Roger Friedman of Fox News finds it
hard to believe Isaac Hayes quit South
Park because he was offended by its episode making fun of
Scientology. In this article, he provides a few
pieces of evidence: a snippet from an Onion A.V. Club interview where Hayes glibly talks about the episode,
saying he didn't mind, and the fact that Friedman himself saw Hayes play "Salty Chocolate Balls" during a
concert that happened after the episode aired.Then he drops a mini-bombshell: Hayes was not in the hospital for exhaustion in January; in fact, he suffered a mild stroke from which he is still recovering. Friedman speculates that Hayes is too busy recovering to worry about South Park right now, and that the press release stating he was quitting was done without his permission. Maybe a missive from Scientology Central? I'm pretty sure we'll find out soon enough.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-20-2006 @ 11:21PM
Danny Edwards said...
Tom and Katie probably did it. I hope Isaac is OK and that he will resume being Chef in the future.
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3-21-2006 @ 4:18AM
Toby OB said...
Anybody know if that reporter Friedman is a Scientologist? Just asking.....
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3-22-2006 @ 12:31PM
ErricZ said...
Doesn't seem like he's a registered Scientologist but he does seem to be Fox News' resident Scientology Expert ... gee, why does that seem like a TDS reporter's title?
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