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A 79-Year-Old Doing Hip-Hop? 'The Simpsons' Is Where Free Speech Battles Age Bias Claims
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billboard.comSimpsons composer after 27 years of celebrated work on the animated classic. As his lawsuit heads toward an important hearing next week, Clausen looks to undercut Fox's positioning that this dispute relates to an important First Amendment issue.Clausen is suing Disney and its Fox divisions with the claim that his termination was due to age and disability discrimination.
The musician says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and he objects to how Simpsons producers dumped him in favor of Hans Zimmer's company.In April, in an attempt to defeat the suit, Fox gave a different side of the story.
According to the defendant's court papers, Clausen was fired after producers raised concerns about his work in connection with one particular.
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