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Why were Bert and Ernie mentioned in Diddy trial?
Sean "Diddy" Combs' former girlfriend told jurors the pair had nicknames for each other inspired by a classic children's ...
She Called Herself Bert — and Diddy Was Ernie. Here's What Made Her 'Super Nervous'
A woman testifying under the pseudonym "Jane" said Sean "Diddy" Combs became increasingly controlling as their relationship ...
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Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie’s relationship status is not complicated
Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In a statement, Sesame Workshop was prompted to address the famous puppets’ relationship after a former writer for “Sesame Street” said his own ...
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BERT AND ERNIE TELL ALL …. OR SHOULD IT BE ERNIE AND BERT?
They’re like peanut butter and jelly, Abbott and Costello. They’re Bert and Ernie, the inseparable team from “Sesame Street” – and they’ve just gotten their own video. In “Bert ...
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Former Writer Saw Bert And Ernie As 'Loving Couple'; Sesame Workshop Disagrees
New life was breathed into a perennial debate this week, when a former Sesame Street writer revealed that not only did he consider beloved characters Bert and Ernie to be a gay couple, but he used ...
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Bert and Ernie are gay, 'Sesame Street' writer says
A former "Sesame Street" writer has confirmed that Bert and Ernie are gay. Mark Saltzman tells LGBTQ lifestyle website Queerty that he joined the popular children's TV show in 1984 and wrote for ...
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Bert and Ernie: Just friends, not gay, will not marry
See About archive blog posts. The recurring question of whether ‘Sesame Street’ characters Bert and Ernie are gay has raised its head anew. And the answer from ‘Sesame Street’ is ...
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Why Bert and Ernie’s sexuality matters to LGBTQ people
On Sunday, Queerty released an interview with longtime “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman that touched on Bert and Ernie’s relationship. Asked whether he’d thought of the two characters ...