Julian Assange On 'The Simpsons': WikiLeaks Chief Making Guest Appearance

In a casting coup for the ages, "The Simpsons" managed to snag a guest appearance from none other than WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange.

Entertainment Weekly reports that Assange will play himself in the show's upcoming 500th episode. It's quite a feat -- not only is Assange a rather reclusive figure, but he is currently under house arrest in England.

Coupled with his recent interview with Rolling Stone and the news that he will host his own talk show on the RT network, Assange's "Simpsons" appearance represents something of a media comeback.

According to EW, Assange recorded his lines in an undisclosed location in England. The episode airs Feb. 19th.

Comments

[professor]

12:31 AM on 02/01/2012

South Park is vle frtby pndrng. The Simpsons is lbrl mddlfthrdism. Wikileaks is radical.

[Tulka2]

05:08 PM on 01/31/2012

Anyone who thinks Julian is a villain, doesn't know the true history of Billy the Kid either.  They are alike in this way, the so-called "free-press" grabs any kind of Robin Hood name, turns the name first into an icon, then a flash-point of opinion, and then spends whatever it takes to make the whole story the name only. 

We love a good story.  It's hard to make people not care about stories, but the money owns the press now and they are masters of obscurification.  Now you see it; now you don't.

[ethiopia1a]

09:38 AM on 01/31/2012

Jullian Assange: Gives private information about corporations and military actions to you for free and he's considered a villain.

Mark Zuckerberg: Gives your personal information to corporations for money and is considered Man of the Year.

[Stilley Periodical]

07:58 AM on 01/31/2012

Thank you Mr. Assange for exposing lies and deceit all over the world. There are thousands, but in case you are too high from drinking the elite's kool-aid on wikileaks, here are a couple things we know because of Assange:

-Forcing US out of Iraq. Without wikileaks, Iraqi politicians would never have been forced to require legal immunity for US troops, and Obama would have happily kept plenty there.

-Arab spring. The scheming between US and middle east dictators against their own people became explicit.

-US illegally keeps cluster bombs in Britain.

-BP knew their water platforms were tinder boxes before the gulf disaster. They knew their nitrogen setting concrete was lethal, and not only that, but Exxon, Chevron, Condoleeza Rice and the Bush admin all knew it too.

[Clevelandinwi]

04:54 AM on 01/31/2012

Now that's perfect!

[Waltereg0]

04:20 AM on 01/31/2012

Is he going to try to make unwanted advances on Marge and get punched by Homer? I'd tune in for that. Probably not though, The Simpsons typically give their celebrity cameos the Jay Leno treatment.

[SamEllison]

03:16 AM on 01/31/2012

Simpson's is Fox right?
All he had to do is pick up the telephone!
Are you there? Uncle Rupert?

Tap this!

[Emma Goldstein]

02:54 AM on 01/31/2012

Episode 501: Bart hacks the Pentagon.

[meetnewbosssameasoldboss]

01:35 AM on 01/31/2012

Hey, it's Mr. Humphries from Are You Being Served........

[notreallyabadguy]

11:20 AM on 01/31/2012

Oh yeahhhh I see it now... 8-)

[With Your Consent]

01:34 AM on 01/31/2012

good. this will make it harder for Obama/Holder

[SitandStay]

01:24 AM on 01/31/2012

A Rock Star with heart, brains and beauty.
Be still my heart.

[Ralphiec88]

12:36 AM on 01/31/2012

I'd rather see him in a 'South Park' episode.

[Dnietz]

01:42 AM on 01/31/2012

I used to love South Park about 15 years ago, then I found out that they are a couple of Neo-Conservatives. So, I can't stand them anymore, even when they are funny.

[frank1946]

12:32 AM on 01/31/2012

Just the Truth and Nothing But the Truth...........................Keep your Wits, Julian !

Freedom of the Press is a bit of a challenge these days.

[deeegeee]

12:46 AM on 01/31/2012

Watch out "the simpsons"big brother IS watching !

[Thinkster]

12:10 AM on 01/31/2012

I didn't do it!!!!

[dmm1047]

12:02 AM on 01/31/2012

Why isn't this guy in jail?

[cookerman45]

12:24 AM on 01/31/2012

white.

[Thinkster]

12:25 AM on 01/31/2012

He didn't really do anything wrong - if we didn't want him to have the info - we should have protected it better - he simply capitalized on what was available - the American way.

Conservatives do it all the time - but let a liberal do it, and suddenly its treason - and he's not American. He has no reason not to. Hmmmmmmm.

[Waltereg0]

04:18 AM on 01/31/2012

He forced himself on a couple women, I'd say that's pretty wrong.