Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass axed by talent agency after ‘inappropriate’ Trump shooting remarks
Kyle Gass is facing immediate consequences for 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 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 onstage 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 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. I profoundly apologize to those I’ve let down and truly regret any pain I’ve caused.”
Black’s statement revealed that Tenacious D canceled the rest of its shows on the Spicy Meatball tour.
The “King Fu Panda” star told The Post that he was “blindsided” by Gass’ comment at their concert and “would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form.”
Trump was shot in the ear while he was speaking onstage at the Butler Farm Show grounds Saturday.
The shooter, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was perched on a roof about 130 yards from the stage. Crooks was shot and killed by the Secret Service.
Trump made his first public appearance since the attempt on his life at the GOP convention in Milwaukee on Monday. His right ear was wrapped in a bandage. He was joined by his new running mate, Republican Sen. JD Vance from Ohio, and family members including Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump. Notably absent were his wife, Melania, eldest daughter, Ivanka, and youngest son, Barron.
Additionally, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson were in attendance.
Trump was officially named the Republican nominee for president after being nominated by more than 1,215 GOP delegates Monday night.
Trump addressed the shooting in an exclusive interview with The Post on July 14, calling it a “very surreal experience.”
“The doctor at the hospital said he never saw anything like this, he called it a miracle,” the former president said.
“I’m not supposed to be here. I’m supposed to be dead,” he added. “I’m supposed to be dead.”
The Secret Service has since blamed local police for the shooting. They said that securing and patrolling the factory grounds of AGR International — where the shooter was perched — was the job of local Pennsylvania police, and that the Secret Service’s duty was only to cover the grounds where Trump’s rally took place.
