British comedian Ricky Gervais has reportedly signed on to star alongside America’s favorite pig and frog in the planned sequel to “The Muppets.”
According to THR Gervais will team up with Modern Family’s Ty Burrell to play two of the three main human roles in the new film, no word as yet who will take on the third but according to reports it will not be Jason Segel who starred in the first film. Gervais took to his Twitter account to announce the exciting news saying: “@THR:EXCLUSIVE: @RickyGervais in Talks to Star in ‘Muppets’ Sequel. “Just Bringing home the bacon” “It’s so easy making green” etc :)”
It was rumored that Gervais would appear in the first muppets movie, with Gervais even announcing his cameo appearance on his blog but apparently his scenes were left on the cutting room floor. He also appeared on Sesame Street in 2009 to sing Elmo a lullaby.

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The trouble is far from over for disgraced Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash as he gets hits with yet another lawsuit on Monday. This is the 4th alleged victim to come forward and accuse Clash of engaging in sexual conduct with a minor, The latest accuser claims that he met Clash in Miami when he was just 16 years old. The two started off as just friends but Clash convinced the young man to visit him in New York where the two allegedly had sex on several separate occasions.
The latest victim has so far remained anonymous, being identified only as S.M. but is being represented by the same lawyer, Jeff Herman, that is representing the first two victims to file suit against Clash.S.M. is seeking $75,000 in damages for the trauma inflicted on him during the weekend in New York. A representative for Clash is calling the latest allegations completely without merit.

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It looks like the trials  for Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash have only just begun as a third victim has come forward to accuse him of engaging in sex with a minor. The latest accusations come from a 29 year-old male, who wishes to remain anonymous for the time being and is being referred to as John Doe, who claims that he engaged in “some sexual activity” with Clash back in 2000 when he was only 16.

Like the other two victims, Doe claims that he met Clash initially on a gay chat line, were Clash presented himself as a 30 year-old named Graig. They later met at Clash’s apartment where Doe came to believe that Clash was older than he had said and when the two met again in 2003 and he saw some of Clash’s Elmo memorabilia he suspected who the man really was. John Doe is being represented by Jeff Herman, the same lawyer who is representing victim number 2, Cecil Singleton.

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Kevin Clash may have paid his last visit to ‘Sesame Street,’ but his work as Elmo lives on as his voice was used in the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade on Thursday. According to sources, he will also continue to be a part of the show as he has reportedly already filmed enough material to last for the next two years.

Clash was forced to resign from his long run on the beloved television show, as his sexual abuse scandal continues to grow. The first man to accuse his of sex with an underage male had originally recanted his claim but when a second man came forward he decided to stick to his original allegations.

With the scandal making headlines, many wondered if Elmo would still be a part of the annual parade but Macy’s officials issued a statement explaining: “Current events have no bearing on Sesame’s participation in the parade and we are confident their world-renowned, family-friendly entertainment and educational programming will continue to bring kids and families joy for decades.”

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Cecil Singleton, the 2^nd man to come forward and accuse ‘Elmo’ pupetteer Kevin Clash of sex with a minor, held a press conference yesterday where he revealed that he was “shocked” to discover the Clash worked for Sesame Street.

Singleton told reports that he met Clash on a gay chat line and later spent 2 weeks involved in a sexual relationship with him when he was only 15 years old. Singleton, now 24, said that he only discovered what Clash did for a living many years later when he Googled his name. “I was shocked when I found out what he did for a living,” Singleton told reporters.

Singleton is seeking $5 million in a lawsuit filed this week and his lawyer has reportedly been in touch with two other men who claim that they also engaged in underage sex with Clash.  In light of the new allegations, Clash officially resigned from his job on Sesame Street saying he was “deeply sorry to be leaving.”

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Kevin Clash officially resigned from Sesame Street today after a new lawsuit was filed, the second in 2 weeks, which accuses him of engaging in a sexual relationship with an underage male.

The new lawsuit was filed by Cecil Singleton, and alleges that the two met back in 1993 when he was only 15 and Clash was 32. The Sesame Workshop issued a statement today saying: “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.” Reps for the show have already assured fans that Elmo will like on saying that he “is bigger than any one person.”

Earlier this week, Clash’s original accuser Sheldon Stephens accepted a $125,000 settlement to drop his charges but only a day later began express regret at the decision and now maintains that his original story was the truth.

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The voice and puppeteer behind Seasme Street’s Elmo, Kevin Clash, has effectively resigned from the TV show amid allegations of him have underage sex with a boy, according to an announced from Sesame Workshop. Sesame Workshop released a statement in The New York Times that read:

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.

A 24 year old man accused Kevin Clash of having a sexual relationship with him when he was still a teenager, only to recant his story a day later. Kevin Clash joined the Sesame Street cast in 1984 and later invented the Elmo character. He received national attention for the 2011 documentary “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey.”

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Just when Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash thought he could put his sexual allegations nightmare behind him, his accuser Sheldon Stephens has said that he wants to renege on his recant and give back the settlement money he received.

Stephens now claims that he was pressured into withdrawing his accusation that he engaged in a sexual relationship with Clash when he was a 16 year-old minor and would now like to maintain his original story and return the money.

Last week, Stephens, 23, accepted $125,000 in settlement for issuing a statement that concluded that he and Clash were in an “adult consensual relationship.” Clash has maintained since the beginning that he and Stephens were involved but it was after the wannabe actor/model turned 18 and has taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street and his beloved Elmo character to try and deal with the career damaging scandal.

According to TMZ, Stephens is currently working with his lawyers to try and return the money.

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It looks like puppeteer Kevin Clash can take a deep sigh of relief this week as his accuser has recanted his accusations of an underage sexual relationship.

The Smoking Gun was able to identify the accuser as 24-year old Sheldon Stephens, an aspiring model and actor. The site confirmed his role in the affair “with two sources, a family member and a friend.” The Smoking Gun also uncovered a 2009 arrest for Stephens, who was picked up at a Pennsylvania airport wearing $250,000 worth of jewelry allegedly stolen from a music manager from Los Angeles. Stephens had originally claimed that Clash had carried on a sexual relationship with him when he was only 16 but in a statement released to the New York Times through his lawyer Stephens says he “wants it to be known that his sexual relationship with Clash was an adult consensual relationship.”

Clash, who has taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street since the scandal broke, has been claiming all along that Stephens was 18 when the affair took place.

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Kevin Clash, the puppeteer behind the beloved Elmo character, has taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street after allegations surfaced that he had an inappropriate relationship with a 16 year old male. Clash continues to deny any wrong doing but does admit to carrying on a consensual relationship with his accuser, now 23, when he was of legal age.

“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,” Clash said in a statement issued through a personal representative. He went on to say that: “I had a relationship 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 it was. I am taking a break from Sesame Workshop to deal with this false and defamatory allegation.”

Clash may be leaving but Elmo will continue to appear on Sesame Street according to reps for the program.

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