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The Simpsons silenced by actors’ protest

The voices of Homer, Bart and the rest of The Simpsons gang have been silenced by a pay dispute by actors on the animated US hit television series, the entertainment press reported.

Production on the 16th season of the show, which has become a global cultural touchstone, has been delayed by the row. Actors who lend their voices to the animated characters stayed home from work. Industry bible Daily Variety reported that the cast has not shown up for rehearsals twice over the past few weeks after negotiations with the Fox television network to renew their lucrative contracts hit a road block. Each cast member wants around 360,000 dollars per episode, or eight million dollars for the 22-episode season. That is up from the 125,000 dollars per episode each they have earned for the past three years, Variety said. —AFP

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