THE SIMPSONS SNUB DAVID BECKHAM

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David Beckham was denied the chance to get animated for The Simpsons - after TV producers deemed the soccer star wasn't famous enough for audiences.

The sports ace, who plays for Los Angeles Galaxy, was in talks to appear as a yellow character on the long-running cartoon but executive producer Al Jean eventually snubbed him after deciding the cameo wouldn't work.

Jean explains, "I had to phone David Beckham to tell him sorry. I didn't think he was a big enough star for an American audience. I get a lot of grief about that. Some people got angry about it and told me, 'I bet you would have put (former professional socc er star) George Best on!' But I would have turned him down too."