‘The Simpsons’ pulls classic episode with Michael Jackson voicing character after ‘Leaving Neverland’ abuse claims
- Simpsons executive producer James L. Brooks: ‘It feels clearly the only choice to make’
An episode of The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson’s voice will no longer be shown following a bombshell HBO documentary that put child sex assault accusations against the late pop star back in the spotlight.
The 1991 episode, called “Stark Raving Dad”, will be pulled from circulation, a Fox Broadcasting spokesman confirmed.
The instalment, which was the Season 3 premiere, features flawed patriarch Homer Simpson in a mental institution. His cellmate is a man who thinks he’s Jackson, and the real life musician voices the character.
Homer was locked up after a laundry mishap turned all his white shirts pink and he wore one to work, and when his job sent him home with a psychiatric quiz as a result, his son Bart filled it out and a psychotherapist determines he’s crazy.
While in their cell, the wannabe Jackson tells Homer, “You seem like a nice guy, why’d they put you in here?”