While voice actor Hank Azaria stepped away from the character in 2020, he opened up about what convinced him to retire Apu on ...

The Simpsons faced some major controversy a few years ago over the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and the representation of South Asian people in media, and the former voice actor behind the ...

The Simpsons character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon has been silent for nearly a decade after being criticised for perpetuating harmful stereotypes. The Indian convenience store worker is considered ...

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has explained why he stepped away from voicing Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the show. The long-running animated series came under fire after the release of 2017 ...

Simpsons writer, producer and erstwhile showrunner Mike Reiss confirmed in 2018 that the sitcom had decided to retire Apu. In a new discussion on the topic, Azaria has told the Pablo Torre Finds ...

Hank Azaria discussed his decision to retire from voicing Apu on FOX's The Simpsons and how the character was used by others ...

The Simpsons’ voice actor then further explained that hate crimes taking place that would routinely use Apu’s name was a deciding factor for him, “The main thing was when hate crimes were ...

Fans of The Simpsons have essentially been forced to say goodbye to beloved character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in the last eight years, with the Kwik-E-Mart owner reduced to a non-speaking role.

A 17-year-old ... he’s never even seen The Simpsons but knows what Apu means. It’s practically a slur at this point. All he knows is that is how his people are thought of and represented to ...

The character has been accused of racism.

People will say comments still to this day, ‘Why can you do [Italian Simpsons character] Luigi and that’s not offensive? Why can you talk like [stereotypical hick character] Cletus and that’s not a ...