lost your career because of some ignorant jackal and your bad decisions.
very sad…
Kevin Clash, the longtime voice and puppeteer behind Sesame Street’s Elmo character, has resigned in the aftermath of allegations — which Sesame Workshop had previously said were unfounded — that he had an underage sexual relationship. In a statement released Tuesday, Sesame Workshop said:
Sesame Workshop’s mission is to harness the educational power of media to help all children the world over reach their highest potential. Kevin Clash has helped us achieve that mission for 28 years, and none of us, especially Kevin, want anything to divert our attention from our focus on serving as a leading educational organization. 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 a sad day for Sesame Street.
Mr. Clash has played Elmo on “Sesame Street” for decades. He was profiled in a documentary last year, “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey.”
The sexual accusations were made public last Monday, then later recanted by a 24-year-old man who has remained anonymous. The episode led to Mr. Clash coming out as a gay man, something he had not previously discussed in public. “I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt it was a personal and private matter,” he said in the statement last week.
Production of “Sesame Street” was unaffected by Mr. Clash’s leave of absence and presumably will not be affected by his resignation, either. Mr. Clash had been helping to identify other puppeteers who could play Elmo for some time, and they filled in for him while he was away from work, a Sesame Workshop executive said last week.
well thank god elmo is still employed.
oh, here is some video of said jackal in better times:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvpL2ZhdICA]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpj9Vc1nE_0]
he seems normal.
too bad looks can be deceiving.
who is this corny asshole interviewing him?
“what’s your favorite color”?
“what’s your favorite song?”
say what????
I DON’T WANT TO KNOW THAT SHIT.
why is he getting an interview like this dumb ass is the new “break out star” for people magazine?
well stephens got what he wanted……….30 years and all the drama for what? some crazy ass mental case who happens to be cute………-__-
Very sad at what has happened, but everyone regardless of profession need to be wise and watchful of things such as this event that has taken place. No one knows who is out to get you!!!
Dudes like him make it hard for all guys to trust other especially in you have some sort of fame. Now every dude is going be petrified of look at a guy. I swear it pisses me off when people mess up the money..
That interview…was he tryna holla at old boy? -__-
Clash was asked to leave…trust. Children’s Workshop is not playing with their cash cow
he is still oh-so-pretty
It’s very sad.That man was Elmo for 28 years, his career is over and all because of a man.
Indeed a SAD day on Sesame Street….I have no words man…..