US TV actor Rockmond Dunbar sues Disney over Covid 'discrimination'

Source: BBC

US TV actor Rockmond Dunbar sues Disney over Covid 'discrimination'

18 February 2022

US actor Rockmond Dunbar is suing the makers of TV drama 9-1-1, saying he was fired after claiming exemption from having a Covid-19 vaccination.

Dunbar played Michael in seasons 1-5 of the police show.

He says he was denied medical and religious exemptions and faced racial discrimination when 20th Television stipulated actors had to be vaccinated.

The Disney-owned company says it complied with its legal obligations and denied making decisions based on race.

Dunbar, who has appeared on the show since it began on the Fox network in 2018, requested exemptions based on his beliefs as a member of the Church of Universal Wisdom and an undisclosed disability, according to his legal case.

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Rockmond Dunbar played Michael, the ex-husband of Angela Bassett's character, Athena (Getty Images)