Cruise axe for South Park (Scientology episode axed in UK)

The Sun (UK) ^ | January 18, 2006 | Sara Nathan and Emma Cox

[EveningStar]

Nervous TV bosses have axed an episode of South Park which OUTS a fictional Tom Cruise character as gay — because they are scared the real actor will SUE...

[ToddBush]

Wow, the Sun is really hurting for stories if they drag this one back up a year after the episode aired.

[EveningStar]

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[cripplecreek]

Please Tom come out the closet.

[EveningStar]

It originally aired in the US on November 16, 2005. It hasn't aired in the UK yet, and I guess it won't.

[bikepacker67]

Watch the SP segment here:

Come out of the Closet, Tom

[Fixit]

I love the Terrence & Philip clock behind Tom Cruise, though I fear what the alarm might sound like.

[HairOfTheDog]

Notice it doesn't name the "nervous TV bosses" ot even the corporation? I wonder if it's even true or is just hype. I mean... the "What we'll miss ... how Tom might look on show" is preposterous, since the show is done, and they know how he'll look. Yet they've got him dressed as Kyle.

[wildcatf4f3]

the UK sucks...panties in a wad if you say, "badtoothed homoprone weakjawed ninnies". Ut oh, theres probably a warrant out for me now from Scotland Yard.

[EveningStar]

Yeah. I noticed that. Ridiculous. There's only a million places the Sun could go to get images from that episode.

[MikefromOhio]

Mr. Cruise. Please come out of the closet.

I'm not in the closet.

MOM!! TOM CRUISE WON'T COME OUT OF MY CLOSET!!

:)

[Rockitz]

That was my absolute favorite episode! I guess the truth hurts.

[vimto]

the UK sucks...panties in a wad if you say, "badtoothed homoprone weakjawed ninnies" From UK - my dear chap, please write in English. I have forwarded you post to Scotland Yard who may well be in contact with you over your possible rascist remark. tut,tut... Bring back the Empire! warm regards...

[Buck W.]

In the episode, one of the Scientologists yelled, "I'll sue you in England!" at the end. I didn't get the reference (if there was one). Perhaps that has something to do with the decision.

[mnehring]

He was not outed as gay in that episode, where do they ever get that from.. Tom simply was told he wasn't a good actor so he 'hid in a closet' because he was sad. I'm confused..

[Aetius]

This reminds me of the "Puerto Rico Day Parade" episode of Seinfeld and how NBC wouldn't rerun it because of a scene where Kramer accidentally set a Puerto Rican flag on fire.

But anyway, that was a funny episode of South Park. I like how the credits read 'John Smith'...'Jane Smith' over and over.

[sully777]

JC monkey balls! The episode never says Tom Cruise, John Travolta, or R. Kelly are gay because they won't come out of the closet!

Tom refuses top come out of the closet because he's not the best actor. John and R can't get Tom out so they go in with him. Stan just wants them all out because he's having troubles.

It's so clear. Tom, John and R. Kelly are metaphors for Stan's personal thetans.

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[mnehring]

The episode is entirely fictional and there is no suggestion that the events are true.


Best duhhhhhh line in the entire article.

[wildcatf4f3]

i miss those monstrous iron engines in the old Triumphs

[discostu]

Assuming it wasn't just a throw away line then it's probably a veiled reference to the differences with British copyright laws. In England you can copyright facts, in America you can only copyright the presentation of facts, thus the give away of all the "secret" beliefs on Scientology is probably much more suable in England than it is in America (depending on what Scientology has published in England of course).