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Disney Says It Fired Kermit the Frog Actor Over "Unacceptable Business Conduct"

posted 8 years ago by Hollywood Reporter
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Steve Whitmire, who had voiced Kermit the Frog for 27 years before being fired by Disney, says he was let go because he spoke up about changes being made to the character he felt were against what creator Jim Henson would have wanted. The Muppets ... read full story on Hollywood Reporter

[–] Satan2016 (26217) 8 years ago

From South Park: The Ring, where bad-ass Mickey runs Disney. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1390286/quotes

Mickey Mouse: You think God is in control here? I'm in control. I've been in control since the '50s, in case you haven't noticed!

[–] Guitar King (5112) 8 years ago

That new Muppets show was a perversion of a property meant for kids, that's why it failed. This guy was a casualty for disagreeing creatively.