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Marc Jobst believes the role had become too "draining" and "demanding" for the Hollywood star.

Fans of The Simpsons have been left baffled by the revelation that the creator Matt Groening named the characters after his real-life relatives. Groening is an American cartoonist who famously created the iconic TV series in 1989, which follows the antics of the Simpson family – husband and wife, Homer and Marge, and their three children, Bart, Lisa and Maggie – and other residents of Springfield. The long-running show is much-loved by a loyal fanbase, but it appears some have only just realised Groening’s inspiration for the famous yellow characters came from very close to home. On X/Twitter, one fan seemed to stumble upon the revelation when having a browse on Groening’s Wikipedia page. The page revealed that Groening’s younger sisters are named Lisa and Maggie, his mother is named Margaret (aka Marge) and his father’s name is Homer. Groening also has an older sister named Patty – the same name as one of Marge’s twin sisters in the show. They wrote: “Can't believe I never knew the names of Matt Groening's family members.” One fan commented on the fact Groening appears to have another older brother named Mark, writing: “Looking this over again, Mark got kind of screwed on the deal.” Another asked: “Matt Groening's self-insert was Bart???” Season 35 of The Simpsons is expected to air on 1 October 2023. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Thailand's parliament on Tuesday voted for real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin to be the country's next prime minister, ending a political deadlock more than three months after elections delivered a landslide to progressive parties over pro-military groups.

Senegalese authorities on Monday brought home 37 migrants who were rescued off the coast of Cape Verde last week after their boat was stranded without fuel in the Atlantic Ocean for weeks.

Nvidia shares rose on Tuesday before the bell in a buildup in expectations over the quarterly results of

Egyptian football supremo Mamdouh Eid tells 90min that Mohamed Salah should have been made Liverpool captain and deserves more from Jurgen Klopp.

A woman is raking in the cash as a so-called “surrogate wife” for married men online, saying she can perform tasks “like no other woman”. Babi Palomas is an OnlyFans model who has gone viral in the past after revealing her former school teacher allegedly signed up to see her saucy snaps. Originally from a small town near São Paulo, Brazil, the 24-year-old influencer has become a social media star with 110,000 followers on Instagram (@babipalomas). And she has plenty of male admirers, claiming she has begun offering a new service: acting as a “surrogate wife” – for the handsome price of $30,000 (£23,605). "I do tasks that average wives often prefer to avoid, like watching a football match on television without complaining,” Babi told Jam Prime. “With one client, I made dinner while accompanied on a call and we watched movies together. We then watched a football match, among other little things. They [these men] open up to me and tell me about their lives. She continued: “In these conversations, I realised that many of the men who are married and have families feel lonely. “In fact, they miss having someone with whom they can share these 'masculine' activities with them, or even miss being pleased.” The model says men also like her independence, like the fact she “can even change my own car tire”. The model, who is single, says she loves playing her impromptu role but hopes to have a real-life partner and family of her own one day. She said: "Actually, I dream of getting married one day, you know? I want to have my family. But while I don't have one, I train with my fans. “I don't go to my fan’s house, my work is only online. I make 12-hour or 24-hour packages and talk to my client until I arrive at a good price for both of us.” Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Microsoft has made a major concession to UK authorities in a bid to remove the last remaining regulatory obstacle to its huge takeover of Activision Blizzard.

Even after a record slump that wiped out €21 billion ($23 billion) in value, some investors think Adyen

Ubisoft Entertainment SA shares rose the most since February after Microsoft Corp. offered the French video game publisher

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After a stifling August so far,

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney World’s governing district have launched a battle against the company on a new front — free passes and discounts for employees