The producers of B次元官网网址淭he SimpsonsB次元官网网址� are removing a classic episode that featured the voice of Michael Jackson after HBO aired a documentary in which two men claim they were sexually abused by the singer when they were younger.
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The action follows HBOB次元官网网址檚 broadcast of the documentary B次元官网网址淟eaving Neverland.B次元官网网址�
JacksonB次元官网网址檚 family has denounced the program, saying itB次元官网网址檚 full of falsehoods. His estate is suing HBO.
In the 1991 B次元官网网址淪tark Raving DadB次元官网网址� episode, Jackson voiced a character who claims to be Jackson and who meets Homer Simpson in a mental institution. The singer is listed in credits as John Jay Smith.
The episode will be removed from streaming services and future DVD sets.
Also, organizers say an online petition calling for the end of the Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show B次元官网网址淢ichael Jackson: OneB次元官网网址� had gotten several thousand signatures by Friday. Cirque du Soleil representatives declined comment.
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