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Fox / Courtesy Everett Collection
In a recent episode titled “McMansion & Wife,” which aired on Oct. 22,Homer Simpson(Dan Castellaneta) met with his new neighbor Thayer (Hank Azaria), who noted that Homer had “quite a grip” as they shook hands.
“See, Marge, strangling the boy has paid off,” Homer quipped to his wife. “Just kidding. I don’t do that anymore.”
Homer then added with a smile, “Times have changed!”
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Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection
Azaria, 59, laterstepped downfrom the role in January 2020, noting that it was"the right thing" to do. The part has yet to be recast, with Apu only making background appearances in the years that followed.
“I really didn’t know any better,” Azaria said on theArmchair Expertpodcast in April 2021, accordingThe Guardian. “I didn’t think about it. I was unaware how much relative advantage I had received in this country as a white kid from Queens. Just because there were good intentions it doesn’t mean there weren’t real negative consequences to the thing that I am accountable for.”
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source: people.com
