Jack Black fears Obama benefit axe

Jack Black has said he is worried that Barack Obama will axe Tenacious D from a benefit event in September.

The comic claimed that his band's previous political endorsements had "killed" campaigns and insisted that he would not be upset if Obama snubbed them.

"We've been doing political benefits for years and it's an endorsement," he told WENN.

"I did it for [Senator] John Carey and that didn't work. We've supported lots of different causes; tried to legalise weed and that didn't work. You just keep on chugging away trying to do what you think is good.

"Maybe Obama is gonna say 'Do me a favour, don't do a benefit for me', since we've effectively killed all the campaigns we've taken part in."

Black described Obama as "the better candidate" in the US presidential race.

Tenacious D will perform at the Obama benefit in LA on September 23. They will also play the Main Stage at Reading and Leeds Festivals later this month.