Hank Azaria: The Problem with Apu “gave us a lot of things to think about and we really are thinking about it”

TMZ

TMZ asked The Simpsons star about Hari Kondabolu’s recent documentary. Azaria responded that “I think it’s an important conversation worth having. We’re still thinking about it. It’s a lot to digest.” He also said: “Definitely anybody that was hurt or offended by it, or by any character or vocal performance, it’s really upsetting that it was offensive or hurtful to anybody.” After TMZ posted its video, Kondabolu tweeted: “Apu doesn’t ‘offend’ me, he ‘insults’ me...and my community. I’m an adult with bigger things to deal with. My film was meant to tell you to go f*ck yourself & discuss why I want you to go fuck yourself & how we can prevent future incidents of people wishing others ‘self-f*ckery.’”