"Sesame Street's" iconic characters Bert and Ernie have been friends for decades, but the longtime debate over their relationship just took a new turn. A former writer on the show said in comments ...

Sesame Workshop clarified Tuesday that Bert and Ernie are just “best friends” after a Sesame Street writer said over the weekend that he wrote the Muppets couple similar to his own homosexual ...

The nonprofit organization behind the beloved children's show "Sesame Street" is weighing in on a question that has sparked debates for decades: Are Bert and Ernie a gay couple? The answer: Nope, they ...

Jonathan Bailey spent time with Sesame Street's beloved Muppets Bert, Ernie and Elmo on Tuesday, Nov. 18 The Wicked: For Good star and PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive danced with Bert and Ernie and spoke ...

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - After a former "Sesame Street" writer said the characters Bert and Ernie were a couple, Sesame Workshop issued a statement on Twitter denying the claim. "As we have always ...

Cast members of Sesame Street posing on the set with some of the puppet characters, 1969. Left to right: Will Lee, Matt Robinson, Bob McGrath and Loretta Long with (left to right) Big Bird, Cookie ...

A former "Sesame Street" writer has confirmed what fans have suspected for years: Bert and Ernie are a couple. Mark Saltzman told LGBTQ lifestyle website Queerty that when writing Bert and Ernie, he ...

The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay.Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but "remain ...