Elmo lives!
Even though puppeteer Kevin Clash abruptly resigned from “Sesame Street” in the wake of an underage gay sex scandal, children and parents aren’t likely to see changes on the show for nearly a couple of years.
Clash has already taped episodes through 2014, according to show executives.
Meanwhile, Clash’s latest accuser, Cecil Singleton, 24, said the puppeteer tried to keep him from learning about his real job.
“It was essential to him that I not find out who he actually was,” Singleton, who is suing Clash for $5 million, told TMZ.
And Jeff Herman, Singleton’s lawyer, told the Mail that two other young men have approached him with stories similar to his client’s. He said he’s “vetting’’ them.
Even though his alter ego had to go into hiding, the popular furry red monster will still be in today’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
A Macy’s spokesman said Elmo will join his Muppet friends on the “Sesame Street” float today as he has in past years with an alternate puppeteer bringing him to life.