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The producers of History Channel's "The Bible" miniseries say Internet chatter that their Satan character resembles President Barack Obama is "utter nonsense."
Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Voice") and his wife, actress Roma Downey, said Monday the Moroccan actor who played Satan, Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni, has played Satanic characters in other Biblical programs long before Mr. Obama was elected president.
The connection got widespread attention after talk show host Glenn Beck last week tweeted: "Does Satan look EXACTLY like Obama? Yes!"
History said in a statement that the network has "the highest respect" for Obama, and that "it's unfortunate that anyone made this false connection."
