Yesterday on 9-1-1, we said goodbye to Michael Grant. Today, we found out why Rockmond Dunbar, the actor who portrayed him, left the first responders drama. The actor refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine which is mandatory by 20th Century Fox.
“I applied for religious and medical accommodations pursuant to the law and unfortunately was denied by my employer,” Dunbar said in a statement to Variety. “My sincerely held beliefs and private medical history are very intimate and personal aspects of my life that I do not publicly discuss and have no desire to start now. I’ve been an actor in this business for 30 years, but my greatest roles are as a husband and father to our 4 small children. As a man that walks in faith, I look forward to what the future holds. I have enjoyed the last 5 seasons with this wonderful cast and crew and will cherish the time I’ve been blessed to spend with this series and wish everyone involved nothing but the best.”
I think Fox made the right decision. Everyone should be vaccinated if they can get it because we need to protect those that can’t.
I hope that SAG< DGA, WGA, and IATSE make it so that everyone who is part of their unions must be vaccinated if they can be. I don't know why they haven't done that already.
