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Fox nearly sued itself over 'Simpsons' parody
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Subject : From AFP - Something amusing for Random Articles 101
Date : Thu, 30 Oct 2003 03:13:33 +0000

NEW YORK (AFP) - Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel threatened to sue the
makers of "The Simpsons" over a parody of the channel's right-wing political
stance, the creator of the hit US television show has claimed. ...
According to Groening, Fox took exception too a Simpsons' version of the Fox
News rolling news ticker which parodied the channel's anti-Democrat stance,
with headlines like "Do Democrats Cause Cancer?" ...
Other satirical Fox news bulletins featured in the show included: "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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