Sideshow: The Big O coming to Philly? No!

Really, no!

E! News says Oprah Winfrey is bringing her Awesome O-Ness - and a troupe of kids from the Leadership Academy in South Africa she founded in '07 - for a tour of Temple University in Philly.

E! quotes An Oprah Insider as saying, "they're going to visit Boston University, Wellesley, NYU, Temple University, and other schools in Boston, New York, and Chicago."

Well, the news is news to Temple media relations honcho Ray Betzner, who says he's checked with all the relevant offices at Temple "and none of us have heard anything like this."

Betzner does extend a hearty invitation to Oprah: "We'd love to have her come anytime she wants." Oh, would we ever!

Perry whisks Elmo to secret sex den

Thankfully, that ugly scenario has been avoided. Sesame Street producers on Thursday said they won't air a video shot by bubblegum sensation Katy Perry, 25, for the PBS show's Sept. 27 season premiere. The vid, a parody of Katy's "Hot 'N Cold," features Sesame Street star Elmo, a sweet, innocent - and very fuzzy-wuzzy - red dude, wooing a scantily clad Katy as the pair sing, "How am I supposed to play with you? / You're up and you're down."

The vid, which has been posted on YouTube, inspired a tsunami of complaints from parents.

"In light of the feedback," producers say, "we have decided we will not air the segment on . . . Sesame Street, which is aimed at preschoolers."

Perry's rep says, "Katy enjoyed working with Sesame Street [Elmo voice actor] Kevin Clash and playing dress-up with Elmo."

Yeah, but does she enjoy the dressing-down?

Fear not! Oprah - well, her voice - will be on that episode, in the parody, "The O Show."

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