Following the controversy surrounding the character Apu in The Simpsons, it appears Fox is reportedly set to drop the character from the long running show.
Speaking to IndieWire, producer Adi Shankar said that he got some "disheartening news" and claimed Apu will not be a part of the show he joined all the way back in 1990 during its first season.
“I got some disheartening news back, that I’ve verified from multiple sources now: They’re going to drop the Apu character altogether,” said Shankar. “They aren’t going to make a big deal out of it, or anything like that, but they’ll drop him altogether just to avoid the controversy.”
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Speaking to IndieWire, producer Adi Shankar said that he got some "disheartening news" and claimed Apu will not be a part of the show he joined all the way back in 1990 during its first season.
“I got some disheartening news back, that I’ve verified from multiple sources now: They’re going to drop the Apu character altogether,” said Shankar. “They aren’t going to make a big deal out of it, or anything like that, but they’ll drop him altogether just to avoid the controversy.”
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