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Matt Stone and Trey Parker are the creators of the animated television show South Park. They are no strangers to pushing the boundaries of television and have had plenty of legal disputes and angry audiences in the past. Then, in 2010, they had an episode with the prophet Muhammad dressed in a bear costume, and things spiraled out of control.

The episode led to a warning from a New York-based group of extremist Muslim converts on their website. It warned that Matt Stone and Trey Parker “will probably end up like Theo Van Gogh”. Van Gogh was a Dutch filmmaker that was brutally murdered after making a documentary on the abuse of women in Muslim countries. The group also released the address of the Comedy Central headquarters and the South Park production company. Since the initial threats in 2010, two men have been arrested for the threats and the creators appear to be in the clear.

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