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(20 Nov 2012) SHOTLIST
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New York, 20 Nov. 2012
1. Medium of Cecil Singleton, left, and attorney Jeff Sherman entering hotel ballroom, walk to front and sit at table
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Cecil Singleton/Student: "I remember confessing to him while we were eating that I wasn't 18, but that I would be turning 16 in the near future. Almost immediately after he told me he wasn't 36 either. While I don't recall the exact age he mentioned, I do remember feeling really uncomfortable about the idea that he was two years older than my mother."
3. Medium of Singleton and Sherman seated at table
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Cecil Singleton/Student: "Each time we engaged in sexual contact it was him asking me if I would come up to his apartment so that he could give me a proper kiss goodnight. And it went from these really intense and erotic makeout sessions."
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5. Medium of Kevin Clash rehearsing Elmo lines on set
6. Wide of 'Sesame Street' set, Clash emerges with Elmo puppet
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Cecil Singleton/Student: "My reason for not coming forward is that I had put Kevin on a pedestal. Of any man or any of the older men that I'd ever been with, he seemed to be a gentleman. If I had been 18 when I met him, I would have considered his actions as the perfect gentleman. I would have found no fault in it. If I had known that this was a recurring thing or that I wasn't special and this wasn't a unique circumstance, I would have said something much sooner."
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Cecil Singleton/Student: "Suffice to say I was shocked when I found out what he did for a living. I remember when I confronted him about it I said, 'I could have sworn you told me that you worked in some type of school system in some type of official capacity. You certainly didn't mention that you were an actor.' And he gave me very roundabout answers, like yes and no. It was apparent that it made him extremely uncomfortable for me to confront him with what he did for a living. It certainly wasn't something he intended for me to know."
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9. Medium of 'Sesame Street' set
10. Medium,low angle of Clash reviewing Elmo lines between takes
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Cecil Singleton/Student: "A part of me feels sorry for him, because before any of this happened I respected him, I liked him. I wished him nothing but the best, I assumed I was a unique circumstance. I did not know that this was something that he did habitually."
12. Medium of attorney Jeff Sherman, followed by Singleton, exiting hotel ballroom
STORYLINE
SECOND ACCUSER COMES FORWARD AGAINST ELMO PUPPETEER
Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash resigned from "Sesame Street" on Tuesday (20 NOV 2012) amid allegations he sexually abused underage boys, bringing an end to a 28-year career in which he turned the furry red monster into one of the most beloved _ and lucrative _ characters on TV and in toy stores.
"Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work 'Sesame Street' is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer," the 52-year-old performer said in a statement. "I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately."
His departure came as a 24-year-old college student, Cecil Singleton, sued Clash for more than $5 million (USD) Tuesday, accusing the actor of engaging in sexual behavior with him when he was 15. Singleton charged that Clash made a habit of trolling gay chat lines for underage boys and meeting them for sex.

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