NEW YORK -- An online petition calling for the nuptials of Muppet flat-mates Bert and Ernie has sparked comment, controversy and lots of tweets. But don't bet on wedding bells to ring. Chicago ...

Piers Morgan has thrown his hat in the ring over the current debate around ‘Sesame Street’ characters Bert and Ernie. More specifically, Piers has hit back at the production company Sesame Workshop’s ...

Bert and Ernie are not gay. That is, according to "Sesame Street," which released an official statement on the matter on Thursday responding to an online campaign calling for the pair to be married.

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 ...

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