‘The Simpsons’ will stop using white voices for characters of colour

Animated TV comedy “The Simpsons” is ending the use of white actors to voice characters of color, producers said on Friday. “Moving forward, ‘The Simpsons’ will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters,” they said in a brief statement. The statement did not elaborate, but the move follows years of public pressure about the Fox television show’s Indian convenience store character Apu, who is voiced by Hank Azaria. Other white actors, including Mike Henry of animated series ”Family Guy” and Kristen Bell of “Central Park,” have also said they will no longer voice characters of color.