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‘The Simpsons’ strikes again: Did it predict Kamala Harris' presidential attire?
July 23, 2024 5:16 am
Show screenwriter Al Jean posted side-by-side images of Lisa Simpson and Kamala Harris in their identical attire.
When Robert Downey Jr met 'real-life Tony Stark' Elon Musk ahead of Iron Man: A list of film and TV cameos of Twitter's new owner
April 26, 2022 2:43 pm
From running into Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 to making major scientific progress thanks to Sheldon Cooper, Elon Musk has a long list of movie and TV cameos under his belt.
Homer Simpson was made for fashion
October 14, 2021 8:40 am
Cristóbal Balenciaga skipped the traditional catwalk and screened a special 10-minute episode of “The Simpsons.”
'The Simpsons' make runway debut in Balenciaga at the Paris Fashion Week
October 05, 2021 3:38 pm
For the label's Spring-Summer 2022 showcase, guests at Théâtre du Châtelet in the French capital were treated to a 10-minute special episode of 'The Simpsons', which had the family travelling to Paris and modelling a range of Balenciaga looks
The Simpsons actor Hank Azaria on playing Apu: 'I feel the need to personally apologise to every Indian'
April 13, 2021 8:20 am
Actor Hank Azaria said he once met a 17-year-old Indian, who hadn't watched the show but knew what Apu meant. Azaria said the boy "had tears in his eyes."
Fans of ‘The Simpsons’ on Twitter are convinced show predicted siege of US Capitol Hill
January 09, 2021 2:30 pm
In a 1996 episode, titled 'The Day The Violence Died', glimpses of a riot were shown with a number of characters storming the Capitol Hill with bombs and guns. But there are other instances that fans are citing.
What Marge Simpson said after Donald Trump's aide compared her with Kamala Harris
August 16, 2020 4:41 pm
It all started when Donald Trump's aide Jenna Ellis recently claimed that Democratic party's vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris "sounds like Marge Simpson".
The Simpsons ditches using white voices for characters of color
June 28, 2020 9:32 am
A statement from the makers of The Simpsons has announced that they are ending the use of white actors to voice characters of color. However, the statement did not say whether Apu or the other characters would remain on the series.
Hank Azaria will no longer voice Apu on The Simpsons
January 18, 2020 2:31 pm
The Simpsons came under intense scrutiny in recent years after Hari Kondabolu's 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu highlighted the stereotypical depiction of Indian immigrants in Hollywood.
Fox gives complete freedom to The Simpsons creators for Apu
August 03, 2018 2:40 pm
The character of Apu from The Simpsons has been criticised for its stereotypical portrayal. Fox executives have now left it up to the showrunners to find the best way to deal with the character.
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