Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour as Australia officials criticize Kyle Gass' Trump comment

Actor Jack Black has canceled upcoming tour dates for Tenacious D after his bandmate, Kyle Gass, made a controversial comment about Donald Trump during a show in Australia — a comment that led one politician to call for the deportation of the comedy rock duo.

In a statement shared on social media, Black said he was blindsided by Gass' comment about the shooting at Trump's Butler, Pennsylvania, rally on Saturday. Trump survived the attack with a wound to his ear, but the assassination attempt killed one person being killed and critically injured two others. 

Gass made the controversial comment when he was presented with a birthday cake during their Sydney concert and was asked what his birthday wish was. "Don't miss Trump next time," he replies, according to videos from fans in the audience.