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Trump in Bed with Satan? Creators ‘Apologize’ for Explosive ‘South Park’ Premiere

COMEDY CENTRAL (PARAMOUNT GLOBAL), JUL 25 – The premiere critiques Trump’s lawsuits and ego while addressing protests and 'wokeness,' coinciding with a $1.5 billion deal for streaming all South Park episodes on Paramount+.

  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone premiered South Park's 27th season with a controversial episode showing a naked President Trump getting into bed with Satan on Comedy Central this week.
  • The premiere followed Paramount's $1.5 billion streaming deal with the creators, reflecting tensions from Paramount's recent legal settlement with Trump and related corporate disputes.
  • The episode satirized Paramount's capitulation to Trump, included a $5 billion lawsuit from a Trump character, mocked CBS controversies, and ended with the town airing a pro-Trump ad.
  • Parker and Stone admitted rewriting up to the deadline amid news cycles and social media pressure, with Parker saying three days before the premiere he did not know if anyone would like it.
  • The episode's backlash led the creators to apologize publicly, while Paramount seeks federal approval for an $8 billion merger, indicating ongoing political and corporate tensions linked to the show.
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A North American animation series lasted this week at the 27th season, with Donald Trump in the center of the caricature. The White House issued a communiqué and the creations of the series responded with humor.

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Between mockery about the size of his penis and allusions to the Epstein affair, an episode of "South Park", famous American animated series, is taken to Donald Trump, tainting a little more his image. A sequence that...

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We Are Change broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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