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This would be the time to send the kids to another room, people.
Kevin Clash, who is the man behind Sesame Street fave, Elmo is currently taking a leave of absence from the children’s series to defend himself against a man who says Clash had a sexual relationship with him at the age of 16.
The man made the allegations in June (when he was 23) and spoke to Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street.
“We took the allegation very seriously and took immediate action,” the company said in a statement released Monday. “We met with the accuser twice and had repeated communications with him. We met with Kevin, who denied the accusation.”
Kevin spoke out as well, saying that while he did have a sexual relationship with the man in question, “It was between two consenting adults and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to make it into something it was not.”
Clash was granted the leave of absence by the company while he defends his name, but the little red monster will still be seen on the show, which is currently in it’s 43rd season.
“Elmo will still be a part of the shows being produced,” says an insider.
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