Kevin Clash

Kevin Clash isn’t having many sunny days, and has announced he's moved off of Sesame Street. (Apparently the Elmo puppeteer was bringing down the property values.) In light of new underage sex allegations – that may or may not be true – Clash has resigned from the popular children's show. And he's facing a fresh new lawsuit.

Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who plays Elmo on Sesame Street as resigned from Sesame Workshop. Last week, Clash was accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage boy, which he denied. One day later the accuser recanted his allegations and dropped the suit.

Forget about that Patraeus guy, the sex scandal that really matters is over. And you'll be happy to know that Elmo is not a statutory rapist! Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who portrays Elmo on "Sesame Street," is in the clear. The man who claimed he had a sexual relationship with Clash when he was 16 years old has recanted.