krome2ez Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Elmo Accuser Recants His Recant Sheldon Stephens goes back to original story By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Nov 19, 2012 10:44 AM CST (Newser) – The Sesame Street sex scandal is indeed far from over: Sheldon Stephens, the 23-year-old who says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash had sex with him when he was 16 and Clash was 45, recanted those allegations last week—but now he's recanting his recant, TMZ reports. Over the weekend, TMZ reported that Clash had paid Stephens $125,000 to recant his story; now Stephens has met with his lawyers to tell them he was indeed pressured into it (he was reportedly crying during the negotiations while saying he didn't want to sign), and he's now switching back to his original story. He also wants to undo the settlement, and sources say he's happy to give up the $125,000. Last week, the Smoking Gun took a look at Stephens, a struggling model/actor who has been arrested a few times on charges ranging from passing a bad check to reckless driving to robbing a former employer at knifepoint. http://www.newser.com/story/157862/elmo-accuser-recants-his-recant.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPSprayduster Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Elmo Accuser Recants His Recant Sheldon Stephens goes back to original story By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Nov 19, 2012 10:44 AM CST (Newser) – The Sesame Street sex scandal is indeed far from over: Sheldon Stephens, the 23-year-old who says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash had sex with him when he was 16 and Clash was 45, recanted those allegations last week—but now he's recanting his recant, TMZ reports. Over the weekend, TMZ reported that Clash had paid Stephens $125,000 to recant his story; now Stephens has met with his lawyers to tell them he was indeed pressured into it (he was reportedly crying during the negotiations while saying he didn't want to sign), and he's now switching back to his original story. He also wants to undo the settlement, and sources say he's happy to give up the $125,000. Last week, the Smoking Gun took a look at Stephens, a struggling model/actor who has been arrested a few times on charges ranging from passing a bad check to reckless driving to robbing a former employer at knifepoint. http://www.newser.com/story/157862/elmo-accuser-recants-his-recant.html Money talks when he thinks he is going to make some money off elmo. So basically he looks like only money is going to solve his issue. Recant to Recant well looks like he perjured himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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