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Radio 4,1 min

Writer's son inspires Simpsons' gay storyline

The World Tonight

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After many years of hinting, The Simpsons' character, Waylon Smithers Jr, has come out of the closet. In an episode, to be broadcast in the UK on Sky 1, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½r helps him to find a date. The show's writer and co-executive producer, Rob LaZebnik, tells Caroline Wyatt he wrote the storyline as a sign of love for his gay son. (Photo: Simpsons. Credit: Sky 1 HD/Fox/PA Wire)

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