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The Problem With Apu

  1. hostage video
    Hank Azaria Makes Amends to Hari Kondabolu for Playing ApuThe actor definitely filmed this promo for Kondabolu’s special Vacation Baby of his own volition.
    By Hershal Pandya
  2. apologies
    Hank Azaria Wants to ‘Personally Apologize’ to Every Indian Person for Apu“It’s important. I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that.”
    By Halle Kiefer
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    Matt Groening Responds to Simpsons Recasting Characters“All of our actors play dozens of characters each, it was never designed to exclude anyone.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
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    Hank Azaria Says He Will No Longer Voice Apu on The Simpsons“What they’re going to do with the character is their call.”
    By Megh Wright
  5. Fox Addresses Simpsons Apu Controversy: ‘We Trust Them to Handle It’They’re not touching this one.
    By Josef Adalian
  6. Hank Azaria Says Stepping Aside from Voicing Apu ‘Feels Like the Right […]Here’s a clip from last night’s Late Show, where Stephen Colbert chats with Hank Azaria about the controversy surrounding his voicing Apu […]
    By Megh Wright
  7. last night on late night
    Hank Azaria Addresses Apu Controversy, Calls for South Asian Writers on SimpsonsHe also told Stephen Colbert he’s willing to “step aside” from voicing Apu.
    By Tolly Wright
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    The Simpsons Showrunner Responds to Critics of the Show, AgainThis time on Twitter, the place where things only get more civil.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  9. The Simpsons’ Apu Response Is What Happens When You’re on the Air for Too LongWhen you’ve been on TV for nearly 30 years, it’s hard to come across as the rebellious outsider sticking it to the man.
    By Jen Chaney
  10. ‘The Simpsons’ Defends Itself Against Apu Stereotype Accusations Comedian Hari Kondabolu has been voicing his disappointment in the harmful stereotypes he sees within The Simpsons’ character […]
    By Kenneth Arthur
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    The Simpsons Finally Responded to the Problem With Apu Criticism“Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect.”
    By Hunter Harris
  12. Hank Azaria Responds to Hari Kondabolu’s ‘The Problem with Apu’ […]Hank Azaria has responded to Hari Kondabolu’s truTV documentary The Problem with Apu. Speaking to a reporter from TMZ who asked for his […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Why Hari Kondabolu Had to Explain What The Problem With Apu Is to America“I honestly wanted to call it Seriously? I need to explain this?”
    By Mallika Rao
  14. ‘The Problem with Apu’ Expertly Explores the Biggest Flaw of ‘The Simpsons’In 2012, Hari Kondabolu – then a writer for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell – went on a rant that had been long overdue. In a clip that […]
    By John Hugar
  15. Talking ‘The Problem with Apu’ with Hari KondaboluHari Kondabolu first aired his beef with Simpsons character/stereotypical caricature Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on Totally Biased with W. Kamau […]
    By Bethy Squires
  16. Hari Kondabolu Confronts His Nemesis in the Trailer for truTV’s ‘The […]Hari Kondabolu has a new documentary heading to truTV soon, and today the network released the trailer. Titled The Problem with Apu, the […]
    By Megh Wright