Cheryl Hines is not blaming Larry David for beating up Elmo … saying producers ought to’ve recognized higher than to place the 2 of them on the identical set.

The actress — who starred alongside Larry in 101 episodes of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — defended her tv ex-husband throughout Wednesday’s episode of “Literally with Rob Lowe,” saying the folks behind the present ought to’ve recognized one thing was sure to go down.

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CH stated fairly frankly, “He doesn’t care. He doesn’t care about a puppet! He doesn’t care about human beings” … possibly a bit harsh, however Larry has cultivated a sourpuss persona over time.

CH continued by saying Larry’s made a profession out of telling folks he would not care about their emotions … so clearly a puppet preaching psychological well being classes was sure to set him off.

Cheryl made it clear Elmo did not do something incorrect — saying he did not “ask for this” — and as an alternative pinning the blame on showrunners.

It is all clearly in good enjoyable for Cheryl … although others within the tv business did not take the assault in addition to she did.

As we beforehand reported … Wil Wheaton completely torched David on-line after video of his look on ‘As we speak’ went viral. The ‘Star Trek’ actor blasted LD, saying his assault triggered traumatic reminiscences of his personal abuse by the hands of his father.

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Larry’s but to answer Wil’s condemnation … but when Cheryl or his on-camera “apologies” are to be believed, it is unlikely WW’s getting a real “sorry” anytime quickly.