Just what we needed: A new controversy in this country. Steve Whitmire, who has played Kermit the Frog since the death of Jim Henson in 1990, is being replaced. Mr. Whitmire is not happy about this and says that the folks who have the power to make such a decision had two issues with his work, though he does not say what those two issues are. He also suggests that he was blind-sided by their decision and that he did not have a chance to discuss remedies prior to their decision.
I know nothing more about this than you do. I thought Whitmire did as fine a job in the role as anyone possibly could. The few times I've met him, he seemed like a nice fellow who was very, very happy to have the job and one who was well aware of the awesome responsibility that came with it. The fact that he has gone public with his side of the matter suggests to me he is not afraid to have the two reasons become public knowledge, though unwilling to reveal them himself. So I dunno what to make of it…