he wrote the music, he wrote the words

[fox1013]

You've probably heard by now that Kevin Clash, the primary puppeteer for Elmo, is taking a leave of absence from Sesame Street because of accusations of a relationship with a minor.

Comments

[e_mily]

Bad form, puppet-man.

Bad form.

I am disappoint.

[shihadchick]

Extremely well said, A. <3333

[shihadchick]

(And also, holy shit do I appreciate the CTW for realising and actuating that, because god knows many people wouldn't have. :/)

[hhertzof]

I was very impressed that the first I heard of this came from the official Sesame Street blog, that it stated the case clearly and without being overly defensive or overly accusing and that it reported both parties statements while making it clear that they don't have all the facts yet. That's how you handle this sort of thing, everyone else.

[juliansinger]

I somehow hadn't heard about this, so a) well said, thank you, and b) shudder.