‘Once I realised that that was the way this character was thought of, I just didn’t want to participate in it anymore.'
The former Friends actor admitted he overlooked a ‘blind spot’ after basing Apu on Peter Sellers’ character in the 1968 movie The Party, unaware the actor’s depiction was already deemed as racist.He subsequently read more about representation and listened to seminars about racism, which prompted him to resign from the long-running cartoon.The Simpsons writers continued to defend Apu, but were ‘very sympathetic’ towards Hank’s decision.
‘We love Apu. We’re proud of Apu,’ Matt told a young fan during Disney’s D23 Expo in August, as reported by Variety.
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