‘South Park‘ is one of the most successful adult animated sitcoms in recent times. The Comedy Central series has been on air since 1997 and is still going strong. Its 26th season is currently on air and is in the news for making fun of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in one episode.
However, the series is amid a legal battle. Warner Bros. Discovery has sued Paramount, the parent company of Comedy Central. It is over a licensing deal around the show’s streaming rights. So let’s take a closer look at the cause of this lawsuit and what has happened since the filing.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Sues Paramount Over ‘South Park’
Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of HBO Max, has filed a lawsuit against Paramount Global over a licensing dispute around the popular animated sitcom ‘South Park.’
According to Variety, the studio filed a lawsuit on Friday New York state Supreme Court over reneging on some parts of their licensing deal worth $500 million which took place in 2019.
It was for the streaming rights of the animated sitcom. They noted that Paramount breached the contract and premiered their specials and other stuff on the Paramount+ platform. According to the suit, Paramount “blatantly intended to prop up Paramount+ at the expense of Warner/HBO,” and they engaged in “multiple and flagrant duplicitous contortions of fact and breaches of contract.”
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The Series Made Fun Of Prince Harry And Meghan
In the second episode of the show’s 26th season titled ‘The Worlwide Privacy Tour‘, the makers take a dig at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. In it, a royal Canadian couple shifts to the show’s town and seeks privacy from people.
People were quick to draw parallels between the episode and the royal couple who has been going all out talking about their experiences via interviews, books, and a Netflix documentary.
It is in contradiction to the couple’s relentless comment on the need for privacy, which they didn’t get in the UK. The episode has been well-received and has been a hot topic for several commentators.
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