NEW YORK (AP) – The college student suing Kevin Clash for $5 million says he didn’t know he was the man behind Elmo when they met on a gay chat line when he was 15. Cecil Singleton says he was “shocked” when he found out what Clash did for a living. He says he and Clash had sexual contact for two weeks, but didn’t sleep together. He says Clash would go on gay chat lines for underage boys and meet them for sex. He says he hadn’t planned on coming forward until he heard another man accuse Clash of having sex with him when he was 16. That man later took back his accusation and said he wasn’t underage when they had a consensual relationship. Singleton’s lawyer says he’s been contacted by two other potential victims. Clash has resigned from “Sesame Street,” saying he’s “deeply sorry to be leaving.” Sesame Workshop says it was “a sad day for Sesame Street.”

NEW YORK (AP) – Nicki Minaj says when she took the job as a judge on “American Idol,” she didn’t realize how much of, well, a JOB it would be. She says things are “going good” so far. But Minaj says she didn’t expect she’d be putting in some “very long days.” She says sometimes she’s needed on set for eight hours to judge artists – and that clashes with her style. Minaj says she’s “used to be being able to handle my business at any time” – and she doesn’t have time to grab her Blackberry to keep up with things. But on the whole, she says she loves the Idol experience – to a point. When asked by The Associated Press how she and fellow judge Mariah Carey were getting along, the phone line went dead and a publicist asked the interviewer to move on to another question.

NEW YORK (AP) – When “Hot in Cleveland” starts its fifth season next summer, the first episode will be live. The super-sized live version will be taped for the audience on the West Coast. In the meantime, the fourth season will return from hiatus on November 28.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Twilight” doesn’t dim. The last of the “Twilight Saga” movies, “Breaking Dawn – Part 2,” opens with more than $141 million. That’s the eighth best opening weekend ever — giving Twilight three spots on the top 10 list. Twilight is the only movie franchise with three spots on all-time top 10 list. Batman has two top 10 openings. The latest James Bond movie “Skyfall” drops to second this weekend. Its worldwide total is now nearly 670 mil. “Lincoln” goes into wide release at number-three.

SEATTLE (AP) – It’s the closest you can get to being on “Dancing With the Stars” without being a celebrity. Holland America will be offering Dancing With the Stars cruises starting next year. Mark Ballas, Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer and Tristan MacManus are some of the pros who’ll be teaching passengers how to dance. More dance pros and celebrities will be announced later.

NEW YORK (AP) – Mariah Carey and Cee Lo Green will lead the entertainment for the “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special. Other performers include Rod Stewart, Il Volo, Victoria Justice and Trace Adkins. Billy Crystal and Bette Midler will make special appearances. The show will be broadcast live on November 28 on NBC.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Now that you know the People’s Choice nominees, it’s time for you to vote for your favorites. You can cast your ballots online in 48 categories through December 13. Three of the categories honor fans themselves. The nominees for Favorite Movie Fan Following are the Harry Potter Potterheads, The Lord of the Rings Ringers, The Pirates of the Caribbean Rum Runners, The Hunger Games Tributes and, of course, the “Twilight” Twihards. In the category of Favorite TV Fan Following, the nominees are the Gleeks who love “Glee,” the Little Liars who watch “Pretty Little Liars,” the “Once Upon a Time” Oncers, the S-P-N-Family, who like “Supernatural” and the T-V-D-Family, who like “The Vampire Diaries.” Nominees for Favorite Music Fan Following are Justin Bieber’s Beliebers, Katy Perry’s KatyCats, Demi Lovato’s Lovatics, the Selenators, who like Selena Gomez and the One Direction Directioners. Overall, “The Avengers” has eight nominations, Adam Levine has six and Justin Bieber has five. Winners will be announced in January.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Stephen Colbert will take his place among the presidents at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington and will be featured in a new media gallery.

NEW YORK (AP) - NBC says Liz Lemon, the harried heroine of "30 Rock," will soon be getting married.

"30 Rock" will conclude its seven-season run early next year.