MANILA, Philippines — Former "Sesame Street" writer Mark Saltzman confirmed that the famous characters Bert and Ernie in the iconic kids TV series are a gay couple. That's what I had in my life, a Bert and Ernie relationship. The things that would tick off Ernie would be the things that would tick off Bert. On its Twitter account, the company said Bert and Ernie are just best friends. "As we have always said, Bert and Ernie are best friends.

Source: Philippine Star September 19, 2018 06:45 UTC