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Brooke Shields paid a stealthy visit to the South Park creators\u2019 iconic Colorado theme restaurant to support unionized workers.<\/p>\n
The Actors\u2019 Equity president took a trip earlier this year to Casa Bonita, a landmark Mexican restaurant owned by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and delivered a letter asking for better wages for the restaurant\u2019s live performers, the union confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Shields made her booking under a fake name so Parker and Stone wouldn\u2019t know she was coming.<\/p>\n
More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIt was slightly an ambush,\u201d Shields told celebrity.land<\/a>. \u201cYou try doing things respectfully, and then you\u2019re not met with equal respect \u2026 so you have to resort to other tactics.\u201d<\/p>\n Shields added she wasn\u2019t immediately recognized by the restaurant\u2019s management because, she suspected, \u201cthe place is so big.\u201d But then, \u201cword got out because, you know, I didn\u2019t have a hat on and mustache or anything.\u201d<\/p>\n Casa Bonita employs 80 castmembers who unionized under Actors\u2019 Equity in 2024. The performers include cliff divers, puppeteers and magicians who have been in negotiations with management for more than a year, reportedly attending 14 bargaining sessions with management. The cast is demanding salary increases so they make as much as food servers (the performers are paid $21-$26 an hour).<\/p>\n The group has also complained about working conditions. One actor who dresses up as Moko the gorilla told celebrity.land, \u201cI\u2019ve been grabbed sexually 20-plus times since working there,\u201d while a cliff diver claims the dive team have suffered injuries such as hypothermia and chlorine toxicity.<\/p>\n Parker and Stone had no immediate comment. The restaurant\u2019s management released a statement to celebrity.land saying, \u201cWe value all of our team members and their well-being. As a policy we do not comment on ongoing labor negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n Parker and Stone rescued the local institution from bankruptcy in 2021, and have said they have spent roughly<\/a> $50 million renovating and improving the restaurant. The duo also struck a blockbuster five-year streaming deal<\/a> with Paramount last year worth $1.5 billion, and told Jimmy Kimmel Live! in May, \u201cWe would be the richest comedians if it wasn\u2019t for Casa Bonita \u2026 We think we might make our money back sometime like 2040\/2045.\u201d<\/p>\n The duo\u2019s struggles to revive the restaurant were chronicled in a 2024 Paramount+ documentary, \u00a1Casa Bonita\u00a0Mi Amor!<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brooke Shields paid a stealthy visit to the South Park creators\u2019 iconic Colorado theme restaurant to support unionized workers. 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