Hollywood Breakdown
'South Park' going after China head-on
Hollywood has been chasing Chinese money for years, and to do so, studios have been self-censoring themselves so that their movies can be played in the Communist country.
By Matthew Belloni • • 4m ListenIt's been a tense few weeks between the NBA and China. Now Hollywood--which has long had a tricky relationship with China--in is the mix as well as 'South Park' has found itself banned completely in China because of recent episodes. The backdrop for all of this is pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. It's an uncomfortable situation for liberal Hollywood--many would like to support those protests, but they don't want to anger China. It's a conflict between ideals and the bottom line.
