It turns out that South Park may not be the only ones that Tom Cruise and Scientology have a problem with. On the heels of rumors that Cruise pressured Comdey Central's parent company Viacom to pull a re-run of the "In the Closet" episode that mocked Cruise and his secretive religion, Janet Reitman, a reporter from Rolling Stone magazine, appeared on MSNBC's Scarborough Country and said that Cruise tried to talk the iconic rock magazine from doing a profile on Scientology.

Beyond Cruise, Reitman said other high ranking Scientologists, including his sister, contacted or met with Rolling Stone editors and tried to either kill or influence the story right up to the last minute. Rolling Stone, of course, ran the story.

Like Rolling Stone, South Park creators Trey Paker and Matt Stone, aren't backing down from Cruise or Scientology either. Indeed, Scarborough reported that even as late as last night the folks at South Park studios were editing their season premiere with the possibility of further lambasting Cruise and/or Scientology generally. From their website, the South Park team gives a summary of tonight's plot:

"The town is jolted out of a case of the doldrums when Chef suddenly reappears. While Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman are thrilled to have their old friend back, they notice that something about chef seems different. When Chef's strange behavior starts getting him in trouble, the boys pull out all the stops to save him."

I can't wait to see it. It'll air tonight at 10pm EST on Comedy Central.