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Billy Bob Thornton's band the Boxmasters has canceled the rest of its Canadian tour after the actor (inset) compared the country's fans to mashed potatoes with no gravy in a testy interview that caused a sensation online. The Boxmasters opened for Willie Nelson on Thursday in Toronto, where they reportedly were booed and met with catcalls of "Here comes the gravy." A note posted on Nelson's website Friday said the Boxmasters were canceling the rest of their Canadian dates "due to one band member and several of the crew having the flu." The cancellation came two days after Thornton made world headlines with a belligerent appearance on CBC radio's "Q." Thornton refused to answer many of host Jian Ghomeshi's questions directly, mumbling: "I don't know what you're talking about." Thornton also had some unkind words for Canadian crowds. "Canadian audiences seem to be very reserved," he told Ghomeshi. "We tend to play places where people throw things at each other. Here, they just sort of sit there. And it doesn't matter what you say to 'em. . . . It's mashed potatoes but no gravy." Before his Thursday night gig, Thornton tried to clarify those remarks, saying he loved Canada and his comment had been aimed at Ghomeshi. (AP)