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Jack Black surfaces in phoenix rising T-shirt after canceling Tenacious D tour over bandmate Kyle Gass' joke about Trump assassination attempt
Jack Black surfaced in Los Angeles this Saturday after canceling his Tenacious D tour when his bandmate Kyle Gass was plunged into scandal for making a joke about the attempt on Donald Trump's life.
Hours after the shooting, Gass celebrated his birthday onstage in Sydney, where Black presented him with a cake and asked him to make a wish.
'Don't miss Trump next time,' said Gass, provoking a laugh and an explosive round of applause from the live audience at the ICC Theatre.
The remark triggered an explosive controversy that prompted Black to publicly declare he was 'blindsided' by Gass' joke, scrapping the Tenacious D tour and announcing that 'all future creative plans are on hold.'
In the wake of the furor, Black stepped out in Los Angeles this weekend wearing a t-shirt that showed a phoenix rising from the ashes.
Jack Black surfaced in Los Angeles this Saturday after canceling his Tenacious D tour when his bandmate Kyle Gass made a controversial joke about the attempt on Donald Trump's life
The remark triggered an explosive controversy that prompted Black to publicly declare he was 'blindsided' by Gass' joke, scrapping the Tenacious D tour
Black announced the tour cancelation Tuesday - three days after the shooting at the Trump rally, which claimed the life of former fire chief Corey Comperatore as he threw himself in front of his family to shield them from the bullets.
'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,' he wrote.
'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.'
Black's fans rounded on him online for throwing his decades-long friend and collaborator under the bus over a single controversial joke.
Gass also posted a statement apologizing for his comment, which he described as a 'highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake.'
However, as his career went up in flames and he was dropped by his talent agency, Gass ultimately deleted the apology for his social media.
Black pulled the plug on Tenacious D's tour in a desperate bid to avoid being ousted from Hollywood and jeopardizing his upcoming movies, an insider has claimed.
He was blindsided by Gass' comments and quickly scrambled to conduct damage control in order to save himself from 'career suicide' and derailing his standing in the industry.
In the wake of the furor, Black stepped out in Los Angeles this weekend wearing a t-shirt that showed a phoenix rising from the ashes
'After much reflection, I no longer feel it is appropriate to continue the Tenacious D tour, and all future creative plans are on hold,' he wrote in his statement
The remark referred to the attempted assassination of Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday
'Jack Black is still best friends with Kyle Gass,' an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'He wasn't expecting the jab that Kyle made about Trump and with his standing in Hollywood, he had to lock this controversy down instantly.
'Though Jack was surprised by it and even surprised by the reaction, he made sure to get ahead of it.
'Jack isn't looking to be cancelled and by ending the tour and stepping away from it all and Kyle's joke, he is hoping that people will quickly forget it.
'There are so many huge movies Jack is attached to right now and to derail that would be career suicide. We will see Tenacious D again, but it could be years from now.'
Black currently has three movies in post-production, including the upcoming sci-fi action-comedy Borderlands, which is slated for release later this year.
He plays the lead in the live-action film based on the video game Minecraft, alongside Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks which is due in cinemas on April 4, 2025.
He will also be sharing the screen with Keegan-Michael Key in new Christmas comedy, Dear Santa, which follows a young boy who accidentally sends his wish list to Satan.
Gass, who has been an outspoken critic of Trump, is said to be fearing for his friendship with Black.
While on stage, Gass expressed he wished Trump's would-be assassin hadn't missed
Black quickly cancelled Tenacious D's tour in a desperate bid to save his standing in Hollywood, an insider told DailyMail.com
'Kyle never wanted it to get to this point, obviously,' the insider said. 'He genuinely feels bad about the fallout.
'He thought it was a throwaway line during a show, but it has taken a life of its own and he is accepting his current fate.
'He just hopes that people will forgive him and that it won't impact his friendship with Jack..'
Until it was canceled Tuesday, Black and Gass were on the Spicy Meatball Tour, which kicked off in May and was set to wrap in October.
They had already completed dates in US and Europe and were due to perform in various cities across Australia and New Zealand before returning to the states for more shows.
They are also scheduled to hit the road in October before Election Day to raise voter awareness as part of Rock the Vote, a nonpartisan non-profit organization.
They were scheduled to play five dates in college towns, most of which have sold out, including Columbus, Bloomington, Madison, Kalamazoo, and State College, Pennsylvania.
The band has not confirmed if the plug has been pulled on these dates. All proceeds were to be donated to Rock the Vote.
Last month, Jack delivered a speech that went viral at a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles for President Joe Biden
Australian senator Ralph Babet joined a chorus of outraged voices and asked for the band to be deported following Gass' controversial comments.
In the wake of the shooting that killed one spectator on Saturday, investigators were hunting for any clues about what may have drove Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, to carry out the shocking attack.
The FBI said they were investigating it as a potential act of domestic terrorism, but the absence of a clear ideological motive by the man shot dead by the Secret Service led conspiracy theories to flourish.
The FBI said it believes Crooks, who had bomb-making materials in the car he drove to the rally, acted alone.
Last month, Black delivered a speech at a star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles for president Joe Biden, in which he endorsed the leader.
The event, which raised more than $30million, was also attended by former president Barack Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand.