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Workers claim unsafe conditions at a restaurant owned by the South Park creators. They have Brooke Shields on their side
By CNN Newsource at KVIA ABC-7
· July 5, 2026
· 8 min read
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN
New York (CNN) — This March, actress Brooke Shields made a reservation at a Mexican restaurant in Denver, Colorado called Casa Bonita under a fake name – but not to avoid paparazzi
It was so the restaurant’s management team and owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who ...
Key takeaway But in April 2024, for the first time, Casa Bonita’s performers unionized, with about 80 of them represented by Actor’s Equity, led by Shields.
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Category: parks ·
Published: July 5, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
Reading time: 8 min
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What is this story about? By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN
New York (CNN) — This March, actress Brooke Shields made a reservation at a Mexican restaurant in Denver, Colorado called Casa Bonita under a fake name – but not to avoid paparazzi
It was so the restaurant’s management team and owners Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who ...
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