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COVID-19: Actor Sues ABC After Being Fired From TV Show For Refusing To Get Vaccinated COVID-19: Actor Sues ABC After Being Fired From TV Show For Refusing To Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: Actor Sues ABC After Being Fired From TV Show For Refusing To Get Vaccinated A longtime actor on the show General Hospital is suing ABC after he was fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new report. Ingo Rademacher is suing the network, saying ABC would not accommodate his religious objections to getting vaccinated, according to a report from the Hollywood Reporter. Rademacher discussed his departure from the show in a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, Dec. 5. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ingo Rademacher (@ingorademacher) "I think we all need to fight this because I…

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Chris Cuomo Out Of Another Job After Sexual Misconduct Claim Amid Report He Plans To Sue CNN Chris Cuomo Out Of Another Job After Sexual Misconduct Claim Amid Report He Plans To Sue CNN
Chris Cuomo Out Of Another Job After Sexual Misconduct Claim Amid Report He Plans To Sue CNN Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo is now out of another job following the fallout of an investigation that found he helped use some of his sources to navigate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sexual harassment scandal and amid a sexual misconduct accusation against himself. Cuomo, who was indefinitely suspended by CNN last week and then fired days later, announced that he will also be leaving his SiriusXM radio show, on the same day a former ABC colleague filled in for him during the day's program. Meanwhile, Cuomo has reportedly hired lawyers and is preparing to file a lawsuit against CNN to…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Second Star From Popular TV Show Ousted For Refusing To Get Vaccine COVID-19: Second Star From Popular TV Show Ousted For Refusing To Get Vaccine
Covid-19: Second Star From Popular TV Show Ousted For Refusing To Get Vaccine A second actor from a long-running and popular TV show has been fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Steve Burton, one of the stars from the ABC soap opera General Hospital, made the announcement in a video posted on Instagram on Tuesday, Nov. 23. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Steve Burton (@1steveburton) Earlier this month, Variety reported that Ingo Rademacher, age 50, another longtime actor on the show, was fired for refusing to comply with the show's vaccine mandate. The 51-year-old Burton, who has playe…

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Peter Scolari, Emmy-Winning Actor From Westchester Dies At 66 Peter Scolari, Emmy-Winning Actor From Westchester Dies At 66
Peter Scolari, Emmy-Winning Actor From Westchester Dies At 66 Emmy-winning actor Peter Scolari, a New York native known for his co-starring role with Tom Hanks in the ABC comedy “Bosom Buddies,” died at the age of 66 following a two-year battle with cancer. A Westchester County native, Scolari, from New Rochelle, died on Friday, Oct. 22, his manager, Ellen Lupin Sanitsky announced. The veteran actor got his big break on “Bosom Buddies” but also appeared in multiple films, tv series, including famed parts in “Newhart,” “Murphy Brown,” “The Good Fight,” and won an Emmy for his portrayal of Ted Horvath on "Girls" in 2016. Scolari was also nominated fo…

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COVID-19: Longtime TV News Anchor Loses Job For Refusing To Get Vaccine COVID-19: Longtime TV News Anchor Loses Job For Refusing To Get Vaccine
Covid-19: Longtime TV News Anchor Loses Job For Refusing To Get Vaccine A longtime and popular TV news anchor was let go after refusing to comply with a companywide COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Meggan Gray, who worked as a morning news anchor at dual ABC/CBS-affiliated WLOX in Biloxi, Mississippi, said she made the decision not to get vaccinated, despite Gray Television's requirement for employees. She said she decided not to get vaccinated because she already had COVID-19, along with other "more powerful" reasons. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it recommends that people who have had COVID-19 get vaccinated because research hasn'…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Producer Felt Threatened Enough By Chris Cuomo To Quit, New Report Says Producer Felt Threatened Enough By Chris Cuomo To Quit, New Report Says
Producer Felt Threatened Enough By Chris Cuomo To Quit, New Report Says Another former co-worker of CNN host Chris Cuomo has come forward with new allegations, citing his allegedly threatening behavior, according to new reports. Melanie Buck, an executive producer of “Cuomo Prime Time” from April until she was replaced in March 2020, reportedly begged to leave the program due to Cuomo's alleged threats before he was quarantined due to a case of COVID-19. According to reports, Buck went to CNN boss Jeff Zucker and asked to be taken off Cuomo’s show and moved to another department, which he agreed to, though the tipster denied rumors that Buck was paid off to sta…

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'Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Me': Journalist Details Allegations Against Ex-Gov's Brother 'Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Me': Journalist Details Allegations Against Ex-Gov's Brother
'Chris Cuomo Sexually Harassed Me': Journalist Details Allegations Against Ex-Gov's Brother CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has become the latest member of his family to face sexual harassment allegations. In a New York Times op-ed, Shelley Ross, a former ABC executive producer accused the younger Cuomo of sexually harassing her at a 2005 work party at a Manhattan bar in front of her co-workers and husband. It is alleged that Cuomo grabbed her on her behind during the incident, calling it “a hearty greeting.” According to Ross, Cuomo later sent an email following the incident saying that he was “ashamed,” and sought to distance himself from the matter. “I was at the party with my husba…

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