Sesame Street creators sue over 'graphic' puppet film starring Melissa McCarthy

The organisation behind children's tv show Sesame Street have launched legal proceedings against a film company for using the Sesame Street name "to market a graphic, adult-themed movie".

The nonprofit organisation, Sesame Workshop, has filed a lawsuit in New York against STX Entertainment alleging that the marketing campaign behind their upcoming film The Happytime Murders tarnishes the Sesame Street brand.