A LinkedIn post has gone viral after claiming that Sesame Street’s Elmo was recently laid off after 45 years on the beloved children’s show, reportedly due to federal budget cuts in US.

“Elmo is looking for his next opportunity,” it continued. “Elmo is good at so many things. Like hugs. Elmo LOVES giving hugs. Elmo can also recognize the letter E, spell his name, feel empathy, sing ...

Elmo appears to have activated LinkedIn’s “Open for Work” tab. A post on the employment social media network attributed to the adorable “Sesame Street” character has gone viral.

After a viral LinkedIn post from an account claiming to be Elmo said that he had been laid off from Sesame Street due to “federal budget cuts,” Sesame Workshop confirmed it was a parody.

"Elmo can also recognize the letter E, spell his name, feel empathy, sing 'Elmo's Song, and ask how you are doing." Elmo said that he will miss his friends on Sesame Street, particularly Big Bird, ...

“Unfortunately Elmo was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts,” the Muppet began in the since-deleted post that has been shared on X. “Elmo worked at Sesame Street for 45 years.

A LinkedIn post purportedly written by the lovable red Muppet — in which Elmo says he “was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts” — has gone viral on social media.

A person dressed as "Sesame Street" character Elmo greets people on 42nd Street on November 4, 2019 in New York. - Beneath flashing billboards and sparkling skyscrapers, Maria Bega moves through ...

A viral LinkedIn post suggested Elmo had been laid off from PBS's 'Sesame Street' because of public-media funding cuts from the Trump White House.

Elmo is apparently out of a job.. A LinkedIn page created for the Sesame Street puppet explained that he was recently “laid off” because of President Donald Trump’s federal budget cuts. A ...