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'Sesame Street' Sues Raunchy Puppet Show

It is not the movie’s raunchy depiction of puppets prostituting themselves, cursing or blowing their heads off that caused Sesame Workshop, the educational nonprofit that produces “Sesame Street,” to file a lawsuit against the film’s creators, STX Entertainment. It is the use of the tagline “No Sesame. All Street” in its promotions that tarnishes a brand beloved by millions of children for nearly 50 years, the lawsuit claims.

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