Slander me Elmo? Man accusing voice of Elmo, Kevin Clash, of sex with minor has recanted

Oh, my. As Twitchy reported yesterday, Kevin Clash took a leave of absence after being accused of having a sexual relationship with a minor. Today, the accuser has apparently recanted.

The accuser has remained anonymous. The recantation came in a statement via a law firm. The statement did not include an apology to Clash.

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 13, 2012

Kevin Clash statement: "I am relieved that this painful allegation has been put to rest. I will not discuss it further."

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 13, 2012

Now: will every media outlet that wrote long stories about Elmo yesterday write equally long stories today?

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) November 13, 2012

Twitchy will monitor this story and update with further developments.

The “Being Elmo” Twitter feed tweeted this yesterday:

In response to the inquiries we have received, we would like to share Sesame Workshop's statement: http://t.co/YNORL3fO

— Being Elmo (@beingelmofilm) November 12, 2012

No reaction yet to the recantation. Twitter users, however, do react.

https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/268475157801205761

https://twitter.com/WaywardReporter/status/268479886287581184

https://twitter.com/theashetray/status/268479876384817153

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Overjoyed that the Kevin Clash story was bunk. Maybe this isn't the darkest timeline after all. #Elmo

— Patrick Guaschino (@Pat_JG) November 13, 2012

https://twitter.com/ajwalsh08/status/268479836358590464

Somewhere in a Sesame Street backlot, Mr. Snuffleupagus is waiting for his turn at Twitter fame. #Elmo #Bigbird

— Maria Aspan (@mariaaspan) November 13, 2012

https://twitter.com/BrettDonnelly/status/268481673040117760

https://twitter.com/sarahw/status/268481576558551040

First Romney tries to take down Big Bird, then a 23-year-old kid tries to take down Elmo. Watch your back, Cookie Monster.

— John Yarbrough (@jyarbrough) November 13, 2012

https://twitter.com/fcforrest/status/268484398024900610

https://twitter.com/mims/status/268479700303769600

So which 4-star general is going to be implicated with Elmo's little friend?

— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) November 13, 2012