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‘South Park’ producers say network cut fear speech
NEW YORK ñ Producers of “South Park” said Thursday that Comedy Central removed a speech about intimidation and fear from their show after a radical Muslim group warned that they could be killed for insulting the Prophet Muhammad.
It came during about 35 seconds of dialogue between the cartoon characters of Kyle, Jesus Christ and Santa Claus that was bleeped out.
“It wasn’t some meta-joke on our part,” producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone said. Comedy Central declined to comment.
Earlier this week, the radical group Revolution Muslim said on its website that “South Park” had insulted their prophet during last week’s episode by depicting him in a bear costume.
The group said it wasn’t threatening Parker and Stone, but it included a gruesome picture of Theo Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker killed by a Muslim extremist in 2004, and said the producers could meet the same fate. The website posted the addresses of Comedy Central’s New York office and the California production studio where “South Park” is made.
Despite that, Parker and Stone included the Muhammad character in this week’s episode. Muhammad appeared with his body obscured by a black box, since Muslims consider a physical representation of their prophet to be blasphemous.
When the bear costume was removed, it was revealed to be Santa Claus.
Parker and Stone are known for waiting until the last minute to deliver episodes, often pulling all-nighters to get them done, and giving them the opportunity to address things in the news.
They said that in 14 years of making “South Park,” which just had its 200th episode, they’ve never delivered one they couldn’t stand behind.
“Kyle’s customary final speech was about intimidation and fear,” they said. “It didn’t mention Muhammad at all but it got bleeped … We’ll be back next week with a whole new show about something completely different and we’ll see what happens to it.”
Besides the censored dialogue, only one inside joke in this week’s episode could be interpreted as a reference to the Muslim group’s warning.
During one scene, a mechanized Barbara Streisand robot is seen stomping through the town on a path of destruction. One voice is heard to say, “they’ve destroyed La Casa Bonita!”
“La Casa Bonita” is the name of Parker and Stone’s production facility.

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Bruce Springsteen concert film set for early summer release
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s June 2009 concert at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray June 22.
Titled “London Calling: Live In Hyde Park,” the collection features 26 live tracks on two DVDs. The Blu-Ray format contains the entire 163-minute film on one disc, according to a press release.
The film also features bonus material, including footage of “The River” from Glastonbury and the full music video for “Wrecking Ball,” filmed at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium.

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Good for him!!

Drew Brees lands cover of `Madden’ video game
Drew Brees has another prize to put next to his Super Bowl MVP trophy: He’s the cover model for this year’s edition of the “Madden NFL” video game.
The New Orleans Saints quarterback led his team to a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in this year’s Super Bowl. He says landing the cover of “Madden” is “a great way to cap off an amazing year.”
The announcement was made Thursday.
Brees was chosen by fans who voted online to determine the game’s cover athlete. The other choices were Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne and Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen.
“Madden NFL 11” will be released by EA Sports on Aug. 10.