Twitter was in a frenzy last night claiming the man seen in this picture, cast as the Devil in "The Bible" on The History Channel bears a striking resemblance to President Obama. The History Channel has released a statement to apologize but nobody saw this when they were casting. GEEZ!! 

In an email to EURweb the husband and wife producing team said they have respect for the president, and any comparison between Obama and the character is “utter nonsense” and a “foolish distraction.” 

Somebody should have looked a little closer at this. #IJS 

Here's the statement from The History Channel:

HISTORY channel has the highest respect for President Obama. The series was produced with an international and diverse cast of respected actors. It’s unfortunate that anyone made this false connection. HISTORY’s ‘The Bible’ is meant to enlighten people on its rich stories and deep history.”

From “The Bible” Executive Producers, Mark Burnett & Roma Downey:
“This is utter nonsense. The actor who played Satan, Mehdi Ouzaani, is a highly acclaimed Moroccan actor. He has previously played parts in several Biblical epics– including Satanic characters long before Barack Obama was elected as our President.”

Executive Producer, Roma Downey added, “Both Mark and I have nothing but respect and love our President, who is a fellow Christian. False statements such as these are just designed as a foolish distraction to try and discredit the beauty of the story of The Bible.”

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