Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour after Kyle Gass's controversial birthday remark
Tour cancellation due to bandmate's comment during Sydney concert on July 15, 2024
Jack Black, the lead vocalist and co-founder of the comedy rock band Tenacious D, has canceled the remaining tour dates for their current world tour following a controversial comment made by his bandmate Kyle Gass during a concert in Sydney on July 15, 2024. The comment in question was made when Gass was presented with a birthday cake on stage and responded with
Tenacious D has cancelled their world tour after Kyle Gass made a joke about assassinating former President Trump on stage.
Kyle Gass apologized for his comment and stated he doesn’t condone violence or political violence against anyone.
Elon Musk called Gass’s comment ‘Evil.’
Australian Sen. Ralph Babet called for the deportation of Tenacious D members due to Gass’s joke.
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Kyle Gass joked about wanting to 'don't miss Trump next time'' when given a birthday cake.
Gass apologized for his comment and stated he doesn't condone violence or political violence against anyone.
During a show in Sydney, Kyle Gass joked about assassinating former President Trump on stage.
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The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority in the form of Elon Musk's condemnation of Kyle Gass's joke. Musk is not an expert on political humor or free speech, and his opinion should not be given more weight than any other person's. The second fallacy is a dichotomous depiction in the statement made by Australian Sen. Ralph Babet, who called for the band members to be deported immediately without considering any other potential consequences or alternatives. The third fallacy is an informal fallacy in the form of inflammatory rhetoric, as seen in the use of words such as 'evil' and 'deported immediately' which are designed to provoke strong emotions rather than encourage thoughtful discussion.
Elon Musk, responding to a clip of the incident shared by X user ‘Libs of TikTok’ slammed Gass’ comment as ‘Evil.’
Australian Sen. Ralph Babet, from the conservative United Australia Party, in a Tuesday statement denounced the band and called for its members to be ‘deported immediately.’
The big picture: Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass quip about Saturday’s shooting at a Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump rally that left the Republican nominee bloodied and one rally-goer dead was swiftly condemned online,
Tenacious D announced the cancellation of their tour and put future plans on hold after band member Kyle Gass made an offhand comment about a past assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump.
Jack Black was blindsided by Gass' comment and condemned hate speech and political violence.
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Kyle Gass joked about wishing the shooter had not missed Trump during an assassination attempt.
Gass responded 'Don’t miss Trump next time' when presented with a birthday cake.
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The article reports on a comment made by Kyle Gass during a concert that was in poor taste and led to the cancellation of the Tenacious D tour. The author does not make any editorializing or pontification about the comment, but rather reports the facts. However, there is selective reporting as only details that support the cancellation of the tour are reported, while details about Jack Black's attendance at a Biden fundraiser and his statement in response to Gass' comment are omitted. The article also implies that Gass' comment led directly to the cancellation of the tour without providing any evidence for this claim.
Tenacious D, the American comedy-rock duo that includes the movie star Jack Black, announced on Tuesday that the remainder of its tour would be canceled and that all future plans were on hold after the band’s other member, Kyle Gass, made an offhand comment onstage about the assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump.
Senator Ralph Babet of the center-right United Australia party called for the duo to be deported.
In a statement posted to social media on Tuesday, Black said he was blindsided by what was said at the show.
Tenacious D, a comedy rock duo made up of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, has canceled the rest of their tour after Kyle Gass’s remarks about assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Gass made the comment during a concert in Sydney on Sunday when he was presented with a birthday cake and responded ‘Don’t miss Trump next time.’.
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Kyle Gass made the comment during a concert in Sydney on Sunday when he was presented with a birthday cake and responded ‘Don’t miss Trump next time.’
Jack Black's comedy rock band Tenacious D has canceled its remaining tour dates after band member Kyle Gass made a comment about an assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump during a concert in Sydney.
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Kyle Gass joked about wanting to 'don't miss Trump next time' when given a birthday cake.
Gass made a comment about assassinating Donald Trump during a concert in Sydney.
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The author does not express any bias towards either side in the article. However, the author does quote Australian Senator Ralph Babet making a call for deportation and revoking of visas for Jack Black and Kyle Gass based on their comment about Trump's assassination attempt. The author also quotes Kyle Sandilands criticizing the band. These quotes reflect a specific position against the band members, which could potentially skew the article towards that perspective.
Australian senator Ralph Babet called for the deportation and revoking of visas for Jack Black and Kyle Gass.
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