South Parkโs Trump-Satan sex scene earns fake apology and real White House backlash โ RT Entertainment
Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park, has offered a brief apology for the showโs scathing recent depiction of US President Donald Trump. Wednesdayโs season premiere portrayed him with a tiny penis in bed with Satan.
Parker made the statement at the San Diego Comic-Con International on Thursday, on stage alongside his co-creator Matt Stone.
โWeโre terribly sorry,โ Parker said, making the audience laugh.
Earlier in the day, the White House had criticized Wednesdayโs South Park episode โ which portrayed Trump with his actual photo on an animated body โ as a โdesperate attempt for attention.โ
โThis show hasnโt been relevant for over 20 years,โ White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said in a statement shared with the media on Thursday.
โPresident Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our countryโs history โ and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trumpโs hot streak,โ she added.
According to Parker, the producers attempted to tone the episode down the day before it aired.
โThey said, โOK, but weโre gonna blur the penis,โ and I said, โNo, youโre not gonna blur the penis,โโ he explained.
The episode also mocked Paramount, referencing its recent $16โฏmillion settlement with Trump and the cancellation of Stephen Colbertโs The Late Show. Earlier this week, Parker and Stone signed a massive five-year, $1.5 billion deal that would bring their show to Paramountโs streaming service, according to Forbes.
In the episode, Jesus Christ โ who is a character in the show โ urges the people of South Park to settle after Trump sues the town, warning that they could also be canceled.
โYou guys saw what happened to CBS? Yeah, well, guess who owns CBS? Paramount,โ he says. โDo you really want to end up like Colbert?โ
CBS confirmed that it would axe The Late Show by next May. The Writers Guild of America has since accused the company of acting โin bad faith due to political pressureโ from Trump, who sued the network over alleged media bias over last yearโs election coverage.
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