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Aurora · Marc Jacobs

South Park - Scientology Episode

zeitgeist4 · Gucci

Aurora wrote:

Is being reaired tonight just fyi as a stab at the guy who played Chef.

Ha! That's great!

laken1 · Hermes

ETA: i love the fact that they are doing it despite the fact that Tom Cruise's attorney threatened to sue them if they did.

-- Edited by laken1 at 15:53, 2006-03-15

Bastet · Kate Spade

The Scientology ep is hilarious, I'm glad they're reairing it. Off the top of my head, I can't really think of a reason why the Scientologists would win a lawsuit if they argue that it's defamatory towards Tom Cruise. Public figures aren't protected by defamation laws as much as their non-famous counterparts. So yay to Comedy Central for standing up to Tom Cruise's Scientologist lawyer, who is blowing smoke out of his/her a$$.

halleybird · Hermes

Bastet wrote:

The Scientology ep is hilarious, I'm glad they're reairing it. Off the top of my head, I can't really think of a reason why the Scientologists would win a lawsuit if they argue that it's defamatory towards Tom Cruise. Public figures aren't protected by defamation laws as much as their non-famous counterparts. So yay to Comedy Central for standing up to Tom Cruise's Scientologist lawyer, who is blowing smoke out of his/her a$$.

I am pretty sure the laws for TV are similar to newspapers. If so, he would have to prove that his earning potential was significantly damaged by the episode. I think he's uppity because he won that suit against that tabloid years ago, but South Park is totally different. I am pretty sure it is protected as satire/fair criticism.

Tom Cruise

halleybird · Hermes

Aurora, et al --

Did it air for you? The guide said it would be the Scientology one, but they aired two different eps instead.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

halleybird wrote:

Aurora, et al -- Did it air for you? The guide said it would be the Scientology one, but they aired two different eps instead.

we didn't get it... got REALLY old eps instead (from like 5 years ago)

nunzi182 · Kate Spade

ILoveChoo wrote:

halleybird wrote:
Aurora, et al -- Did it air for you? The guide said it would be the Scientology one, but they aired two different eps instead.
we didn't get it... got REALLY old eps instead (from like 5 years ago)

Same here!

Drew · Gucci

It is so bogus they didn't air it. That damn scientology "church." It really disgust me how awful this cult is and the power they weild from the money they get from people they dupe.

bumblebee · Coach

yeah! i tried to watch it, and it was a different episode. i was wondering if it was just my cable co., since it's in hollywood.

Aurora · Marc Jacobs

Sorry girls. I don't have cable or satellite so I couldn't even watch it if I wanted to. I was going by the abcnews/cbsnews where they ran the story about Chef and the creators of Southpark. i'm sorry for getting yalls hopes up. Anyone know what season that show was from? I might netflix that season so I can see it.

BargainQueen · Marc Jacobs

http://www.hollywoodrag.com/index.php?/weblog/comments/tom_cruise_stops_south_park/

Tom Cruise stopped a US TV channel from airing an episode of 'South Park' that mocks him - by threatening to refuse to promote 'Mission Impossible 3'.

The now infamous episode of the cartoon 'Trapped in the Closet' pokes fun at the actor's Scientology beliefs and shows the actor trapped inside a closet. The show, which was first aired last November, was set to be repeated on Wednesday night (03.15.06) on Paramount cable channel Comedy Central. Paramount, owned by US media giant Viacom, is the studio behind the latest 'Mission Impossible' sequel.

However, the show was removed from the schedule at the last minute because Cruise reportedly went to Viacom executives demanding the episode be pulled otherwise he would "boycott" all promotion for 'MI3', according to a report on website hollywoodinterrupted.com.

Company representatives deny the actor was behind the cancellation, insisting the episode was replaced to honour Isaac Hayes - who announced last week has was quitting voicing the character of Chef. Scientologist Hayes resigned from the series, created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, after complaining it encouraged people to ridicule religions.

A Viacom spokesperson said: "In light of the events of earlier this week, we wanted to give Chef an appropriate tribute by airing two episodes he is most
known for."

-- Edited by BargainQueen at 16:28, 2006-03-17

halleybird · Hermes

thanks for finding that, BQ! Too bad Viacom has no cajones.