Following the Sunday night episode of “The Simpsons,” fans of the English rock band The Smiths were pleased with what appeared to be a parodied version of lead singer Morrissey.

In the episode titled, “Panic on the Streets of Springfield,” the Morrissey-inspired character was named Quilloughby and in the fictional band called The Snuffs. The character appeared to be overweight and had a pessimistic outlook on life.

Shortly after the episode aired, Morrissey’s manager, Peter Katsis, wrote a post on the singer’s Facebook slamming the show’s portrayal of his client as “unapologetically hurtful and racist.”

By Monday, fans of the band flocked to Twitter to mock the statement on Morrissey’s Facebook page and instead insisted the cartoon parody was accurate.

“As a pop star, Morrissey emerged in the wrong era. A narcissist that frames their mundane psychic trauma as a profoundly unique character feature? The only way that could be more Nowadays is if they later turned out to be raci—oh, right,” one post read.

Another social media user admitted that they were a fan of The Smiths but revealed they enjoyed the parodied version of Morrissey on the Fox series.

“I was a big fan of The Smiths back in the day, but even I have had a hard time listening to Morrissey and The Smiths in these later years because of Morrissey’s general surliness and his espoused beliefs. ‘The Simpsons’ nailed him good last night,” the post read.

In the past, Morrissey has found himself in the spotlight over controversial comments, including his support for Britain’s far-right political party.

Morrissey also had legal battles with two publications over articles that suggest he was racist. Both cases resulted in Morrissey receiving public apologies for the content in the articles.

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Morrissey issued a response to claims that former bodyguard Bradley Steyn was asked to harm fan David Tseng. Reuters
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