Katy Perry's 'Sesame Street' Appearance Cut Because of Her Cleavage
Katy Perry won't be guesting on 'Sesame Street' after all. The singer's duet with Elmo, which was shown online, caused so much controversy about her cleavage that producers decided to pull the segment from the TV broadcast.According to TMZ, some viewers objected that Perry was showing too much cleavage. Even though the song, 'Hot N Cold,' was cleaned up for an audience of children, and Perry's assets were contained by flesh-colored mesh, the segment was deemed too risqué and will live on in YouTube-only infamy.
Ahead of the premiere of its 41st (!) season, 'Sesame Street' is trying to be relevant to current popular culture. This season the puppets will even tackle a spoof of HBO's gore-fest, 'True Blood.
The Live Feed snagged a sneak peek of the parody, which sends up the diner scene that opened 'True Blood' in its series premiere. The 'Sesame Street' version follows a grouch who slumps into a diner desperate for some 'True Mud' but who gets offered all manner of rhyming alternatives, such as 'True Spud.'
The upcoming season will also feature a guest appearance by Irish bad boy (and father of two) Colin Farrell, who has described it as "one of the highlights" of his career. He'll play a detective helping Elmo and Murray the Monster teach viewers about the word of the day, "investigate." An excited Farrell said, "We did a scene with a couple of talking carrots and s***. ... It was genius!" Hopefully, Farrell's cameo won't get cut, too.
The 41st season of 'Sesame Street' premieres Sept. 27, on PBS.
Watch Katy Perry and Elmo's duet:
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