Billy Bob Thornton and Band Cancel Rest of Canadian Tour

Billy Bob Thornton and his band the Boxmasters have canceled their remaining Canadian tour dates after Thornton insulted Canadians in a radio interview.

[See the video here.]

Thornton, 53, threw a fit last week during a radio interview after the host briefly mentioned his movie career. Thornton claims the interviewer was told to only speak of his musical “career” and not mention a thing about his past achievements.

When things did not go as he had planned, Thornton refused to answer questions and became extremely difficult and arrogant. Then, to make matters worse, the actor said Canadian fans were like “mashed potatoes with no gravy.” Later Billy Bob retracted his statement saying he was referring to the radio host.

But the Canadians weren’t buying it.

The Boxmasters, who have been opening for country legend Willie Nelson, were booed and heckled at their show the day after the video hit the net.

Now, ironically, the band has supposedly fallen ill and has been forced to cancel the remainder of their Canadian shows. And maybe not so ironically, is the fact that they will rejoin Willie Nelson on the tour once it’s back in the states on April 14th.

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