Sesame Street lets go of its 'top gun' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

"Weary of his increasingly erratic behavior, Sesame Street producers will not extend the contract of the program's most popular muppet.

Gary Knell, CEO of Sesame Workshop, the parent company of the popular PBS program, told The Wall Street Journal yesterday that he is severing ties with Elmo.

'As much as we like him personally, we thought it was wrong to renew his deal,' Knell said. 'His recent conduct has not been acceptable to Sesame Street.'

Knell would not elaborate. But those close to the show indicated PBS had grown increasingly irritated over Elmo's public embrace of Scientology." (more) Sesame Street lets go of its 'top gun' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review