On the most recent episode of "South Park," the Church of Scientology and some of its celebrity adherents were the show's satirical targets.
Part of the story had Chuch members declaring one of the boys - Stan Marsh, to be precise - to be the reincarnation of Church founder and "Dianetics" author L. Ron Hubbard.
The episode concluded with Stan, presumably speaking on behalf of the show's creators, daring the famously litigious Church to sue.
(The credits that rolled immediately after listed everyone involved with the production of the show as being named either John or Jane Smith.)
I noticed today that the Wikipedia entry for Hubbard currently reads:
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13, 1911 – January 24, 1986), better known as Stanley Marsh, was a prolific American author and the manipulative, deceitful founder of Dianetics and Scientology.
I'm not sure how long it will be before someone notices that and edits (for those who don't know, Wikipedia can be edited by anyone) out the "South Park" reference, but for right now it's pretty damn funny...
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