Updated May 14, 2015, 9:14 a.m. ET:
Harry Shearer‘s “Simpsons” roles will be recast after the voice actor passed on re-upping, showrunner Al Jean said.
The “Simpsons” producer said in a statement provided to TheWrap that Shearer was “offered the same deal the rest of the cast accepted, and passed.” Jean added that Shearer’s characters will be “recast with the finest voiceover talent available,” in a statement to the New York Times.
“The show will go on and we wish him well,” Jean said, then joking: “Maggie took it hard.”
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