American actor Hank Azaria, who has voiced the Simpson character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon since the start of the series, has announced that he will no longer be the voice of the Indian grocery store manager after accusations of racism.
Since the appearance of Apu in 1990, Hank Azaria, a white actor, interpreted the character of Apu by taking a caricatural Indian accent.
Controversy and reactions
That didn't stop the Simpon's planetary success for years, but in November 2017 Indian-born actor and comedian Hari Kondabolu produced a documentary, The Problem with Apu , in which he denounced the stereotypes associated with the character, first of all his very marked accent.
The creator of the Simpsons, Matt Groening, had refused to appear in the documentary to answer questions on the subject.
"What they will do with the character is their choice," Hank Azaria told the SlashFilm news site on Friday. " They have not decided yet. All we agreed on was that I won't be speaking. "
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