Tenacious D Australian tour date postponed after comment about Trump shooting
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Australian senator Ralph Babet demands the duo, Hollywood star Jack Black and musician Kyle Gass, be deported over the latter’s comment

The latest show on Tenacious D’s Australian tour has been postponed after senator Ralph Babet demanded the pair be deported following an apparent joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

American comedy rock duo Jack Black and Kyle Gass were due to perform in Newcastle on Tuesday evening, but the show – part of the band’s Spicy Meatball Tour – was cancelled without notice on Tuesday afternoon.

Concert promoter Frontier Touring said on social media that it regretted “to advise that Tenacious D’s concert tonight at Newcastle Entertainment Centre has been postponed”.

Video from the event showed (Kyle) Gass being presented with a birthday cake and told to “make a wish” as he blew out the candles. Gass then appeared to say “don’t miss Trump next time” – just hours after the shooting at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania that left the former president injured.

  • catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    856·
    4 months ago

    I’m sure all the fans that wanted to go to the show will be very thankful to the senator for cancelling the show at the last minute for political reasons. Free speech must not be allowed in Australia

    • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
      33·
      4 months ago

      The senator didn’t cancel the show, they don’t have that sort of authority.

        • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
          32·
          4 months ago

          He’s the only senator for his party UAP, no one gives a shit about him.

          Shit the party he represents doesn’t even actually exist as they de-registered in 2022.

          He’s jumping on outrage to get his name printed in a paper, it doesn’t mean people actually do or care what he says

          • catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            31·
            4 months ago

            Are you claiming that he didn’t help create or spread this outrage? Even if that was true, which it’s not, why would it matter when the article that this post is about points to him directly? Not sure why you’re so adamantly making this point. What’s your goal?

            • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
              21·
              4 months ago

              Yes he did not help create this outrage, as for spreading it, no more than any of the other idiots who probably shared something on social media. This nobody is not as influential as you seem to think he is.

              As for why the media is mentioning it? Because making up drama sells.

              My goal is to point out that they cancelled the tour themselves. And to fix your misconception about how important this politician is. This whole story would have played out exactly the same with or without Babet, in fact many news articles on this don’t even mention him.