NEW YORK – Katy Perry’s cleavage is fine for Russell Brand – not so for Elmo and “Sesame Street.”
The children’s show says it won’t air a taped segment featuring the “California Gurls” singer and Elmo. The pop star – who is known for her risque outfits – wore a gold bustier top as she sang a version of her hit “Hot N Cold.” But some felt it was too revealing for the kid set.
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“Sesame Street” said in a statement Thursday that in light of the “feedback we’ve received” after the bit was aired on YouTube, they won’t include it on the show. While the show said it was still available on YouTube, it had been removed by the official “Sesame Street YouTube” channel. Other versions on YouTube have generated thousands of hits.
A rep for Perry said Thursday that Perry enjoyed her time with “Sesame Street and” Elmo, and said that the clip is still on her website.
Colbert to testify as witness for farm workers
NEW YORK – The United Farm Workers union says Stephen Colbert will visit Capitol Hill today to testify at a U.S. House committee hearing on farm workers who are illegal immigrants.
Colbert’s will appear as an expert witness. He has focused on the UFW’s “Take Our Jobs” campaign on his show “The Colbert Report.” He spent a day last month picking vegetables on a farm in upstate New York.
The UFW launched the “Take Our Jobs” campaign in June to invite U.S. citizens and legal residents to replace illegal immigrants who work on farms.
Portia officially adds Ellen’s last name
LOS ANGELES – Portia de Rossi has officially taken wife Ellen Degeneres’ last name.
A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner granted De Rossi’s request to take the last name of her partner during a closed hearing Thursday. The television star will now legally be known as Portia Lee James DeGeneres.
The couple was married in August 2008.
Neither woman attended the hearing. They married during the five-month window in which gay marriage was legal in California.
Portia DeGeneres is well-known for her roles on several television series, including “Ally McBeal,” “Arrested Development” and “Better Off Ted.”
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