The Problem With Apu
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Posted Saturday 4/24/21 at 3:13AM EDT
Indian-American actress Mellini Kantayya accepts Hank Azaria's apology, but says The Simpsons' Apu has impacted her career
Kantayya, whose had roles on Nurse Jackie and One Life to Live, says she cried when she listened to the podcast...
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Matt Groening is "proud" of The Simpsons' Apu, has "ambitious" plans to revive him
In reflecting on The Simpsons' 700th episode, USA Today asked Groening if he would've changed the nature of Apu in...
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Posted Saturday 6/27/20 at 3:58AM EDT
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu reacts to The Simpsons no longer using white actors to voice non-white roles
Kondabolu's 2017 TruTV documentary helped raise awareness of how the Apu character's stereotypes hurt Indian-Americans, especially when it was their...
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Hank Azaria says he educated himself before quitting The Simpsons' Apu character
In his first in-depth interview since revealing he quit the Apu role, Azaria tells The New York Times he knew...
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Hank Azaria reportedly says he'll no longer voice The Simpsons' Apu
"All we know there is I won’t be doing the voice anymore, unless there’s someway to transition it or something,"...
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Posted Thursday 10/11/18 at 1:37PM EDT
The Simpsons boss: South Park was siding with us when it said "#CancelTheSimpsons"
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu wondered, "Did @SouthPark just side with me? WHAT IS HAPPENING?" after last night's South...
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The Simpsons creator Matt Groening: Apu debate is "tainted now"
In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Groening said of The Problem with Apu director, "my guess is...
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Posted Saturday 6/23/18 at 3:55AM EDT
The Simpsons writer calls Trump "a shot in the arm for the show," defends calling The Problem with Apu "a nasty little documentary"
"I'll get right to it: I mean, the Trump years have been a shot in the arm for the show,"...
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Posted Tuesday 5/08/18 at 1:23PM EDT
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu thinks it's "too late" for Hank Azaria to step aside from The Simpsons' Apu role
Kondabolu says he doesn't think The Simpsons writers or Matt Groening saw his truTV documentary -- but he thinks Azaria...
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Posted Friday 5/04/18 at 1:53PM EDT
Priyanka Chopra says The Simpsons' Apu "was the bane of my life, growing up"
The Quantico star said she personally experienced the ramifications of the controversial Indian-American character, telling The View: “A lot of...
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Posted Wednesday 5/02/18 at 1:17PM EDT
Longtime The Simpsons writer says Apu is practically already gone from the show
Mike Reiss says he's puzzled by recent The Problem with Apu controversy because the writers were aware three or four...
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Posted Monday 4/30/18 at 8:42PM EDT
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu: "Matt Groening finally responded & sounds like every other troll on the internet who didn’t see the documentary"
The Simpsons creator told USA Today last week when asked about the Apu controversy, "I think it’s a time in...
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Posted Monday 4/30/18 at 2:02PM EDT
Indian-American movie producer Adi Shankar is crowdsourcing a plan to fix The Simpsons' Apu
The Dredd and Lone Survivor producer has launched “Crowdsourcing the cure for The Simpsons," a free competition open to everyone,...
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Posted Friday 4/27/18 at 1:37PM EDT
Matt Groening on The Simpsons' Apu controversy: "I think it’s a time in our culture where people love to pretend they’re offended"
Asked by USA Today if he had any thoughts about The Problem with Apu criticism, The Simpsons creator said: "Not...
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Posted Thursday 4/26/18 at 1:08PM EDT
The Problem with Apu's Hari Kondabolu on The Simpsons: "Honestly, I wasn’t trying to troll, but if I was, I won"
The Indian-American comedian -- speaking the day before Hank Azaria said he was willing to "step down" from voicing Apu...