The Associated Press
Published 2:48 p.m. UTC May 26, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — The makers of Sesame Street are suing the creators of a new Melissa McCarthy movie, saying they’re abusing the famed puppets’ sterling reputation to promote the film.
A judge Friday scheduled a hearing next week to consider a request for immediate relief by Sesame Workshop, which sued Thursday in federal court for unspecified damages.
The film, The Happytime Murders, is scheduled for release Aug. 17. McCarthy plays a human detective who teams with a puppet partner to investigate grisly puppet murders.
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The lawsuit said the Sesame Street brand will be harmed by a just-released movie trailer featuring “explicit, profane, drug-using, misogynistic, violent, copulating and even ejaculating puppets” along with the tagline “NO SESAME. ALL STREET.”
STX Productions LLC says in a statement it is confident in its legal position.
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