Kevin Clash Resigns from Sesame Street

This hurts to report, but after all the scandal and mess, Kevin Clash quits Sesame Street.

The show released a statement:

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.

This is a sad day for many of us.

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Elmo's Voice Accuser now says he Didn't Lie and Wants to Undo Settlement

Sheldon Stephens, the guy who accused the voice of Elmo, Kevin Clash, of underage sex still says it happened.

After feeling the heat from the public, Sheldon now says that the story was true and he didn't lie about it. Oh, and apparently there was a settlement involved as well.

TMZ reports:

TMZ broke the story ... Clash and Sheldon Stephens entered into a settlement in which Clash agreed to pay Stephens $125,000, but in return the agreement provides the following: 

"Stephens agrees that immediately upon execution of this Agreement, his counsel, Andreozzi & Associates, P.C., shall release the [following] statement ... 'He [Stephens] wants it to be known that his sexual relationship with Mr. Clash was an adult consensual relationship.'" 

We've learned Stephens has met with lawyers in Los Angeles and told them he was pressured into recanting his allegation and insists he's telling the truth when he says he had sex with Clash when he was 16. 

Stephens -- who is now 23 -- is telling lawyers he will gladly forfeit the $125,000 to restore his name. Stephens is saying he was literally crying during the final negotiations and repeatedly said he didn't want to sign. 

Clash's lawyer told us Friday he would have no comment on the settlement story.

So he wants to clear his name? Or get more money. Sorry, but there's something wrong with this story. I can't take Sheldon seriously here. Why would he make this story public if he knew his name would dragged in the mud? And if he was still with Kevin and had no problem getting money from him, doesn't that raise any questions about Sheldon's intentions?

Sheldon, it seems your idea of blackmail is sloppy. I could be wrong about this, but it just looks fishy to me.

This is the Man who Accused Elmo's Kevin Clash of Underage Sex

This is the man that accused Kevin Clash of underage dating. This man is a criminal, sad but true.

Meet Sheldon Stephens: "A struggling 24-year-old model/actor who was once arrested for the knifepoint robbery of $250,000 in jewelry from a music manager for whom he interned," according to The Smoking Gun. 

A resident of Pennsylvania, it is still unclear how Stephens met Clash, but a source tells TSG he's the kind of guy who "attracts these high-powered men." 

According to Stephens' bio on his private Twitter account, he describes himself as an “Entrepreneur, Student, Model, Actor." 

His Facebook page’s “About” section states, “I like to consider myself a rare breed. I'm very spontaneous and random…I'm determined and goal oriented. My destiny is laid on a solid gold brick pathway....... MY FUTURE IS BRIGHT and never will it dim.”
Whether his future remains bright or not, Stephens' past holds some dark secrets. 

"Court records show that Stephens has been arrested several times since 2009. Last year, Stephens was busted for passing a bad check," reports TSG. "He was also collared last May for reckless driving, and subsequently pleaded guilty to a traffic offense."
But Stephens' most serious criminal charges came in September 2009, when he was arrested at the Harrisburg airport after returning home from a trip to L.A.

Mess! Here's some advice, if a young hot thing is trying to get your attention, run away!

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