In world news :o An episode of The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson’s voice has been pulled by its producers after a powerful documentary accused the star of sexually abusing two men when they were children.The singer featured in the Stark Raving Dad Simpsons episode which aired in 1991, but his involvement was only confirmed years later. Jackson voiced Leon Kompowsky, who meets Homer in a psychiatric hospital, where he claims to be the pop star and does the moonwalk.Producers of The Simpsons have decided to remove the episode from streaming services and TV channels which broadcast the show, with executive producer James L Brooks saying it was “the only choice to make”.Fellow executive producers Matt Groening and Al Jean agreed with the decision, Brooks said, telling the Wall Street Journal: “The guys I work with – where we spend our lives arguing over jokes – were of one mind on this.“This was a treasured episode. There are a lot of great memories we have wrapped up in that one, and this certainly doesn’t allow them to remain.”He added: “I’m against book-burning of any kind. But this is our book, and we’re allowed to take out a chapter.” :/

Hope they don't remove him from the game. That was a really good episode as well.

I will be sad if thEAy do :'( Was one of my favourite episodes!Also hope to keep the thriller moonwalk NPC zombie <3

I am dismayed to hear this @0Brooders0

Absolutely disgraceful they’ve done this. ZERO PROOF.

The Leon in our towns is still an unvoiced fictional character with no overt ties to the man in the news. Just a fat guy who plays the keytar. Seems to me removing him would be more hassle than it’s worth for their complaints department.

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kylemellev801
6 years ago
I'm thankful for the fact that I still have my DVD's for season 3, they can't take those away from me...but if they remove the episode from syndication/forthcoming home media/etc.? Devastating.

I have always hoped for a complete bluray (or 4k) set in the future and it sounds like it'll be missing a classic episode.

I'm afraid I just don't understand the sudden urge to censor and wipe out MJ's existence. The allegations have been public knowledge for decades, he spent much of his final years dodging the media circus and fighting to prove his innocence. It's not a secret, it never was...suddenly everyone is shocked and outraged?

I suppose it's "karma" given the sudden change in opinion following his death. I recall he was ridiculed and despised by some for years leading up to his death... only for those same people to call him a hero and beloved icon after his death. It struck me as massively hypocritical to condemn him while he lived and sing his praises after he died. My opinion was that he was likely guilty, and my judgement didn't change after his death. That being said; erasing him from history is just a witch hunt at this stage and censorship.
Deadshot_DCU
6 years ago
Doubt it we will. The Leon in our game has no ties to MJ. He is not voiced & his storyline had nothing to do with MJ.
Tomhanks4554
6 years ago
It’s sad that the episode is being removed but I understand why Groening and Brooks decided to do what they did and remove it from the air.
0Brooders0
6 years ago
"brown_supahero;c-2055036" wrote:
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lone_viper_wolf
6 years ago
So this episode is in season 3? I still got the sealed paper DVD box set.
jukan00
New Spectator
6 years ago
^^^^^^ shoot, I still be singing, "Lisa it's your birthday" like once every couple of weeks out of nowhere.
lucienleon519
Rising Rookie
6 years ago
"djmikeh;c-2054980" wrote:
Absolutely disgraceful they’ve done this. ZERO PROOF.

It's not about proof but about perception. Which is a bit odd they do this now seeing as how pretty much everybody had made their mind up about Jackson a long time ago.
0Brooders0
6 years ago
MJ is still my hero :#
Thriller is in my mind the best ever zombie to disco movie ever made
jmlgg
6 years ago
Well, Leon stays whole night in Barts room in the episode. They even recently joked about it, saying those were simpler times.. prolly main reason for it
4junk3000
New Spectator
6 years ago
Wow. I'm surprised to see this range of reaction. Proof? Isn't someone saying it occurred, proof? Why else would they say it? Why would anyone choose to become the public enemy like this? MJ is certainly loved, so to take on all that animosity, for what? Fame? Come on people.

It's far easier to believe that a super celebrity with God like status and a very sketchy childhood himself, could do things that he thought was a secret between him and his friends, but turned out to be taboo because hey Mike you're not a kid anymore.

If Cory F can say "hey I'm not here to judge, but I'm not here to defend either, because i think victims deserve to be believed" than so can anyone else. Cory and MJ were tight. We don't know this man like he did, and he's admitting he may not have known him either. We just choose to idolize great talent. Snap out of it. Stellar artists have had bad judgement long before any of us were born.

That said, I'll still appreciate MJs music. I won't dislike a song i dig, because i never gave him much faith anyway. But many did, and they're mourning now. I feel bad for them. We all wish our heroes were clean. But I'd rather out predators, than ignore victims.