Famous cyberspace activist Julian Assange is set to play a new controversial neighbor of the Simpson family in the milestone 500th episode of show due to air on February 19.
The WikiLeaks founder recorded his lines for the episode remotely at an “unknown location” while under house arrest in Britain. “I was just given a number to call,” the Simpsons executive producer Al Jean told Entertainment Weekly magazine.
In the episode, the Simpsons are forced to leave their house and move into a new place, only to find themselves living next to Assange. “[Assange is] sort of their new Flanders,” explained Jean. “He lives next door. The similarities end there.”
Currently under house arrest, Australian-born Assange is facing extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted on charges stemming from allegations of a sexual assault against two former WikiLeaks volunteers. He is due to appear before Britain's Supreme Court on February 1 to appeal his extradition.
Assange’s appearance on The Simpsons however has nothing to do with his legal situation. “We wanted to make sure it was satirical, and he was willing to do that,” explained Jean.
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