The Simpsons show runner Al Jean has dismissed reports that the show's core couple, Homer and Marge, will break up in the new season.
Jean caused confusion in a recent interview when he appeared to suggest that the couple's long-term relationship would come to an end in the show's Season 27 premiere. "Homer and Marge legally separate, and Homer falls in love with his pharmacist, who's voiced by Lena Dunham," Jean said when describing the episode in an interview with Variety.
However, Jean has since taken to Twitter to suggest his comments have been misinterpreted online.
.@thesimpsons #EverySimpsonsEver I DIDN'T SAY Homer and Marge are breaking up I said they are BIGGER THAN JESUS.
— Al Jean (@AlJean) June 10, 2015
Meanwhile, Homer and Marge's son, Bart Simpson, has also shared his thoughts on the rumoured separation of his parents.
RT and stop the rumors! #TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/RsixP5R4JJ
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) June 10, 2015
The Simpsons has recently been renewed for another two seasons. Fox announced in May that it has ordered Seasons 27 and 28 of the long-running animated sitcom, which will take The Simpsons to a massive 625 episodes since it began in 1989. The show is already the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated programme and the longest-running American scripted primetime series of all time.
Season 26 of The Simpsons drew to a close on Fox on May 17. Season 27 will then begin on Fox this autumn, with the already controversial episode guest starring Lena Dunham, who will be accompanied by her Girls castmates.