ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 7月18日 12時08分

“It still hurts,” said Steve Whitmire. For nearly 3 decades, Steve was the voice of Kermit the Frog. But news broke last week that Disney is replacing him. Over the past 27 years, Steve brought the puppet to life in movie theaters and on television screens, making occasional in-person appearances, too. The only other person to have voiced #Kermit? His creator, Jim Henson. Yesterday, 2 starkly different narratives emerged as to why Steve was ousted unexpectedly. Disney, which acquired the #Muppet property from The Jim Henson Company in 2004, portrayed a puppeteer who was hostile to co-workers and overly difficult in contract negotiations. “They were uncomfortable with the way I had handled giving notes to one of the top creative executives on the series,” Steve said. In a @ニューヨーク・タイムズ interview, he also spoke about a contract dispute over a small video shoot involving Kermit, Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy and an outside company. @raymondmccrea photographed Steve Whitmire, who is contemplating a future without Kermit, Ernie, Rizzo the Rat, Statler and the other Muppets he voiced over the years. “Given the opportunity,” he said, “I’d step right back in.”

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