Morrissey’s Manager Puts ‘The Simpsons’ On Blast For Spoofing British Singer: “It Only Serves To Insult The Artist”
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deadline.comThe Simpsons recently struck a chord with former Smiths frontman Morrissey, whose manager Peter Katsis chewed out the long-running Fox animation show for “trying to capitalize on cheap controversy and expounding on vicious rumors.”Late Sunday evening Katsis shared a lengthy post on the singer’s official Facebook page responding to the show’s “Panic on the Streets of Springfield” episode.
The episode, which aired on Sunday saw Lisa Simpson create an imaginary friend named Quilloughby who leads the band The Snuffs.
Voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, Quilloughby is a “depressed British singer from the 1980s” who may resemble the former frontman of The Smiths.
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