Family Guy caught yet another lawsuit, thanks to an episode even the FOX Network deemed to offensive to air originally. An episode in which Peter Griffin sings a song entitled I Need a Jew to the tune of the Pinnochio classic, When You Wish Upon a Star, never aired on the FOX Network but did air on the Cartoon Network's [adult swim] programming block. The Bourne Co., which owns the rights to the song, claimed the Family Guy version was Anti-Semitic and damaged the tune's standing as a childhood classic.
As we reported earlier, Family Guy was recently hit with a similar lawsuit by none other than legendary actress, Carol Burnett. While that lawsuit was dismissed, the judge did mention that "...it takes far more creative talent to create a character such as the Charwoman than to use such characters in crude parody."
FOX has not responded to the lawsuit.
As we reported earlier, Family Guy was recently hit with a similar lawsuit by none other than legendary actress, Carol Burnett. While that lawsuit was dismissed, the judge did mention that "...it takes far more creative talent to create a character such as the Charwoman than to use such characters in crude parody."
FOX has not responded to the lawsuit.
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