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South Park creator makes dead-pan apology to White House after Trump drama

The man behind South Park has reacted to White House anger over a recent episode
The man behind South Park has reacted to White House anger over a recent episode (Comedy Central)
  • "South Park" co-creator Trey Parker offered a deadpan apology following White House criticism of the show's season premiere.
  • The controversial episode depicted Donald Trump naked in bed with Satan, prompting a White House statement dismissing the show as irrelevant.
  • Parker also revealed that producers had requested to blur a penis in the episode, a request he rejected.
  • The premiere additionally targeted Paramount for its recent $16 million settlement with Trump, occurring just after Parker and Matt Stone signed a significant deal with the company.
  • The episode drew parallels to the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's "Late Show" by CBS/Paramount, which followed Colbert's criticism of Paramount's settlement with Trump.
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