ryan2772 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 no more chocolate salty balls. http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/13/south.park.hayes.reut/index.htmlSoul singer Isaac Hayes quits 'South Park'LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Soul singer Isaac Hayes said Monday he was quitting his job as the voice of the lusty character "Chef" on the satiric cable TV cartoon "South Park," citing the show's "inappropriate ridicule" of religion.But series co-creator Matt Stone said the veteran recording artist was upset the show had recently lampooned the Church of Scientology, of which Hayes is an outspoken follower."In ten years and over 150 episodes of 'South Park,' Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Jews," Stone said in a statement issued by the Comedy Central network."He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show."He added: "Of course we will release Isaac from his contract, and we wish him well."In a statement explaining his departure from the show, Hayes, 63, did not mention last fall's episode poking fun at Scientology and some of its celebrity adherents, including actor Tom Cruise.Rather, Hayes said the show's parody of religion in general was part of what he saw as a "growing insensitivity toward personal spiritual beliefs" in the media, including the recent controversy over cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad."There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs ... begins," Hayes said.The crudely animated cartoon, heading into its 10th season next week as one of Comedy Central's biggest hits, centers on the antics of four foul-mouthed fourth graders in the town of South Park, Colorado.Outlandish religious satire has been a mainstay of the show since its debut on the Viacom Inc.-owned network in 1997. The series grew out of two short films by Stone and collaborator Trey Parker -- "Jesus vs. Frosty" and "The Spirit of Christmas," the latter featuring a martial-arts duel between Jesus and Santa Claus over the true meaning of Christmas.Hayes, the first black composer to win an Oscar for best song with his theme to the 1971 film "Shaft," gained renewed fame on "South Park" as the voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy, the school cafeteria cook whom the boys often seek out for advice.In an episode last fall, one of the gang, Stan, scores so high on a Scientology test that church followers think he is the next L. Ron Hubbard, the late science-fiction writer who founded the religion. Hayes did not take part in that episode.In an interview with Reuters late last year, Hayes talked about a foundation he formed to bring Scientology-based study techniques to disadvantaged inner-city schools, in partnership with fellow devotee Lisa Marie Presley."But it's not religious," he said then, describing himself as Baptist by birth and Scientology as "an applied religious philosophy."Comedy Central spokesman Tony Fox said producers have not decided whether Chef would be dropped from the show or continued with another actor supplying his voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbit Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 screw chef...what a hipocrite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Barbarino Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 fuck em....no one will miss him....TIMMAYYYYYYYYYYYYY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 fuck em....no one will miss him....TIMMAYYYYYYYYYYYYYtrue. the show has evolved. plus with all the syndication that show has now, he's going to be making $$$ for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ddg Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 fuck em....no one will miss him....TIMMAYYYYYYYYYYYYYtimmy vs jimmy is one of the top 3 greatest episodes ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbit Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 fuck em....no one will miss him....TIMMAYYYYYYYYYYYYYtimmy vs jimmy is one of the top 3 greatest episodes ever..."attention all shoppers, we have a cripple fight on isle 3" ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-SIDE1414779017 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Say what U willl.....But there's ONLY ONE CHEF and honeslty he was the first MAJOR artist to sign on as a regular voice... thus giving credibility and opening the door of tolerance for the show to be accepted...However I do agree he is now being hippocritical it sound like an excuse to get out of a contract IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbit Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Say what U willl.....But there's ONLY ONE CHEF and honeslty he was the first MAJOR artist to sign on as a regular voice... thus giving credibility and opening the door of tolerance for the show to be accepted...However I do agree he is now being hippocritical it sound like an excuse to get out of a contract IMOif the character of chef had never been introduced, the show still would've been a hit...and now that he's gone, it won't impact it at all.I can't wait to see how they rip his character apart just out of spite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyTrendy Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 sucks cuz i love chef.. he's sooo funny...but the guy had no problem bashing jesus and christians... and now they poke fun at scientology (which is a cult nonetheless) and his panties get all in a bunch..whateva...........chocolate salty balls is the best though. lmfao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LdySphynx Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 What a moron these scientologists are, good god!!!! :he sure didnt have a problem bashing whites or just using women as sexual objects, whatever let's see him get another gig...he was a has been before and he is one now!!!!I hope those alien come to pick all of these scientologists up soon....LMAO!!!!!Good Riddance!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest michael^heaven Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 but the guy had no problem bashing jesus and christians... and now they poke fun at scientology (which is a cult nonetheless) and his panties get all in a bunch.. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mr_alex2 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 Chef the scientologist??The same guy that sang: "Suck on my salty choclate balls"WTF?the religion brainwash machine is alive and taking people everyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan2772 Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 i can't wait to see how they kill him off in the show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tres-b Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 What is really pathetic is the fact that this guy had no problem making fun of everyone, until they got to his f'ed up cult and then he gets sensitive. What a joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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