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"text": "Matt Stone and Trey Parker – the show’s fearless creators – were not afraid to call out Cruise on his power play – being dubbed “Closetgate” by The L.A. Times – even taking out ads, proclaiming tongue-in-cheek that they themselves were \"servants of Xenu\" and that the \"million-year war for Earth\" had only just begun, presumably now that their show had been screwed with backdoor deals.",
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