[Archive 2006-03-14] Isaac Hayes quits South Park over Scientology episode
Historical Wikinews report from 2006-03-14. Isaac Hayes has quit his role in Comedy Central's animated series South Park, where he has been the voice of Chef since 1997.
Historical archive — originally published 2006-03-14. This report records what was known on that date. It is not current news; subsequent events may have changed the situation. Wikinews closed in May 2026.
Isaac Hayes has quit his role in Comedy Central's animated series South Park, where he has been the voice of Chef since 1997.
Stone & Parker decided to create the episode after hearing that comedian Penn Jillette had been barred from poking fun at the controversial religion on his cable show Penn & Teller: Bullshit!.
In January of 2006, Comedy Central's United Kingdom affiliate removed the episode Trapped in the Closet from its broadcast schedule, reportedly to avoid legal action by actor Tom Cruise.
According to an article by Roger Friedman at Foxnews on March 20th, Hayes might not have quit South Park himself. Friedman questions the statement of Mr. Hayes, and points to the information that Mr. Hayes suffered from a minor stroke on January 17th, and may not have been alone in the decision.
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