempt on former President Trump that left him wounded, a firefighter killed, and two more injured, Jack Black’s longtime bandmate, Kyle Gass, was celebrating his birthday on stage at the concert.
In the video, watch below, Jack Black can be seen singing happy birthday, and tells Kyle Gass to “make a wish.”
As Glass blows out the candles of a birthday cake, Kyle Gass says, “Don’t miss Trump next time.”
As the Sydney, Australia crowd laughs, Jack Black can then be heard stating, “Thank you.”
Update: A follower of mine on X was at the concert:
US media is blowing up saying us Aussies were cheering and condoning the comment. From where I was, all I heard around me was awkward laughter and a few wasted wankers on the floor screaming cause thats what they do. Gass has soured their tour. Damn shame.
— Chae (@chayinHongKong) July 16, 2024
Jack Black has yet to publicly respond, and the trades report representatives for Kyle Gass have not responded as of yet to requests for comments.
However, that hasn’t stopped fans from replying to Jack Black, the Kyla Glass, and the Tenacious D social media accounts. See below.
Update: Jack Black has issued a statement on social media: “I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday. I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form. After much reflection, I no longer feel it is 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.”
Kyle Glass has also turned off his Instagram account and it is confirmed the 64-year old musician has been dropped by his talent agency, Greene Talent.
Watch the footage:
Jack Black band mate Tenacious D: “Don’t miss Trump next time”
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 15, 2024
Jack Black: “Thank you”
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What do the fans say?
The most recent post on Jack Black’s Instagram page features the actor wishing Kyle Gass a happy birthday.
“Do you endorse the assassination attempt?” questions a comment with over 20k likes.
A similar comment with over 17k likes questions, “Are you endorsing the murder of someone?”
“You should’ve stayed out of politics, Jack,” states a comment with over 4300 likes.
A comment with over 4100 likes says, “I just watched this video where you said “don’t miss Trump next time”… how can you say something like that when people died in a horrific situation? It’s not even funny! You represent the worst side of history.”
Another with over 3800 likes says, “Absolutely disgusting behavior…I want all you hate mongering celebs broke and unpopular. You are out of touch so you all need to be humbled.”
The official Tenacious D Instagram is lit up with similar comments.
“Tenacious D is done. Calling for the President to get shot again? Shame on you. You are done. I wholeheartedly supported Tenacious D for over 20 years. I am done. You are done. If you come to St. louis I will protest your event,” says the top comment.
Another adds, “To wish violence on someone is SICK.”
On Kyle Glass’ Instagram, a comments adds, “What a bummer that you guys turned out to be mouth pieces for political violence. Never saw that coming from you guys. Been a fan forever. Don’t support murder, though, so I guess we’ve reached a crossroads.”
At a mega democratic fundraiser in downtown Los Angeles on June 7, Jack Black, dressed in stars and stripes overalls, endorsed President Biden for re-election.
“When the president wins in November — yeah! — I’m confident I’ll get a sweet shoutout in his victory speech for the sacrifices I made to be here,” Black told the audience at the Peacock Theater. “When democracy is at stake, Jack Black steps up. Mr. President, you’re welcome.”
Jack Black recently starred in Kung Fu Panda 4, and Disney’s Star Wars series, The Mandalorian.
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— Tenacious D (@tenaciousd) July 7, 2024
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