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Elmo is not having the best week. First the internet trauma dumped on the 'Sesame Street' icon with his innocent post on X going viral, and now Larry David attacked the cheerful red puppet on live TV seemingly out of nowhere. The 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star was waiting for his upcoming segment to promote his HBO comedy's final season on NBC's 'Today' when he abruptly surprised everyone by walking onto an unrelated live segment featuring Elmo, grabbing the puppet's face and essentially pummeling it.
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00:00Oh my gosh, let's just say Elmo is not having the best week. First, the internet trauma dumped
00:08on the Sesame Street icon with his innocent post on X going viral, and now Larry David
00:13attacked the cheerful red puppet on live TV seemingly out of nowhere. The Curb Your Enthusiasm
00:19star was waiting for his upcoming segment to promote his HBO comedy's final season on NBC's
00:24today when he abruptly surprised everyone by walking onto an unrelated live segment featuring
00:30Elmo, grabbing the puppet's face, and essentially pummeling it.
00:37The moment did not seem to be planned given the looks on everyone's faces. After the rather
00:42shocking exchange, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb joined David for his segment where they
00:47asked the star to apologize.
00:49Go ahead. Say you're sorry.
00:50Elmo.
00:52Larry.
00:52I just want to apologize.
00:55Thank you, Larry.
00:57That's very big of you.
00:58Elmo accepts your apology, Larry.
00:59Elmo's rough week started after simply asking how everyone was doing on social media.
01:04Celebrities, brands, and other users across the platform, including cynics, chimed in with
01:09their problems and despair. There were thousands of replies, and they got so dark that the account
01:14eventually directed users to mental health resources. For more updates to this story, head to THR.com.
01:21And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter News.
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