Over at The Daily Beast today (and at Yahoo news) we have a fun and startling update about why Isaac Hayes ditched South Park in 2006 after his successful run as Chef, and it’s based on a secret Scientology memo.
Isaac was considered for my target list when I went after celebs in 1977-1978. He was quickly marked off the list because of his bankruptcy. I was surprised to hear they had later drawn him in. In my opinion, opinion only, Hayes was pushed to quit. Comedy Central did him good. He needed them. Scientology bullied him into quitting.
Those internal OSA reports are so full of acceptable truths to be made palatable to Davey Boy as were the GO reports for Hubbard. Scientology assumes they can control studio heads and they can direct talent to control studio heads. They flat out lie about personal relationships.
Hayes’ final years were diminished greatly by his relationship to Scientology. Scientology is always worse than you think.
I worked a little with Issac after he was in Scientology for a few years. A very sweet man. Very talented. I got the real information regarding Issac and South Park from a friend of his. He was clearly bullied into quitting. And the end result. Issac died a broken man. Scientology does not care who it destroys to safeguard its precious reputation. I have long asserted that the organization is toxic for artists in all fields. Isaac is yet another loss that did not have to happen.
Isaac was considered for my target list when I went after celebs in 1977-1978. He was quickly marked off the list because of his bankruptcy. I was surprised to hear they had later drawn him in. In my opinion, opinion only, Hayes was pushed to quit. Comedy Central did him good. He needed them. Scientology bullied him into quitting.
Those internal OSA reports are so full of acceptable truths to be made palatable to Davey Boy as were the GO reports for Hubbard. Scientology assumes they can control studio heads and they can direct talent to control studio heads. They flat out lie about personal relationships.
Hayes’ final years were diminished greatly by his relationship to Scientology. Scientology is always worse than you think.
Scientology: Happy to dish it out, but not take it.
I saw your conversation with Mark the first time you posted it, Tony, but love his candor. I love when people speak direct and not around the bush.
I worked a little with Issac after he was in Scientology for a few years. A very sweet man. Very talented. I got the real information regarding Issac and South Park from a friend of his. He was clearly bullied into quitting. And the end result. Issac died a broken man. Scientology does not care who it destroys to safeguard its precious reputation. I have long asserted that the organization is toxic for artists in all fields. Isaac is yet another loss that did not have to happen.