Jack Black responded to the backlash spurred by an off-color joke by his longtime Tenacious D musical accomplice Kyle Gass on Tuesday morning (July 16) by apologizing and asserting an indefinite maintain on all future inventive plans for the comedic rock duo.

“I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday,” Black wrote of the off-color joke Gass made in the course of the duo’s present on Sunday on the ICC Sydney Theatre in Sydney, Australia. During the gig, Gass was introduced with a birthday cake and stated, “don’t miss Trump next time” when Black requested him to “make a wish.” The poor style quip got here lower than 48 hours after a lone gunman nicked the previous president’s ear in an assassination try that resulted in the loss of life of an viewers member at a rally in Butler, PA and severe accidents to 2 different attendees.

The speedy response from tour producer Frontier Touring was to postpone a deliberate Tuesday evening (July 16) present on the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in the wake of serious backlash from conservative politicians and speaking heads, together with an Australian senator demanding that the pair be deported instantly.

“I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form,” Black continued concerning the remark Gass stated in a separate assertion was improvised and inappropriate, noting that the incident has induced the Kung Fu Panda star to rethink the group’s future endeavors. “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.”

In addition to tonight’s scotched present in Newcastle, Tenacious D’s bought out Spicy Meatball tour exhibits on July 18 (Brisbane), July 20 (Melbourne), July 22 (Adelaide), July 24 (Wellington) and July 26 (Auckland) have additionally been known as off. In June, the duo introduced 5 North American gigs booked for October in Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania as a part of what they have been calling the Rock D Vote tour in advance of November’s presidential election; at press time it was not clear if these bought out dates have additionally been cancelled.

In a parallel assertion, Gass additionally apologized for his off-color comment, writing, “The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake. I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologize to those I’ve let down and truly regret any pain I’ve caused.”

Trump appeared in Milwaukee for the primary evening of the Republican National Convention on Monday evening (July 15) with a white bandage on his proper ear over the spot the place the gunman’s bullet struck after asserting Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential choose in a bid to re-take the White House. Hours after the assault on Trump, President Joe Biden condemned political violence, saying, “There is no place in America for this kind of violence – it’s sick, it’s sick, it’s one of the reasons why we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.”

See Black and Gass’ statements beneath.