Simpsons creator says show was threatened with legal action
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening says Fox News threatened legal action after an episode of the cartoon poked fun at the channel.
The episode, on Fox Entertainment, featured a "Fox News Crawl" at the bottom of the screen, which parodied items featured by the news channel.
The cartoon ticker read: "Pointless news crawls up 37 per cent ... Do Democrats cause cancer? Find out at foxnews.com ... Rupert Murdoch: Terrific dancer ... Dow down 5000 points ... Study: 92 per cent of Democrats are gay ... JFK posthumously joins Republican Party ... Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple ..."
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