It was announced last week that Steve Whitmire had been let go from voicing Kermit the Frog, a move that happened in October of 2016.
But Disney is now offering their side of the story, claiming that the actor “exhibited unacceptable business conduct” towards his creative team at Disney.
Matt Vogel will take over the voice for Kermit the Frog from here on out.
Whitmire has been voicing Kermit the Frog since 1990 after the family of the late Jim Henson approached him to take over the iconic character and he had worked with The Muppets since 1978, voicing Rizzo the Rat and Beaker throughout the years and was an integral part of the Henson team.