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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Hayes leaves 'bigoted' South Park@import "/css/screen/shared/styles.css";@import '/css/screen/shared/toolbar_ukfs.css'; @import '/css/screen/shared/toolbar_ifs.css';@import "/css/screen/nol/styles.css";@import "/css/screen/nol/furniture.css";@import "/css/screen/nol/promo.css";@import "/css/screen/nol/programmes.css?v1";@import "/css/screen/nol/ukfs.css";Accessibility LinksSkip to contentSkip to bbc.co.uk navigationSkip to searchAccess keys helpbbc.co.ukbbc.co.uk NavigationSearch HomeTVRadioTalkWhere I LiveA-Z IndexUK versionInternational version|About the versionsLow graphics|Accessibility helpBBC NEWS CHANNELNews servicesYour news when you want itNews Front Page World UK England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Business Politics Health Education Science/Nature Technology Entertainment Also in the news ----------------- Video and Audio ----------------- Have Your Say Magazine In Pictures Country Profiles Special Reports RELATED BBC SITESSPORTWEATHERCBBC NEWSROUNDON THIS DAYEDITORS' BLOG Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 10:01 GMTE-mail this to a friendPrintable versionHayes leaves 'bigoted' South ParkHayes is best known for the hit theme tune to the 1971 film ShaftSinger Isaac Hayes is to stop providing the voice for a character in cartoon South Park because he objects to its "inappropriate ridicule" of religion.Hayes, 63, who is the voice of the lustful Chef, has been a regular on the show since its US TV debut in 1997.But co-creator Matt Stone said Hayes had "never had a problem" until the Scientology Church, to which Hayes belongs, was parodied.The show was insensitive to "personal spiritual beliefs", said Hayes."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," he said.'Religious sensitivity'Co-creator Stone said Hayes would be released from his contract and had the best wishes of the South Park team.Stone said: "In 10 years and over 150 episodes of South Park, Isaac never had a problem with the show making fun of Christians, Muslim, Mormons or Jews."He got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion featured on the show."The series tells the story of four boys in a dysfunctional Colorado town and regularly deals with sensitive subjects and sends up famous figures. Jesus appears regularly as a TV presenter in South Park In a recent episode, one of the gang, Stan, did so well in a Scientology test that church followers thought he was the next L Ron Hubbard, the late science-fiction writer who founded Scientology.Hayes did not take part in that episode but has talked widely about his work for Scientology, which he calls "an applied religious philosophy".A spokesman for the show's makers Comedy Central said producers had not decided if Chef would be dropped from the show.The show sparked another religious row recently when an episode entitled Bloody Mary depicted a bleeding statue of the Virgin Mary.Catholics in the US criticised the show while church leaders in New Zealand called for a boycott of a broadcaster which planned to screen the episode. Osama Bin Laden was killed in another episode of the programme, which has seen guest cameos by the likes of George Clooney, who voiced a pet dog.E-mail this to a friendPrintable versionSEE ALSO:Catholics urge South Park boycott21 Feb 06 | EntertainmentSoul star Isaac Hayes in hospital18 Jan 06 | EntertainmentReview: Team America: World Police15 Oct 04 | FilmBin Laden rubbed out by South Park10 Dec 01 | TV and RadioRELATED INTERNET LINKS:Commercial AppealIsaac HayesThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sitesTOP ENTERTAINMENT STORIES Snipes jailed for tax offences Stuntman hurt in Bond car crash Wind star pulls out over illness PRODUCTS AND SERVICESE-mail newsMobilesAlertsNews feedsInteractive TVPodcastsBBC Copyright NoticeMMVIIIMost Popular Now | 8,000 pages were read in the last minute.Back to top ^^HelpPrivacy and cookies policyNews sourcesAbout the BBCContact us разделы зубной камень кофе колониальный товар детский гинеколог neri karra кожгалантерея поглощение радиоволна southpark