'south Park' Mocks Paramount's Settlement With Trump After Creators Sign $1.5b Deal

Paramount announced Wednesday day that nan creators of “South Park” had agreed to nutrient 50 caller episodes complete nan adjacent 5 years successful a woody reportedly valued astatine $1.5 billion.

Ten hours later, “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker excoriated Paramount — and aggressively skewered President Donald Trump — successful nan premiere section of nan Comedy Central show’s 27th season.

In nan episode, Trump (voiced by Stone) sues nan municipality of South Park for $5 cardinal aft they push backmost connected Jesus Christ’s beingness successful their simple school. The townspeople are prepared to conflict back, but Jesus Christ (also voiced by Stone) urges them to settle.

“You guys saw what happened to CBS? Yeah, well, conjecture who owns CBS? Paramount,” Jesus Christ says astatine nan episode’s climax. “Do you really want to extremity up for illustration Colbert?”

Paramount is nether aggravated scrutiny for appearing to kowtow to nan Trump management up of a projected blockbuster merger. Stone and Parker were intelligibly riffing connected their firm parent’s eventful summer.

On July 2, Paramount agreed to salary $16 cardinal to settee a suit from Trump, who alleged that CBS’ “60 Minutes” had deceptively edited an question and reply pinch erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris. CBS denied that claim.

On July 17, CBS announced that it planned to cancel “The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert” successful May, calling nan move “purely a financial decision.” But galore of Colbert’s fans cried foul, arguing that nan comedian was being penalized for his years of anti-Trump humor.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone successful Telluride, Colorado successful 2024.Vivien Killilea / Getty Images

Both developments came arsenic Paramount is preparing to beryllium sold to Skydance Media, an intermezo accumulation and finance institution headed by David Ellison, nan boy of Oracle mogul (and Trump ally) Larry Ellison. The firm tie-up requires national approval.

The premiere episode, titled “Sermon connected nan ‘Mount,” took purpose astatine different satirical targets, including nan expected decease of “wokeness,” nan emergence of ChatGPT and nan statement complete Christian teachings successful nationalist schools. Trump and Paramount were nan focal points, however.

In 1 scene, “60 Minutes” reports connected nan societal unrest roiling South Park amid Trump’s lawsuit. The fictional hosts of nan news show are visibly tense arsenic they present nan segment, going retired of their measurement to praise nan president arsenic “a awesome man.”

“We cognize he’s astir apt watching,” 1 of nan hosts says.

CBS is not nan only web to scope a ineligible colony pinch Trump. ABC agreed to salary $15 cardinal arsenic portion of a colony pinch Trump a period earlier he took office, efficaciously ending a lawsuit concerning alleged defamation.

Paramount’s colony pinch Trump has drawn much attention, though. Colbert, 3 days earlier CBS announced nan extremity of his show, blasted nan statement arsenic a “big fat bribe.” Jon Stewart, nan big of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” besides assailed nan deal.

Paramount owns CBS, a venerable Hollywood movie studio, a suite of cablegram brands (including Comedy Central) and nan Paramount+ streaming platform.

“South Park” is wide known for jabbing politicians and societal trends crossed nan ideological spectrum. But nan latest episode’s depiction of Trump arguably went further than usual.

Stone and Parker picture Trump arsenic a petulant child, recycling nan animation style they utilized for Saddam Hussein successful nan 1999 movie “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.” They besides make profane references to nan president’s anatomy.

“Sermon connected nan ‘Mount” closes pinch an apparently AI-generated video of Trump wandering successful a godforsaken and removing his clothes.

Paramount spokespeople did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected nan episode.