(The Hill) — Paramount’s new CEO David Ellison lauded animated show “South Park” creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, for being “equal opportunity offenders" as the sitcom has made headlines mocking President Trump recently.

“Matt and Trey are incredibly talented,” Ellison said in an interview with CNN that was published on Friday. "They are equal opportunity offenders and always have been."

Paramount and Skydance formalized their $8 billion merger on Thursday after months of debate, bringing “South Park” and other entities such as CBS and MTV under Ellison’s ownership.

Previous Paramount owners agreed in early July to pay $16 million to the president’s future presidential library after Trump sued over a “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Harris.

“South Park” has not sh

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