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Jack Black Cancels Tenacious D Tour, Says He Was “Blindsided” By Partner’s Trump Assassination Comment; Kyle Gass “Incredibly Sorry”


Jack Black has cancelled the tour and future creative plans for the duo following a controversial on-stage joke.

Tenacious D was due to begin a U.S. tour in October with a sold-out show in newly minted GOP VP pick Sen. J.D. Back on June 7 at a mega-fundraiser in DTLA, a stars and stripes overalls-wearing Black gave a full-throated endorsement to the incumbent. — I’m pretty sure I’m going to get a sweet shoutout in his victory speech for what I gave up to be here,” Black told the well-heeled crowd at the Peacock Theater.

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