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Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour and places future projects on hold after Kyle Gass comments on Trump

Jack Black announced on Instagram that he’s cancelled the rest of the Tenacious D world tour and placed future projects on hiatus.

This happened after his bandmate Kyle Gass sparked controversy by commenting on the recent Donald Trump assassination attempt.

At their recent Sydney show, Kyle Gass was given a birthday cake and asked to make a wish for his 64th birthday, to which he said “Don’t miss Trump next time.”

In his later statement, Black said he was “blindsided” by his bandmate’s comment and condemned any calls for political violence.

BroBot9000 ,
@BroBot9000@lemmy.world avatar

Grow a pair Jack!

masquenox ,

It’s a worthy wish.

MiltownClowns ,

Jack Black is trying to use his massive A-list star power to get Biden elected, something that will actually help people. Kyle Gass made an offhanded joke that could jeopardize that. So Jack Black needs to distance himself, and I’ll bet you money Kyle Gass agrees with him.

It’s an impossible situation to be in, but I kind of agree with Jack Black’s move on this. He can do more good as a Hollywood A-lister for Biden than he can as an “edgy” rock star with a guy nobody’s ever heard of.

taiyang ,

Y’all burying the lead here: Kyle blew on a birthday cake and made a wish but he spoke it out loud! Now it’ll never come true. :(

masquenox ,

Damnit, Kyle - you had one job!

RandomGuy79 ,

Looks like kyle stayed true to the Metal

noxy ,
@noxy@yiffit.net avatar

That’s not very rock and roll, Jack.

What a fucking cowardly statement.

RampantParanoia2365 ,

Hey Jack, I love you. But eat a fucking dick, coward.

thermal_shock ,

money > convictions

spineless response by him in my opinion.

theonyltruemupf ,

He swims in money. And their financial success would continue regardless.

thermal_shock ,

maybe, maybe not. might get canceled.

Transporter_Room_3 ,
@Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website avatar

Honestly this just makes me sad.

I thought better of JB. This is a far cry from a call for political violence.

This is like saying “come on, guys, Hitler is a person too and we shouldn’t be wishing bad things on them” in the 1930s.

I can’t imagine being so spineless I’d throw my friend under the bus over a comment that, honestly as far as I’m concerned doesn’t go far enough.

Anticorp ,

Jack Black looks weirder every time I see him.

zaph ,

I never thought I’d say this but fuck jack black.

xhieron ,
@xhieron@lemmy.world avatar

No matter our politics, hopefully we can all agree with JB about not wanting to get shot by reactionary Christofascist radicals. I assume Black and Gass’s politics are pretty well aligned with each other, and Gass didn’t say anything a lot of people aren’t also feeling. But you can’t say that shit on stage in front of thousands of amped up fans. --not because it’s wrong to say or because it’s not politically correct or even because it’s controversial. You can’t say that shit because some of the people in the audience are unhinged and have already been radicalized by the Right.

Take a stand for the First Amendment, and take a stand against censorship, sure–but while you’re standing, be prepared to duck.

I don’t blame any public figure for not wanting to expose themselves to an outsized risk of violence. That risk is largely Trump’s fault, but notice how I’m blaming him from somewhere other than an elevated, well lit platform in front of a room full of strangers on drugs.

DessertStorms ,
@DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

“Don’t take a stand against fascism, because a fascist might get angry” 🙄

And I guess if you’re part of a group already being targeted by angry fascists, it’d be something like “why didn’t you warn us about fascism sooner?”…

Pandantic ,
@Pandantic@midwest.social avatar

I think it’s more like “don’t publicly stand for political violence towards fascists because their base is unhinged and you bring the violence on yourself”. Also, the violence has given the fascists power. Right now, the dems defense has to be damage control. I know many people wish Trump had been taken out (especially by another republican) but it didn’t happen, most likely won’t now, and dems need to put on a “we don’t condone violence” face so they can maybe try to win.

DessertStorms ,
@DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I think it’s more like “don’t publicly stand for political violence towards fascists because their base is unhinged and you bring the violence on yourself”.

So as long as they’re bringing violence to everyone but you, it’s all good then… 🙄

Also, the violence has given the fascists power.

News flash - they had it long before this joke happened

Right now, the dems defense has to be damage control. I know many people wish Trump had been taken out (especially by another republican) but it didn’t happen, most likely won’t now, and dems need to put on a “we don’t condone violence” face so they can maybe try to win.

Laugh my mother fucking ass off.

The fact that you, anyone, still put faith in the democrats to stand up, never mind defeat, fascism, especially after the pathetic display of the last few days where they’ve all literally grovelled to the fascist in chief, is as depressing as it is astounding. And it doesn’t end well.

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Clbull OP ,

Nah, Xhieron has a point. You don’t want to piss off a radicalized group of gun-toting rednecks. All it takes is one extremist right-wing nutjob and a loaded firearm to end your life.

I mean a 20 year old incel came within inches of killing Trump at a rally, and unlike Donald, Tenacious D and their crew do not have the luxury of secret service protection.

DessertStorms ,
@DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I chose to believe he is being honest about why he cancelled the tour, and it wasn’t because “I agree with my buddy, and we’re going to stay out of the limelight for a short minute to stay safe”, but because “my buddy wants a fascist dead, and I can’t be seen to agree”.

I also find it fucking hilarious that people seriously think anyone is going to target this guy (or that he doesn’t already have/ can’t afford security), when there are significantly bigger targets out ther.

TimLovesTech ,
@TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social avatar

I think standing up to fascism is different from putting yourself on a stage in front of potential cult members looking for retaliation. The guy is a comedian/actor/musician, he’s not looking to take a bullet from some unhinged wacko to somehow prove … fascism bad?

How many here talking shit are planning to do a soapbox tour of the US calling for Trump’s death? Just putting yourself out in front of a crowd of potentially unhinged folks, unarmed, to try and prove some kind of point.

DessertStorms ,
@DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I chose to believe he is being honest about why he cancelled the tour, and it wasn’t because “I agree with my buddy, and we’re going to stay out of the limelight for a short minute to stay safe”, but because “my buddy wants a fascist dead, and I can’t be seen to agree”.

I also find it fucking hilarious that people seriously think anyone is going to target this guy (or that he doesn’t already have/ can’t afford security), when there are significantly bigger targets out ther.

acosmichippo ,
@acosmichippo@lemmy.world avatar

its one thing to willingly make yourself a target, but another to put your friends in the crossfire without their consent. Not just Jack but their crew, fans, venue staff, etc

DessertStorms ,
@DessertStorms@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I chose to believe he is being honest about why he cancelled the tour, and it wasn’t because “I agree with my buddy, and we’re going to stay out of the limelight for a short minute to stay safe”, but because “my buddy wants a fascist dead, and I can’t be seen to agree”.

I also find it fucking hilarious that people seriously think anyone is going to target this guy (or that he doesn’t already have/ can’t afford security), when there are significantly bigger targets out ther.

zaph ,

“don’t stand up for your rights, it might get you hurt” is a very weird take tbh

acosmichippo ,
@acosmichippo@lemmy.world avatar

“don’t invoke violence in an emotionally charged environment with thousands of people, especially when it puts your friends and coworkers in the crossfire.”

Crikeste ,

When your masters use violence to oppress you, the only justified action is violence against them in a pursuit of freedom.

Letstakealook ,

I feel like I’m through the fucking looking glass. Trump has called for violence on many individuals/groups, led a goddamn insurrection in which people died, and will certainly be responsible for more bloodshed elected or not, but we’re supposed to play this stupid as decency game because he was shot? I lost all respect for Jack Black today. Must be nice to afford this decency bullshit. He won’t be put in a camp if these fascists succeed.

CorrodedCranium ,
@CorrodedCranium@leminal.space avatar

I feel like it’s just more of that corporate fence sitting. It’s just extra strange and off putting when it’s coming an individual versus your average soulless company.

Monument ,

I wouldn’t say strange, so much as disappointing.

We feel like we have relationships with entertainers, and most of the time we feel they represent - well, something other than corporate fence sitting. Being reminded they’re a product more than a person really sucks the air out of the room.

Pronell ,

Or a person who doesn’t want to be shot.

Letstakealook ,

That’s a good point. I just couldn’t imagine doing that to my long time friend.

Wrench ,

I imagine personal safety is also a major factor. Concert security is a joke. KG making that comments paints a target on both of their backs.

They are domestic terrorists. Don’t underestimate them.

Still, disappointing that JB has taken such a stance that seems to be neutral on hate and violence.

TexasDrunk ,

Not just their backs, but their audience as well. I wouldn’t put it past one of the crazies to go on a mass shooting spree and kill a bunch of bystanders who are just there enjoying “Fuck Her Gently”.

TrickDacy ,

You lost all respect for Jack Black because his career was worth more to him than one extremely shortsighted comment that he didn’t even choose to make himself?

Your point is apparently that anyone who doesn’t stand proudly by “good” assassinations is a piece of shit?

Trump getting shot has really shined a light onto the Lemmy audience. For fucks sake within 20 minutes every other comment written about it was a stupid conspiracy theory about it.

Now people are saying shit like you did and getting upvoted for it. I guess I won’t be here much longer.

glimse ,

Well said. Jack Black is the fun guy making fun music. He’s obviously not pro-Trump but he’s a professional - I don’t blame him for not wanting to be associated with comments like that for the time being.

I’m a little disappointed with the phrasing of the announcement but there’s unfortunately a high chance Trump will be president and he’s pretty outspoken about getting rid of his critics.

thermal_shock ,

people who won’t stand for their convictions is why the Democrats can’t get shit done. he believes it, just doesn’t want to lose $ saying it out loud. it’s ALWAYS money.

trump deserves it, he wishes violence and death on many people, bummer that someone should make him eat his words.

Letstakealook ,

You must be another individual that’ll be safe under the reich.

TrickDacy ,

Lol pathetic nonresponse

cupboard ,

This isn't anything new. There's a whole lot of people on the Fediverse who throw the word Fascist around willy nilly but who will happily make use of Fascist rethoric in regards to those who they see as political enemies.

They seem to think that the bad thing about Fascism isn't the authoritarianism, political violence, censorship, etc, but the fact it's a "right wing" government behind those - those would all be perfectly justifiable means to an end in the name of a left wing movement.

I see this happening more in american politics than over here, and I think it's in part a lack of knowledge of history, but also never having had an actual fascist regime in the country's recent history. My parents were tortured by the political police. I have a bunch of family who lived under an actual Fascist regime, and colleagues from other countries with a recent history similar to mine, and I notice that people in general, even in the far left, are way more careful about how they use the word Fascist. American internet "leftists" - which I put in quotes because many don't seem to actually hold any left wing views - love LARPing about living under fascism and that somehow excusing every thing they claim Fascism is bad for - against their political enemies.

Voroxpete ,

Trump literally called for people to assassinate Clinton in 2016.

Letstakealook ,

Exactly. This wasn’t an attempt on your run of the mill republican shitbag. This man is a real fucking threat and so are all of his supporters/followers.

TrickDacy ,

When will you start with your assassination plans then?

thermal_shock ,

he doesn’t have to do it,but he doesn’t have to be nice to the ones crying about agent orange getting shot at. fuck that orange bitch.

TrickDacy ,

Ah so if they have no income or anything else to lose, they’ll talk mad shit about assassinating a person. Yeah I guess that makes sense. Having absolutely fuck all to lose tends to lead to shit talk

thermal_shock , (edited )

if this were the case, it would have happened sooner. people are not in the best place over the last few years, living literally paycheck to paycheck. I’d bet stats would show higher suicide rates recently than before.

Sanctus ,
@Sanctus@lemmy.world avatar

Coincidentally, at the same time as your’s.

Clbull OP ,

I think the shitty thing is that for someone who was supposedly “blindsided” by what Gass said, he was chuckling at it.

This is either Jack Black throwing his bandmate under the bus because he otherwise would have been pulled from future movie projects, or they’ve received more than enough hateful comments and death threats from Trump supporters that they’ve been spooked into cancelling the tour for safety reasons.

iAmTheTot ,

This is a strange take to me. Nervous laughter is, famously, a thing. You can simultaneously be surprised by something that was said, not actually support it, but still laugh. Especially when you’re in the middle of a show, literally on a stage, in front of thousands of people.

acosmichippo ,
@acosmichippo@lemmy.world avatar

yeah, he probably didn’t fully process the possible ramifications of a comment like that in the middle of a performance.

TimLovesTech ,
@TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social avatar

To play devils advocate, a comment like that has the potential to put you in the crosshairs of one of these nut jobs the FBI/DHS has told everyone to be on the look out for. There was a large uptick in these domestic terrorist groups calling for retaliation (even though the guy was a Republican), but everyone on the Right has intentionally not mentioned his political affiliation and just said things about the “radical left” just pouring gas on the fire.

Letstakealook ,

That’s a fair take. I’ve been very frustrated with the respectability politics this week and it might be a bit unfair to him, as he isn’t a political figure, but an entertainer who didn’t initially choose to say anything. I can’t say I’d throw my boy under the bus like that, but I’m not him.

Duamerthrax ,

That’s… pretty fair. It’s easy to say things online, but Gass just made things very hard for concert security. How hard would it be for a right winger to sneak a gun into a concert and get close to the stage?

greenskye ,

Basically this. Even if they wanted to continue the tour, Gass just massively increased the chance of another mass shooting by some nut job out to get revenge. If that had really happened, it would’ve completely sunk everyone involved and people would be claiming that they were the ones that invited the catastrophe.

thermal_shock ,

no fucking shit. fuck that man, I hope he chokes out on a very well done steak and ketchup concoction

Wilzax ,

Don’t you see? He’s the man! Let me hear you applaud! He is more than a man, he’s a shiny golden god! …

He. Is going. To kick your fucking ass! And! You know, his name is Kyle Gass! Rocking and fucking rolling and fucking rocking and fucking rolling and fucking (Jack Black scatting noises)

cikano ,

Today I learnt to respect Kyle Gass even more

runjun ,

My heart dropped at the headline. I was like fuck, here comes some conservative BS.

remotedev ,

Nah man, he’s an idiot. Can’t believe he said that.

Everybody knows if you say your wish out loud it doesn’t come true!

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

Kudos Kyle, for speaking the truth!

CodexArcanum , (edited )

Thankfully, it’s not the commentary I was afraid he’d offered. JB sounds spineless in this, it was a joke and an honest expression of the very real existential fear people feel towards Trump rule.

I fucking hate this. Trump gets on mic everyday to wish death on some innocent groups of people but we’re fucking forbidden from joking about it towards him?

Edit: I hope everyone who downvotes me gets very peacefully and nonviolently re-educated.

ThePantser ,
@ThePantser@lemmy.world avatar

Well there goes my respect for JB, is he a secret Trump supporter?

CrimsonMishaps ,

He’s a very popular actor/musician that isn’t looking to wade into any controversy that might damage his popular brand.

downpunxx ,

Controversy? He's not looking to get fucking shot.

IchNichtenLichten ,
@IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world avatar

That’s just so fucking rock and roll of him.

T4V0 ,
@T4V0@lemmy.pt avatar

He did go to Biden’s fundraiser in L.A.

ShinkanTrain ,

Just privileged and out of touch. You’d think he’s a celebrity or something.

Enkrod ,

I think he mostly doesn’t want to get shot by angry Magats.

brenticus ,

I think it’s complicated a bit by the fact that this was said on stage at one of their shows. I think canceling the tour is a gross overreaction, but with the current political climate (even ignoring the assassination attempt) I can understand some hesitancy to proceed if anyone is going to be associating them with calls for political violence.

All that said… based birthday wish, fully agree with Gass’s joke.

Apytele , (edited )

Yeah like he’s not wrong, but maybe don’t say it on stage in front of everybody and God at your job that you and your coworkers are depending on to pay the bills. I’m sure none of them are living paycheck to paycheck but art also doesn’t make as much money as people like to think, especially in this day and age, and I’m not going to fault any one individual for playing it safe these days.

Scubus ,

Fighting Satan and kage getting anal raped by Satan: I sleep

Kage making a joke about a fascist dictator pedophile convicted felon getting shot: real shit

God teir cringe

RampantParanoia2365 ,

What joke? Hopefully the next person doesn’t miss.

Fuzzy_Red_Panda ,

Agree. Absolutely not a joke. Former president has caused, is causing, and will continue to cause active violent harm to the country, but it’s not appropriate to talk about how justified it is to stop him?

He’s literally above the law now; there is no peaceful way to adequately deal with him in a timely manner. He, his conservative judges, and the republicans in power have backed the American people into a corner of violence.

RampantParanoia2365 ,

He murdered thousands of people with a willful mishandling of a pandemic virus for stupid and shortsighted reasons. He is a mass murderer and terrorist who may become President again. And people are worried about fucking decency.

Crackhappy ,
@Crackhappy@lemmy.world avatar

It closely echoes what I thought at the time. “Do not miss, or do not take the shot.” As Yoda said, “There is no try.”

WhyFlip ,

One of the stupidest quotes in the history of quotes.

Crackhappy ,
@Crackhappy@lemmy.world avatar

Agreed. I like it anyway.

solsangraal ,

from the party of “fuck your feelings”:

hOw DaRe YoU jOkE aBoUt ThAt!!!

Pandantic ,
@Pandantic@midwest.social avatar

“I wonder how Paul Pelosi is feeling.” Roaring laughter

AshMan85 ,

Yeah, the time for civil has passed. The attempt of his life happened because no one is willing to do anything about him.

Dkarma ,

Reap what you sow by definition.

z500 ,
@z500@startrek.website avatar

Personally I was hoping for a heart attack. Did anyone think an assassination, successful or not, wouldn’t just lead to a complete shit-show?

Asafum ,

I was hoping the “excitement” of almost being killed would have lead to a heart attack, but who am I kidding? This is The Worst Timeline™ everything goes to shit and the absolute worst of us live forever and get everything they want…

acosmichippo ,
@acosmichippo@lemmy.world avatar

a shit show yes, but maybe less of a shitshow than a second term as POTUS.

JustEnoughDucks ,
@JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl avatar

To be honest. I think all famous people right now are preparing for the real possibility of a fascist dictatorship in america very soon.

They are trying to stay off of Trump’s assassination list. If they stay in the mode of “we condemn violence towards trump” then trumps ego doesn’t get hurt by them and they end up having a mysterious heart attack, drug overdose, or 3 in the back of the head “suicide”

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