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Bosses pull episode voiced by singer following abuse claims

- BY MARK JEFFERIES Showbiz Editor mark.jefferies@mirror.co.uk @mirrorjeff­ers

AN episode of The Simpsons featuring the voice of Michael Jackson is being pulled from streaming services and TV.

Producers acted amid sexual abuse claims against the late star in documentar­y Leaving Neverland on Channel 4 this week.

Executive producers James L Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean all agreed to axe the 1991 episode Stark Raving Dad, in which Jacko voiced mental patient Leon Kompowsky.

Some radio stations have also banned Jacko’s music, but he has Irina has a perfect beach body climbed the Apple Music charts amid the publicity. His family have denied the Leaving Neverland claims.

Jackson, who died in 2009, was cleared in RUSSIAN supermodel Irina Shayk shows off her toned body as she prepares to stretch out in the sun.

The 33-year-old may not have been happy with filmstar boyfriend Bradley Cooper’s flirty behaviour with Lady Gaga at the Oscars.

But Irina, who shares daughter Lea with Bradley, 44, relaxes on holiday at Miami Beach and doesn’t look like she’s throwing in the towel just yet. 2005 of charges of molesting a boy of 13 at his Neverland ranch in California. In 1994, he settled a lawsuit over another 13-year-old. ■ Sister LaToya, 62, accused Jacko of preying on boys in a 1993 MTV interview that has surfaced this week. She later retracted the claims

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