The Boxmasters, the band fronted by actor Billy Bob Thornton, has withdrawn from the Willie Nelson Canadian tour after Thornton`s bizarre behavior on a Canadian radio show this week.
Thornton behaved like a spoilt child when he threw a tantrum while being interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi on CBC radio on Wednesday.The actor took offense at being referred to as an actor.
Thornton made a fool of himself and embarrassed his band members when he said he didn’t know when his band got together, claimed he did not know Willie Nelson (who they are touring with and whose house Thornton has stayed in) and then refused to sing, leaving his band to play an instrumental.
To make matters even worse, he insulted Canadians calling then “mashed potato without gravy”.
Instead of an apology, Thornton made it even worse the following day when he called Ghomeshi an asshole three songs into The Boxmasters show. He was booed.
Today, the tour has been cancelled and Thornton has left Canada.
While there is no mention of the incident at The Boxmasters website, a statement at Willie Nelson’s website reads, “It has been reported that Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters will not be continuing the Canadian tour with Willie and Ray. At this time, no reasons have been announced but the remainder of the tour will continue as scheduled without The Boxmasters”.
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