this Jim Henson TMZ confirmed that the corporate’s Los Angeles studio was not offered to the Church of Scientology.
Here is the factor… stories emerged this week that the historic studio that was house to The Muppets is about to vary fingers, ending up within the fingers of the Church of Scientology.
However in an announcement launched Saturday… the legendary puppeteer’s property denied the sale ever happened.
“Relating to latest rumors concerning the sale of the La Brea Studios lot, the Hansen household has no enterprise dealings with the Church of Scientology, and the group shouldn’t be being thought-about as a possible purchaser of the property,” the assertion learn partly.
“The household nonetheless intends to maneuver The Jim Henson Firm to a brand new location to be shared with Jim Henson’s Creature Store, however presently the household shouldn’t be in escrow with any purchaser,” the property mentioned.
The well-known studio lot was inbuilt 1919 and has additionally been house to Charlie Chaplin studio. The Henson household bought it in 1999 and it has since grow to be the headquarters of the Jim Henson Firm.
The studio lot is true subsequent to La Brea and the Sundown Strip…so it is a prime location.
Deadline first reported that the studio was not being offered to the Church of Scientology.
