 Censored "South Park" Episode is Back!!
Source: Variety
July 12, 2006
Comedy Central has scheduled a July 19 airdate for "Trapped in the Closet," the South Park episode that lampoons Scientology and Tom Cruise, reports Variety. The segment, nominated for an Emmy, was removed from the repeat schedule in May.
The gesture is a big step toward repairing a rift that developed between the cable channel and South Park co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
The duo were told the episode was yanked because Cruise was displeased. Thesp was in the midst of launching Mission: Impossible III for Paramount, and Viacom owns both the network and film studio.
"It's true we are not as big as Tom Cruise, but we've done two movies for Viacom and 10 years of 'South Park' episodes, and this has been our home," Stone said. "If they hadn't put this episode back on the air, we'd have had serious issues, and we wouldn't be doing anything else with them." | 
07-12-2006, 02:23 AM
