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Writer and executive producer Bob Kushell and Muppets character Miss Piggy attend a panel for the Disney-ABC television series "The Muppets" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 4, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
The Muppets character Miss Piggy speaks at a panel for the Disney-ABC television series "The Muppets" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 4, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Writer and executive producer Bob Kushell and Muppets character Miss Piggy attend a panel for the Disney-ABC television series "The Muppets" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 4, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Writer and executive producer Bob Kushell fixes the hair of Muppets character Miss Piggy at a panel for the Disney-ABC television series "The Muppets" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 4, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
The characters of Kermit and Miss Piggy arrive at the premiere of "Muppets Most Wanted" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California March 11, 2014. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Writers and executive producers Bill Prady (L) and Bob Kushell and Muppet characters Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy attend a panel for the Disney-ABC television series "The Muppets" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 4, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Muppets character Kermit the Frog attends a panel for the Disney-ABC television series "The Muppets" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 4, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Writer and executive producer Bill Prady and Muppets character Kermit the Frog attend a panel for the Disney-ABC television series "The Muppets" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 4, 2015. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
Muppets character Kermit the Frog speaks at a panel for the Disney-ABC television series "The Muppets" during the Television Critics Association Cable Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 4, 2015. (Mario AnzuoniReuters)
LOS ANGELES — Yet another Hollywood power couple bit the dust on Tuesday as Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announced their separation, conveniently setting a new dynamic for the upcoming “The Muppets” television show.
In a joint statement posted online, the glamorous and fame-obsessed Miss Piggy and upbeat, affable amphibian Kermit said they will not be involved romantically, but will continue working together on television and other projects.
“After careful thought, thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling, Kermit the Frog and moi have made the difficult decision to terminate our romantic relationship,” Miss Piggy said on her Facebook page.
She added “our personal lives are now distinct and separate, and we will be seeing other people, pigs, frogs, et al. This is our only comment on this private matter … unless we get the right offer.”
ABC’s revival of “The Muppets,” airing in September, will follow the much-loved characters behind the scenes of Miss Piggy’s new late night show in a ‘mockumentary’ manner, Variety said.
The Muppets, a collection of puppet characters created by Jim Henson in the 1950s and owned by Walt Disney Co, have become a staple of American pop culture.
In the 1970s variety TV series “The Muppets,” Kermit would oversee the theatrical troupe of wayward characters as Miss Piggy vied, often with karate chops, for the spotlight.
Kermit will be an executive producer on Miss Piggy’s talk show, which will have guests such as Reese Witherspoon.
Muppets fans took to social media on Tuesday to express hopes that Miss Piggy and Kermit may still have a future together.
