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After Being Booed, Billy Bob & The Boxmasters Cancel Tour
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by CSS.
Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters have scrapped the remainder of their North American dates as Willie Nelson’s tour opening act- after fans booed them onstage at a show in Toronto on Thursday night.
The Oscar winner upset Canadian fans during his controversial radio interview on CBC radio last week. He became upset when jock Jian Ghomeshi mentioned his acting career during the show’s opening introductions. Billy insisted his “mashed potatoes with no gravy” comment was not anti-Canadian, adding, “Boo all you want, but I want to say something – we’re really happy to be here.”
Following the disastrous gig, Billy Bob and his country-pop band, The Boxmasters, pulled the plug on the rest of their tour.
“At this time, no reasons have been announced but the remainder of the tour will continue as scheduled without ‘The Boxmasters,’” according to a post on Willie Nelson’s Official Websiteon Friday.
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Billy Bob Thornton Interview Meltdown With Jian Ghomeshi CBC Video
Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by CSS.
Billy Bob Thornton released Holy Hell on Canadian Q TV/CBC interviewer Jian Ghomeshi on Wednesday after Jin had the unmitigated gaul to make reference to the Oscar-winner’s acting career in the introduction to a segment about his pop-country band, The Boxmasters.
You could cut the tension with a knife. How uncomfortable. Billy Bob should be thanking Jian for reminding us that he’s still alive!
The interview is awkward from the get go. I have to say watching the actual video in full I thought that Billy Bob was acting or joking around but the true lash out begins around the 7 minute mark.
Read Story About Toronto Concert Goers Booing Billy Bob Following This Interview With Jian Ghomeshi
