The Simpsons producers pull Michael Jackson episode

Child abuse allegations in Leaving Neverland prompt cartoon’s makers to act

The Simpsons Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson voiced the character of Leon Kompowsky in the first episode of the third season
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An episode of The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson’s voice has been pulled by the show’s producers following the broadcast of an HBO documentary into sexual abuse allegations against the singer.

The long-running cartoon featured Jackson in 1991, during its third series, in an episode titled Stark Raving Dad. The singer voiced a character in a psychiatric ward who believed he was the pop star.

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