South Park is known for roasting celebrities with tongue-in-cheek portrayals, but their most recent episode may have landed them in a bit of hot water with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The animated sitcom - which first started in 1997 and is focused on the lives of four potty-mouthed friends who live in South Park, Colorado - aired an episode last week entitled The World-Wide Privacy Tour that was about a red-headed prince character and his wife who move to the fictional town.
In the story, the "Prince of Canada" is seen promoting his latest memoir Waaaagh in a "we want privacy" tour. Although Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, were not named, the characters appear to be inspired by the former senior royals, who have received a mile of press attention in recent months following the release of their six-part Netflix documentary and Harry's bombshell memoir Spare, The Independent detailed.
Other celebrities appearing in South Park episodes include the late Michael Jackson, whose alleged interest in children was explored.
Following the release of South Park's latest episode, reports suggested that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were pursuing legal action against the show's creators. However, a spokesperson for the couple told PEOPLE: "It's all frankly nonsense. Totally baseless, boring reports."
Royal commentators revealed to Fox News that the Sussex's legal team is "casting an eye" over the episode, but the South Park creators are apparently yet to receive any official legal filing.
Since 2020, Harry and Meghan have received criticism from the British media for their decision to step away from royal life. In their Netflix docuseries, they both described this process - explaining that they'd hoped to relocate to New Zealand, South Africa or Canada, but their plans were allegedly leaked by King Charles III's office.
In 2021, the couple took part in a now-infamous interview with Oprah Winfrey, where they made several shocking accusations against the royal family. They were also asked whether they should expect a loss of privacy as a result of their celebrity status, to which Meghan replied (via PEOPLE): "I think everyone has a basic right to privacy. Basic. We're not talking about anything that anybody else wouldn't expect."
She added: "If you're at work and you have a photograph of your child on your desk, and your co-worker says, 'Oh, my gosh, your kid's so cute. That's fantastic! Can I see your phone so I can see all the pictures of your child?' You go, 'No. This is the picture I'm comfortable sharing with you.'"
"And then if they double down and say, 'No, but you already showed me that one. So you have to show me everything. You know what, I'm just gonna hire someone to sit in front of your house, or hide in the bushes and take pictures into your backyard, because you've lost your right to privacy ... because you shared one image with me,'" she further explained.
