In early March 2006, Isaac Hayes decided to quit South Park after the show ridiculed the Church of Scientology, which Hayes himself is a member.
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The creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, had to kill off Hayes’ character “Chef” by turning him into a pedophile, then tossing him off a bridge, burned, stabbed, mauled by a lion and a grizzly bear.
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...except that Issac Hayes may not have written the statement supposedly from him quitting the show, and he previously said in a radio interview that he had no problem with the episode he supposedly quit over.
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ReplyDeleteSoul singer Hayes recently announced he had left the show because of its "intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs".
But co-creator Matt Stone said: "In 10 years and over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Jews.
"He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show."
well, it's not pretty writing characters out of South Park.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that Hayes left the show after so many years of mocking everyone and everything. I guess Tom Cruise must've put the screws to him.