Jack Black is flanked by 'Secret Service-style' bodyguards after his Tenacious D bandmate's divisive Trump shooting joke - just hours before cancelling his Aussie tour

Jack Black was flanked by 'Secret Service-style' bodyguards arsenic he greeted fans successful Sydney connected Monday, conscionable hours earlier he cancelled his set Tenacious D's Australia tour.

The American actor, 54, was spotted leaving his luxury hotel surrounded by information guards wearing general suits and power earpieces.

The outing came a time aft his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass made a divisive joke astir Donald Trump's shooting connected shape astatine Sydney's ICC Theatre connected Sunday.

Gass caused contention erstwhile Black brought a day barroom retired for him and asked him to make a wish, prompting nan vocalist to reply: 'Don't miss Trump adjacent time.'  

The remark referenced really a changeable fired by gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, missed Trump's caput and pierced his receptor during a shooting astatine his run rally astatine nan Butler Farm Showgrounds successful Pennsylvania.

On Tuesday, Black distanced himself from his longtime bandmate Gass arsenic he issued a blunt connection condemning nan remark and cancelling nan remainder of Tenacious D's Australian tour.

Black was flanked by dense information arsenic he was approached by fans extracurricular his Sydney edifice earlier nan cancellation.

He was surrounded by men who sported general suits, sanction tags and power earpieces arsenic he near his hotel.

The immense information item didn't extremity Jack from stopping to motion autographs for fans who greeted him extracurricular his luxury edifice conscionable hours aft Sunday night's show.

The School Of Rock prima was seen wrapping his arms astir 2 fans arsenic they posed for a photograph together, while his bodyguards stood adjacent by and watched on.

Black, who trim a laidback fig successful a tie-dye T-shirt and colourful shorts, was past seen being flanked by nan bodyguards arsenic he walked disconnected towards his vehicle.

After his arguable Sydney show, Black travelled to Newcastle up of Tenacious D's scheduled show astatine nan Entertainment Centre, and had been spotted out-and-about exploring nan city.

However, conscionable 3 hours earlier doors were group to open, Frontier Touring confirmed Tuesday's show would nary longer beryllium going ahead, earlier later clarifying that nan remainder of nan circuit was cancelled.

'Frontier Touring regret to counsel that nan remaining dates of Tenacious D's circuit of Australia and New Zealand person been cancelled,' they wrote successful a statement.

'Ticket holders who purchased tickets via authorised ticketing outlets will person a afloat refund. A connection to each summons holders will beryllium sent coming pinch much information.'

Black besides issued a connection confirming nan remaining six shows connected Tenacious D's Australasian circuit would nary longer spell up arsenic he condemned Gass' Trump joke.

Black and Gass person been friends since nan mid-1980s but his blunt connection could efficaciously ended their celebrated set and moving relationship.

Distancing himself from Gass, he told Daily Mail Australia: 'I was blindsided by what was said astatine nan show connected Sunday. I would ne'er condone dislike reside aliases promote governmental unit successful immoderate form.

'After overmuch reflection, I nary longer consciousness it is due to proceed nan Tenacious D tour, and each early imaginative plans are connected hold. I americium grateful to nan fans for their support and understanding.'

The drama duo were not owed to wrap up their Spicy Meatball Tour until July 26, pinch fans near fuming complete nan abrupt cancellation arsenic tickets are owed to beryllium refunded.

Many Tenacious D fans person besides criticised Black successful nan aftermath of nan contention and branded him a 'coward' for turning connected his longtime bandmate.

'Jack Black turning connected Kyle Gass is legitimately upsetting to me, I'm gonna person to return a agelong walk,' 1 personification wrote connected X, formerly known as Twitter.

'You're upset astatine Jack Black because of what Kyle Gass said. I'm upset astatine Jack Black for turning his backmost connected a 30 twelvemonth agelong business for nan liking of keeping his personage status,' different commented.

Another unimpressed instrumentality said: 'Not Jack Black throwing Kyle Gass nether nan autobus for making a joke astir Trump. What an absolute coward.' 

'There's GOT to beryllium much to this Tenacious D thing. You don't extremity a narration for illustration that and screw up nan livelihoods of your unit complete a joke. Like, what's tea?' 1 said.

Black's determination comes conscionable 1 period aft he delivered a reside astatine a star-studded fundraiser successful Los Angeles for President Joe Biden, wherever he said 'democracy was astatine stake' successful November's election.

The daze circuit cancellation comes aft immoderate Australian politicians person criticised Gass' quip astir nan shooting, which killed 1 spectator and injured others.

Former premier curate Kevin Rudd, who is now Australia's ambassador to nan United States, based on that nan joke had made him 'physically ill'.

'It makes maine consciousness sick personification would joke astir violence. Physically ill,' Rudd told news.com.au while speaking astatine the Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee.

'People mightiness deliberation it's a spot of "funny haha" astatine a performance to tally disconnected astatine nan rima disconnected astir this stuff. It's not.

'It's astir threats to beingness life; it's astir nan adjacent assassination of a erstwhile and prospective President of nan United States, depending connected nan votes of nan American people.

'It's astir nan execution of guiltless civilians and 2 group being earnestly wounded.'

Meanwhile, Senator Ralph Babet - an avid Trump protagonist - called for Tenacious D to beryllium deported from Australia because of Gass' remark.

Babet, who is simply a blimpish personnel of the United Australia Party, condemned Gass' remark arsenic as 'egregious, disgusting, filthy, evil, and not acceptable successful immoderate way, style aliases form'.

He described Trump arsenic nan 'soon-to-be 47th President', contempt nan truth Trump is still successful nan moving against President Joe Biden up of nan November 2024 election.

'Tenacious D should beryllium instantly removed from nan state aft wishing for nan assassination of Donald Trump astatine their Sydney concert,' Babet said successful a statement.

'I condemn successful nan strongest imaginable measurement nan telephone to governmental unit by Tenacious D successful Sydney connected Sunday.

'To advocator aliases wish for nan assassination of a President is egregious, disgusting, filthy, evil, and not acceptable successful immoderate way, style aliases form.

'This was not a joke, he was deadly superior erstwhile he wished for nan decease of nan President.' 

Babet called connected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to support his telephone for nan band's deportation arsenic he continued his strongly-worded statement. 

Babet changed his screen image connected X to a photograph of Trump bleeding aft nan rally shooting, while he antecedently penned a missive of support to nan erstwhile US president up of nan 2024 election.

Elsewhere, Kyle Sandilands besides banned Tenacious D from his power show for life successful ray of nan comment.