'The Simpsons' To Stop Airing Episode Featuring Voice Of Michael Jackson
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(CBS News) - An episode of "The Simpsons" that features Michael Jackson's voice will no longer air on television, executive producer James L. Brooks said.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Brooks said he came to the decision with creator Matt Groening and writer and animator Al Jean after watching the HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland."
The episode, titled "Stark Raving Dad," first aired during season 3 in 1991. Jackson played Leon Kompowsky, a patient in a mental hospital that Homer Simpson meets. The animated character believed he was a pop star, like Jackson himself. The late singer's role in the show didn't age well after numerous people alleged he sexually abused them as minors.
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