The clown has faded into irrelevancy.

Human eyes and ears no longer fear what is forgotten. But since they poured all their hatred into the clown before, where is there for it to go now? They shall find a new clown and paint their face with the makeup of the unknown that can never be cleaned off. Once the curse of the clown is yours, it will belong to you forever. Or at least until the world finds a new clown.