South Park, White House and Donald Trump
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One day after hitting back at The View over Joy Behar's claim that Donald Trump was jealous of Barack Obama's looks, the White House has again taken aim at a Hollywood institution in a statement to Entertainment Weekly criticizing South Park 's satirical depiction of the president seducing Satan in bed.
The 27th season itself was delayed two weeks due to issues surrounding the Paramount-Skydance merger, which ended up getting approval from Trump’s FCC the day after the premiere. Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone signed a $1.5 billion streaming deal with Paramount just before the Trump episode aired.
The episode referenced Paramount's $16 million settlement with the president, Trump's claims that he'll receive $20 million worth of ads on the network and the cancellation of CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.