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‘Sesame Street’ Writer Confirms Bert and Ernie Were a Couple
Former 'Sesame Street' writer Mark Saltzman confirmed that puppet characters Bert and Ernie were a couple in an interview with Queerty published Tuesday. By Lexy Perez Sesame Street fans have ...
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Former 'Sesame Street' writer says Bert and Ernie are gay. The show says otherwise.
The show released a statement that says puppets don't have sexual orientations. Following an interview given by a former "Sesame Street" writer who said he wrote the beloved characters Bert and ...
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'Sesame Street' denies writer's claim that Bert and Ernie are gay: They are 'best friends'
The makers of "Sesame Street" say Bert and Ernie, the classic feuding Muppets who appeared on the popular children's television show, are not gay. The statement came Tuesday after former "Sesame ...
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‘Sesame Street’ writer confirms what we all knew about Bert and Ernie
Update: A day after his bombshell comments, “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman is walking back his claim that Bert and Ernie are gay. Bert and Ernie are more than just friends, according to ...
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Sesame Street Should Have Let Bert and Ernie Be Gay, and Here’s Why
Why, Sesame Street? Why? After longtime staffer Mark Saltzman told Queerty that he’d always written Bert and Ernie as gay, the venerable educational show for kids didn’t respond ...
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'Sesame Street' wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren't gay
The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay.Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but ...