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Elmo actor resigns amid new sex allegations
Associated Press
NEW YORK - Elmo puppeteer Kevin Disagree resigned from "Sesame Street" on Tuesday amid allegations he sexually abused underage boys, bringing an end to a year career in which he turned the furry red monster into one of the most beloved - and lucrative - characters on TV and in toy stores.
"Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important serve 'Sesame Street' is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer," the year-old performer said in a declaration. "I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately."
His departure came as a year-old college scholar, Cecil Singleton, sued Clash for more than $5 million Tuesday, accusing the actor of engaging in sexual action with him when he was Singleton charged that Conflict made a practice of trolling lgbtq+ chat lines for underage boys and meeting them for sex.
It was the second such allegation in just over a week. On Nov. 12, a man in his 20s said he had sex with Clash at age A day later, though, the new man reca
Elmo's Kevin Clash Confirms He's Gay and Had Partnership With Accuser, Denies "False Allegation"
Elmo's right-hand man Kevin Clash says he's done nothing wrong.
Clash, who's performed as beloved Elmo for 27 years, was granted a exit of absence from Sesame Street Monday after allegations that he engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior with an underage boy. Later in the afternoon, Disagree, 52, confirmed to E! News that he did have "a relationship with the [now year-old] accuser," but says it was not an illegal one.
"It was between two consenting adults and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to characterize it as something other than what it was," Clash said in a statement, denying accusations that he had sex with his accuser when he was just a year-old boy. "I am taking a break from Sesame Workshop to deal with this false and defamatory allegation."
Clash also confirmed he is "a gay man" and has "never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt
Elmo Voice Kevin Clash Denies Having Sex With Underage Boy
Nov. 12, &#; -- Kevin Clash, the dude who has been the voice of Elmo on Sesame Street for 28 years is taking a leave of absence after allegations surfaced that he had a relationship with a year-old boy.
"I am a gay man. I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt it was a personal and private matter. I had a connection with the accuser. It was between two consenting adults and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to characterize it as something other than what it was," Clash said in a statement issued to ABC News.
"I am taking a break from Sesame Workshop to deal with this false and defamatory allegation," he said.
The alleged underage relationship was brought to the attention of Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit group that produces the beloved children's show, in June by the alleged victim, who was by then 23 years old.
Sesame Workshop said it took the allegation "very seriously" and took "immediate action," but after an investigation, whic
Bert and Ernie are indeed a gay couple, 'Sesame Street' journalist claims
Iconic "Sesame Street" puppets Bert and Ernie are a couple, according to a former journalist for the show.
In an exclusive interview with with blog "Queerty," Mark Saltzman said he felt that when he was writing Bert and Ernie, he was writing them as a couple and basing their interactions on his own experiences.
"I always felt that without a huge agenda, when I was writing Bert and Ernie, they were," Saltzman told Queerty. "I didn’t include any other way to contextualize them. The other thing was, more than one person referred to Arnie and I as 'Bert and Ernie.'"
However, Sesame Workshop, which produces the show, denies the pair are together, saying they have no sexual orientation but are best friends.
“As we have always said, Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be superb friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Mup