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 successful Los Angeles this Saturday aft canceling his Tenacious D circuit erstwhile his bandmate Kyle Gass was plunged into ungraded for making a joke astir nan effort connected Donald Trump's life.

Hours aft nan shooting, Gass celebrated his day onstage successful Sydney, wherever Black presented him pinch a barroom and asked him to make a wish.

'Don't miss Trump adjacent time,' said Gass, provoking a laughter and an explosive information of applause from nan unrecorded assemblage astatine the ICC Theatre.

The remark triggered an explosive contention that prompted Black to publically state he was 'blindsided' by Gass' joke, scrapping nan Tenacious D circuit and announcing that 'all early imaginative plans are connected hold.'

In nan aftermath of nan furor, Black stepped retired successful Los Angeles this play wearing a t-shirt that showed a phoenix rising from nan ashes. 

Black announced nan circuit cancelation Tuesday - 3 days aft nan shooting astatine nan Trump rally, which claimed nan life of erstwhile occurrence main Corey Comperatore arsenic he threw himself successful beforehand of his family to shield them from nan bullets.

'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,' he wrote.

'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.'

Black's fans rounded connected him online for throwing his decades-long friend and collaborator nether nan autobus complete a azygous arguable joke. 

Gass besides posted a connection apologizing for his comment, which he described arsenic a 'highly inappropriate, vulnerable and a unspeakable mistake.'

However, arsenic his profession went up successful flames and he was dropped by his talent agency, Gass yet deleted nan apology for his societal media.

Black pulled nan plug connected Tenacious D's circuit successful a hopeless bid to debar being ousted from Hollywood and jeopardizing his upcoming movies, an insider has claimed.

He was blindsided by Gass' comments and quickly scrambled to behaviour harm power successful bid to prevention himself from 'career suicide' and derailing his opinionated successful nan industry.

'Jack Black is still champion friends pinch Kyle Gass,' an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'He wasn't expecting nan jab that Kyle made astir Trump and pinch his opinionated successful Hollywood, he had to fastener this contention down instantly.

'Though Jack was amazed by it and moreover amazed by nan reaction, he made judge to get up of it.

'Jack isn't looking to beryllium cancelled and by ending nan circuit and stepping distant from it each and Kyle's joke, he is hoping that group will quickly hide it.

'There are truthful galore immense movies Jack is attached to correct now and to derail that would beryllium profession suicide. We will spot Tenacious D again, but it could beryllium years from now.'

Black presently has 3 movies successful post-production, including nan upcoming sci-fi action-comedy Borderlands, which is slated for merchandise later this year.

He plays nan lead successful nan live-action movie based connected nan video crippled Minecraft, alongside Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks which is owed successful cinemas connected April 4, 2025.

He will besides beryllium sharing nan surface pinch Keegan-Michael Key successful caller Christmas comedy, Dear Santa, which follows a young boy who accidentally sends his wish database to Satan.

Gass, who has been an outspoken professional of Trump, is said to beryllium fearing for his relationship pinch Black.

'Kyle ne'er wanted it to get to this point, obviously,' nan insider said. 'He genuinely feels bad astir nan fallout.

'He thought it was a throwaway statement during a show, but it has taken a life of its ain and he is accepting his existent fate.

'He conscionable hopes that group will forgive him and that it won't effect his relationship pinch Jack..'

Until it was canceled Tuesday, Black and Gass were connected nan Spicy Meatball Tour, which kicked disconnected successful May and was group to wrap successful October.

They had already completed dates successful US and Europe and were owed to execute successful various cities crossed Australia and New Zealand earlier returning to nan states for much shows.

They are besides scheduled to deed nan roadworthy successful October earlier Election Day to raise elector consciousness arsenic portion of Rock nan Vote, a nonpartisan non-profit organization.

They were scheduled to play 5 dates successful assemblage towns, astir of which person sold out, including Columbus, Bloomington, Madison, Kalamazoo, and State College, Pennsylvania.

The set has not confirmed if nan plug has been pulled connected these dates. All proceeds were to beryllium donated to Rock nan Vote.

Australian legislator Ralph Babet joined a chorus of outraged voices and asked for nan set to beryllium deported pursuing Gass' arguable comments.

In nan aftermath of nan shooting that killed 1 spectator connected Saturday, investigators were hunting for immoderate clues astir what whitethorn person drove Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, to transportation retired nan shocking attack.

The FBI said they were investigating it arsenic a imaginable enactment of home terrorism, but nan absence of a clear ideological motive by nan man changeable dormant by nan Secret Service led conspiracy theories to flourish.

The FBI said it believes Crooks, who had bomb-making materials successful nan car he drove to nan rally, acted alone.

Last month, Black delivered a reside astatine a star-studded fundraiser successful Los Angeles for president Joe Biden, successful which he endorsed nan leader.

The event, which raised much than $30million, was besides attended by erstwhile president Barack Obama, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand.