Apu Nahasapeemapetilon might’ve lost his longtime voice actor, but the team behind “The Simpsons” has plans to bring the character back in the future.Series creator Matt Groening told USA Today in an interview published Monday, in celebration of the show’s 700th episode, that his team has “something kind of ambitious” in the works for the character following Hank Azaria stepping down as the voice of Apu.“The Simpsons” and Apu, an Indian immigrant character in the show who runs a Kwik-e-Mart business, had courted controversy for several years due to Apu’s characterization, which has been criticized as a racial stereotype.
Much of the controversy stemmed from comedian Hari Kondabolu’s 2017 “The Problem With Apu” documentary, which outlined the various negative stereotypes and treatment of Apu.
The issue eventually led to Azaria, who is white, no longer voicing the character.Groening did not offer specific details about
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