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https://variety.com/2024/music/news/jack-black-cancels-tenacious-d-tour-trump-assassination-kyle-gass-1236073486/
Jack Black canceled his tour after Kyle Gass made a joke about the Trump assassination attempt.
Let's not bury the lede here: the joke in question was making a birthday wish while blowing out candles saying "don't miss next time". Joke or not, that is publicly encouraging the assassination of a former president.
Like, there's a big difference between "I heard he shit his pants when the bullets started flying" and "I hope it happens again and succeeds this time".
Fuck Trump. Fuck everything about him. But you gotta know that shit isn't acceptable when standing next to the guy who played Bowser for Nintendo
EDIT: Whole lot of people in here can't fucking read lmao. I don't give a shit about Trump, conservatives, or anyone on that side of this issue. I just know that it's a dumb move to make that joke standing on stage with a guy who stars in PG movies for a living. Y'all need to get a grip
They're comedians on stage. That joke was tame as hell. Republicans have openly said worse about trans people, and they're not joking.