Friday, December 21, 2012

'Elmo' Accuser Recants Sex Claims | Synopsis

'Elmo' Accuser Recants Sex Claims

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The 23-year-old man who accused Kevin Clash, the man who has been the voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street" for nearly three decades, of having had a sexual relationship with him when he was a minor recanted the allegation today. "He wants it to be known that his sexual relationship with Mr. Clash was an adult consensual relationship," according to a statement issued by the unidentified man's representative, Andreozzi & Associates. "He will have no further comment on the matter." Clash said he was relieved to put the "painful allegation" to rest and "will not discuss it further." No charges have been filed. The alleged underage relationship was brought to the attention of Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization that produces the beloved children's show, by the accuser, however, it was not made public until Monday.

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Kevin Clash

Overall Sentiment: -0.078711

Relevance: 0.898649

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-0.252713Clash said he was relieved to put the "painful allegation" ...
-0.252713Clash said he was relieved to put the "painful allegation" to rest and "will not discuss it further."
-0.138709"I am a gay man. I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it but felt it was a personal and private matter. I had a relationship with the accuser. It was between two consenting adults, and I am deeply saddened that he is trying to characterize it as something other than what it was," Clash said ...
-0.26765"I am taking a break from Sesame Workshop to deal with this false and defamatory allegation," he said. ...
-0.334301Clash spoke to ABC News "Nightline" ...
-0.109898Clash spoke to ABC News "Nightline" last year about his passion for puppets while promoting the documentary "Being Elmo."
-0.318256"I have Peter Pan syndrome, we call it," Clash said. ...
-0.279141"'You sleep with your puppets, you play with dolls,' you know," Clash said ...
-0.133021"'You sleep with your puppets, you play with dolls,' you know," Clash said of being teased as a kid. "Then I did my first local television show and everybody thought 'that's cool,' so that went away."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 9
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -2.086402
  • Mean: -0.23182244444444
  • Standard Deviation: 1
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Elmo

Overall Sentiment: 0.178473

Relevance: 0.275958

Peter Pan

Overall Sentiment: -0.573014

Relevance: 0.124536

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Additional Info:

Company: Sesame Workshop

Overall Sentiment: -0.163881

Relevance: 0.507972

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