carmen is too compassionate to lie to him to spare his feelings". disney and the muppet studio say they can't whitmire over unacceptable business contact. as for kermit, maybe it's been a long time coming. >> ms. piggy, i will fire you. you are fired. you are fired. tom: like trump. kat, do feel bad for this guy? >> i do. he's been playing kermit for 27 years. that's a long time. that pretty much only prepares you to play kermit. those are not skills you can use in another job. those are kermit only skills and now he can't be kermit. i'm guessing he's the guy that does playing kermit on his own time. [laughter] tom: if i'm correct, he's also the puppeteer as well. he's pretty talented. tyrus? >> it's a tough time for the muppet right now.