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Isaac Hayes Is No Quitter

I guess people missed this on Monday, so I will again state Isaac Hayes' case. He had a minor stroke in January and is now at home for rehab and recuperation. As close friends told me over the weekend, he did not resign from South Park or issue any kind of press release to that effect. Although headlines like "Hayes Gives the Shaft to South Park" are funny, they are inaccurate.

Here's the problem: Hayes is no longer managed by Bruce Garfield at Avenue Management. All of the communication from him comes through a woman named Christina 'Kumi' Kimball, a nattily-dressed fashion executive for designer Craig Taylor, another Scientologist. Kimball herself is a devoted member of the "Church" of Scientology. She even maintains a website extolling its virtues. If any announcement was made about Isaac Hayes and South Park, it came from her.

As I wrote on Monday: Isaac Hayes loves South Park and needs it for income. He has a new wife and a baby on the way. Before the public and the media buy this whole brouhaha, I beseech everyone to take a step back and see what actually went on here. Many times, things are not as they seem. And that is definitely the case with this story.

The only good news in this story is that Isaac, according to friends, is doing very well. He's attending to business and getting back on his feet. Hopefully, he'll be dishing up Chef like a gourmet again in no time."

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