Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA judge has dismissed an age discrimination claim brought by former “Simpsons” composer Alf Clausen, who was fired from the show in 2017.Judge Michael L.
Stern granted a motion to strike the claim in a ruling on Friday, finding that Twentieth Century Fox had a free speech right to choose the composer for the show.The producers have said in court filings that they decided to terminate Clausen after they became dissatisfied with his work on a hip-hop themed episode.