A federal jury in Los Angeles ruled in favor of 20th Television, rejecting actor Rockmond Dunbar’s claim that he was wrongfully terminated from the TV series “9-1-1” because of his religious objection to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The eight-member panel on Friday unanimously found that the Disney-owned studio didn’t violate Dunbar’s rights when it removed him from the show in 2021 following the introduction of an on-set vaccine mandate, Variety reported.
“I applied for religious and medical accommodations pursuant to the law and unfortunately was denied by my employer,” Dunbar, who portrayed Michael Grant on the series, previously told Deadline.
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