Kevin Clash Says Goodbye to Elmo in Wake of Sex Abuse Allegation

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• Barry | Tue Nov 20 18:10:03 EST 2012Reply

  http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49819368/#49819368
  
  The guy admits it was a lie, unfortunately, Clashes life is ruined.

• Dan | Tue Nov 20 17:54:56 EST 2012Reply

  A) Michael, being gay is as normal a lifestyle a being straight. You seem to display a real venom. And Smith, *maybe* the accusations are false? What was your first clue? When he said that they are?

• Will | Wed Nov 21 10:28:53 EST 2012

  'Abnormal' does not mean 'wrong' any more than 'normal' means 'right' so I do wish people would stop using them that way. All it means is that something is inside or outside the majority. 1-2% of the world's population has red hair, a genetic difference just like homosexuality, so that's 'abnormal.' Do they need to all be fixed, imprisoned, or killed because of it? Their hair colour is about as relevant to anything as a person's sexuality.

• James | Wed Nov 21 00:30:55 EST 2012

  If you think being gay is as normal as being straight, you are a complete idiot.

• Boston | Tue Nov 20 19:18:26 EST 2012

  Don't feed the trolls. Or the ignorant. Whichever he is. Possibly both.

• Andy | Tue Nov 20 19:16:21 EST 2012

  Being gay is "as normal" as being straight? Uh, no. It's not. Being gay approximates 2% of the human population. I'd say the norm is a solid 97 or 98% of humanity.

• Michael Hsu | Tue Nov 20 16:45:39 EST 2012Reply

  It's terrible that for the past 28 years, little (impressionable) kids looked up to elmo thinking that he represented normal behabviour. Who knows what subliminable "alternative lifestyle" mannerisms were depicted by the elmo character due to the puppeteer's personal deviancies?

• Kristin | Tue Nov 20 23:55:28 EST 2012

  Good one.

• Darren Baker | Tue Nov 20 22:33:16 EST 2012

  I don't care if he does turn my kids queer, just as long as he don't teach them no made-up words!!

• Smith | Tue Nov 20 15:00:28 EST 2012Reply

  JC, sadly we don't know why he recanted. He could have been paid off the recant, or maybe the accusations are false but just the possibilities that something like this could have happebed are damaging enough.

• Becca | Tue Nov 20 14:43:03 EST 2012Reply

  Wow the accusations have been recanted but a beloved puppeteer and maker of dreams has decided to now out. If these allegations are false I am disgusted with that 23 year old! Absolute shame on you!!

• Erbear | Tue Nov 20 14:50:12 EST 2012

  ALSO!!!! A second accusor has come forward, this whole thing is just gross! What people do for money or fame. You do not have to have any talent to be famous, look at the Kardasians, their fame was ignited by a sex tape.

• Will | Tue Nov 20 13:10:54 EST 2012Reply

  ... so the bully wins then ...

• Will | Wed Nov 21 07:34:17 EST 2012

  MICA - stuff it - I'm a homosexual and the least depraved person I know - 'depraved' and 'sick' are the childish ignorant terms used by people who fall blindly for the media's representation of us - sadly most people DO fall for THAT - the guy was of age - the guy recanted - nothing should have changed - grow up - the world is bigger than you

• Mica | Wed Nov 21 00:33:21 EST 2012

  Well "bully" "homophobe" "hater" and such are the childish name-calling tactics designed to keep people's minds off of just how depraved and sick homosexuality is. Thankfully, most people don't fall for it.

• Erbear | Tue Nov 20 14:44:28 EST 2012

  who REALLY knows what happened....maybe he paid off the accusor, maybe the fired Clash, etc... Who really knows the truth, this could be something they are covering up.
  
  Or on another hand, this is PBS....they survive mostly by donations (of sorts) there could have been threats of "pledge" withdrawls if he was not removed.

• JC | Tue Nov 20 14:08:55 EST 2012

  BOB - Of course, if you read things carefully above, you would see that the man who accused him has recanted...

• Bob | Tue Nov 20 13:30:46 EST 2012

  It is far too early to say these people are 'bullying' Kevin Clash. He could be entirely innocent of the charges or he could be a monster.