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Disgraced Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash scores four Emmy nominations

Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash may be facing multiple allegations of sexual relationships with minors, but that wasn't enough to stop him from being nominated for four daytime Emmy awards this week.Clash was nominated for outstanding performer in a children's series for his work on the "Sesame Street," and was also included in the "Sesame Street" nod for outstanding preschool children's series.Yet some critics are far from being tickled over the Emmy nod."If the Emmy people think it would be a poor choice for a bishop to name a child abuser as Priest of the Year, then the Clash decision is a ridiculously poor choice," Tim Graham, Director of Media Analysis for the Media Research Center, told FOX411's Pop Tarts column.Clash resigned last November as several men came forward to claim they had underage sexual encounters with the star. Several lawsuits are pending."Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work 'Sesame Street' is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any ...

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    Muppets lift spirits

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    Al-Jazeera documentary claims inmates were forced to listen to theme song on repeat

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  12. Angry birds on Sesame Street want Obama to take down PBS ad

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  4. After the Show Show: Sesame Street

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