Brooke Shields Calls Out 'South Park' Creators Over 'Disheartening' Conditions At Their Restaurant

LOADINGERROR LOADINGBrooke Shields is calling out “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone over what she describes as a “disheartening” dispute between staff and management at the Colorado restaurant co-owned by the two men.In an interview with CNN published over the weekend, Shields revealed she used a fake name when she visited Casa Bonita in March to deliver a letter asking for better wages and improved safety conditions for the restaurant’s live performers.Advertisement “The place is so big it took a while for management to realize we were there,” the “Suddenly Susan” actor told the outlet.

“And then word got out because, you know, I didn’t have a hat on and mustache or anything.” She went on to note: “It was slightly an ambush… you try doing things respectfully, and then you’re not met with equal respect… so you have to resort to other tactics.”Brooke Shields serves as the president of the Actors' Equity Association, which represents about 80 of Casa Bonita's performers.Michael Loccisano via Getty ImagesAdvertisement Shields, who can currently be seen in the Acorn TV series “You’re Killing Me,” serves as the president of the Actors’ Equity Association.

Since 2024, the union has represented about 80 of Casa Bonita’s performers, which include cliff divers, costumed characters and magicians, and has filed at least seven labor complaints against the restaurant with the National Labor Relations Board for “retaliation and refusal to bargain,” according to the report.Shields also told CNN those performers are paid about $10 less than the restaurant’s servers, who also receive tips.

They also lack appropriate security despite being asked to engage with patrons, she added.“It’s just so disheartening because they’re putting their lives at risk, and they’re not being looked after,” she explained.

And while she said Parker and Stone have frequented the restaurant, they have not at...