South Park's 'Trapped' gets Emmy nomination

Controversial episode lampoons Scientology, Tom Cruise

Associated Press/July 7, 2006

One of the Emmy nominees for best animated program is the episode of “South Park" that's said to have angered Tom Cruise and Isaac Hayes.

The episode called “Trapped in the Closet” implies that Cruise is gay and makes fun of Scientology.

Cruise's fellow Scientologist Isaac Hayes reportedly quit because he was upset with the episode. And when it came time to rerun it, Cruise allegedly called Comedy Central and demanded that it be pulled. It was, even though Cruise's people denied he asked for it.