Jack Black has stated Tenacious D, his comedy rock duo with longtime pal Kyle Gass, will proceed following controversy brought on by a joke Gass made concerning the tried assassination of Donald Trump.
“I love Tenacious D … We had to take a break, but I love the D. Everybody takes a break sometimes,” Black stated on the Los Angeles premiere for his new motion movie Borderlands this week. “We’ll be back.”
Black had beforehand stated “all future creative plans [for Tenacious D] are on hold” amid backlash to Gass’s joke.
Celebrating Gass’s birthday at a July live performance in Sydney, Gass stated: “Don’t miss Trump next time” when requested for a want. It provoked mirth within the viewers however condemnation was swift following the gig, with Australian senator Ralph Babet calling for the band to be faraway from the nation.
The band cancelled the rest of their tour and Gass apologised for “severe lack of judgment … The line I improvised Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake. I don’t condone violence in any kind, in any form, against anyone.” Black stated he “blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday. I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form”.
There was additionally backlash in opposition to Black, who was seen by some to have turned his again on Gass, a pal and collaborator for over 30 years.
Talking on the Borderlands premiere, Black stated: “We’re friends. That hasn’t changed. These things take time sometimes … And we’ll be back when it feels right.”
Borderlands, a live-action adaptation of the online game of the identical title directed by Eli Roth, options Black voicing a wisecracking robotic known as Claptrap alongside Cate Blanchett and Kevin Hart.
