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Ex-The Simpsons star Hank Azaria apologises for voicing Indian character Apu

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13.04.2021 - 20:35

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The Simpsons star Hank Azaria who voice Indian character Apu has issued a public apology for his portrayal of the iconic cartoon.Hank - a white male - has voiced the corner store owner since 1990.Last year, he confirmed he would be stepping down from the role.He later went into detail on actor Dax Shepherd's Armchair Expert podcast for the reasons of his departure.Hank told the Without A Paddle star: "Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologise."While initially met with little controversy in the 90s, in recent years The Simpsons have come under fire for Apu – with critics arguing he reinforces racial stereotypes.In 2017 Indian-American comic Hari Kondabolu created a.

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over his publicly announced regret for voicing “The Simpsons” character Apu — penning his own tongue-in-cheek “apology.”“Not wishing to be left behind by Hank Azaria, I would like to apologise on behalf on Monty Python for all the many sketches we did making fun of white English people,” Cleese tweeted earlier this week. “We’re sorry for any distress we may have caused.”The 81-year-old comedy king’s post came the same day Azaria apologized for his stereotypical portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon — the fictitious Indian American owner of Springfield’s Kwik-E-Mart.“Part of me feels like I need to go to every single Indian person in this country and personally apologize,” Azaria said in a new interview.