BREAKING: Kevin Clash, the longtime Elmo puppeteer, has resigned from “Sesame Street.”
“Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding Kevin’s personal life has become a distraction that none of us want, and he has concluded that he can no longer be effective in his job and has resigned from Sesame Street.” This is such a bummer on multiple fronts.
Voice of Elmo vindicated: A day after allegations arose that Kevin Clash, the puppeteer known for playing Elmo on “Sesame Street,” had a relationship with an underage male, Clash was vindicated after the accuser’s lawyer recanted the earlier claims — saying it was a relationship between two consenting adults. More details in the Newsbreaker clip above.