Elmo
Muppeteer Kevin Clash resigns from Sesame Street
Courtesy
of Sesame Workshop
November
20,
2012
Kevin
Clash, the beloved puppeteer who made furry red Muppet Elmo famous,
has resigned
from "Sesame Street", Sesame Workshop said today
in the following statement.
Sesame
Workshop’s Statement
Regarding Kevin
Clash
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 wants,
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.
Last
week Kevin
Clash took a leave of absense from Sesame Street amidst allegations
that he had an underage relationship.
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