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Wil Wheaton Rages at Larry David for Elmo Attack: “Appalling, Unforgivable, Despicable”


The 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' actor says he was abused as a child similar to how the 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star attacked the 'Sesame Street' icon and sparks a viral debate about the stunt.

What a stupid, self-centered, tone deaf asshole … Larry David strikes me as a person who mocks and belittles people who are vulnerable and sensitive, and enjoys being cruel, because he feels untouchable … First of all, you aren’t even in the segment, but you just decided to barge in and draw focus because … why? You couldn’t stand that your appearance on national television to promote your wildly successful series was delayed for a few seconds while the adults talked about mental health? Perhaps most surprisingly, famed author Joyce Carol Oates weighed in on the issue after this story was published, commenting, “We can imagine how this highly sensitive individual reacts to assaults on actual persons as in war.

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