Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass axed by talent agency after ‘inappropriate’ Trump shooting remarks

nypost.com:

making a controversial comment about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.The Tenacious D musician, 64, has been dropped by his talent agency, Greene Talent.Michael Greene, who was Gass’ rep, confirmed to The Post on Tuesday that he’s no longer working with the singer.On Sunday, Gass and his bandmate Jack Black were performing at the ICC Sydney Theatre in Australia.

Black, 54, presented Gass with a birthday cake on stage and asked him to “make a wish.”“Don’t miss Trump next time,” Gass said.

The comment, which was made one day after Trump, 78, was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, triggered widespread backlash on social media.

Users on X (formerly Twitter) called Gass’ remark “shameful,” “deplorable” and “indefensible.” In response, Gass and Black both spoke out in separate statements.Gass apologized for his comment about Trump, calling it “highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake.”“I don’t condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone,” he added in his Instagram message. “What happened was a tragedy, and I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement.