Garth Brooks is postponing TV appearances in the midst of protests after a Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown.
The country superstar said it didn’t feel right to promote his new album as that was going on.
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“We landed in NY last night to the news of the civil unrest that was going on in our nation. To spend the day promoting our stuff like nothing was wrong, seemed distasteful to me,” Brooks wrote in a statement posted on his Facebook page. “I will gladly reschedule any or all appearances the networks will allow. Love one another, g.”
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Brooks appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday (Nov. 25), but that appearance was pre-taped. The country superstar was scheduled to appear on Tuesday’s Live! With Kelly and Michael, on Thursday’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Friday’s Today.
A Live spokesperson confirmed that Brooks canceled his appearance on Tuesday’s show and said a new date for his appearance has not yet been set. Whoopi Goldberg and Tom Colicchio will be appearing on Thursday’s Tonight Show instead of Brooks, a rep for the show told The Hollywood Reporter, confirming he’d canceled his appearance.
Reps for Today have not yet responded to The Hollywood Reporter‘s request for comment.
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.