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Cheryl Henson, a Jim Henson Co. board member and daughter of the late Muppets creator, wrote a Facebook post about the firing of former Kermit the Frog puppeteer Steve Whitmire, claiming that his version of the story is “ridiculously self serving” and that he performed Kermit as a “bitter, angry, depressed, victim.&#8221…

The Muppets Studio released an official statement regarding the firing of Steve Whitmire, who voiced Kermit the Frog for 27 years. “The role of Kermit the Frog is an iconic one that is beloved by fans and we take our responsibility to protect the integrity of that character very seriously,” according to the statement…

UPDATED with Muppets Studio statement: Steve Whitmire, the longtime Kermit the Frog puppeteer recently fired by Disney’s Muppets Studio, says he is “devastated” and was denied the opportunity for a face-to-face discussion over the studio’s “drastic action.” In his first-ever blog post, Whitmire writes that the Muppets…