SADDAM HUSSEIN: The Iraqi leader was forced to watch the South Park cartoon say its creators.

American marines forced a captured Saddam Hussein to repeatedly watch the South Park movie, which shows him as gay and the boyfriend of Satan.

Creators of the animated series and film, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, were also given a signed photo of the Iraqi leader by US soldiers, says the UK's Telegraph newspaper.

Stone, 37, said both he and Parker, 39, were proud of the photo, given to them by the US Army's 4th Infantry Division.

He said: "We're very proud of our signed Saddam picture and what it means. It's one of our biggest highlights.

"I have it on pretty good information from the marines on detail in Iraq that they showed Saddam the movie.

"Over and over again - which is a pretty funny thought. That's really adding insult to injury."

The show, now in its 13th series, satirises a wide range of topics, including religion, sexuality and mental illness and has won a number of awards including three Emmys for Outstanding Animated Programme.



Recent episodes have seen Barack Obama using his Presidential victory as a way to steal jewels from Washington in an Oceans 11-style heist.

It also recently depicted the United States Treasury as deciding economic measures by cutting the head off a chicken and letting it run on a game show style board, landing on a decision.