Rockmond Dunbar Leaves ‘9-1-1’ Over Unvaccinated Status

Amanda Holden has spent the whole weekend celebrating her 51st birthday and on Sunday she was joined by good friends Simon Cowell and his fiancée Lauren Silverman.MORE: Simon Cowell's mammoth London home where he's recovering from second bike crashTaking to Instagram, the mother-of-two shared a sneak peek inside the casual celebration, which included a trip to the pub.WATCH: Amanda Holden makes surprising Simon Cowell confession"Full of Sunday roast and apple pie #Sunday #friendship #food," she captioned a picture showing her alongside Lauren and friend Kelly Hoppen, who also joined them. All three women were wearing sunglasses, no doubt enjoying the sun that shined over the weekend.RELATED: Simon Cowell forced to miss Britain's Got Talent after contracting COVID-19READ: Simon Cowell pays tribute to Nightbirde and Jamal Edwards following their sad deathsIn her Stories, Amanda shared a rare photo of Simon, 62, who could be seen smiling at the camera and looking in great shape, despite the big cast on his left arm.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans to end the state mask mandate in schools starting on March 2, in response to key Covid-19 trends and consultations with health and education experts.

John Oliver didn’t hold back his feelings for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday’s episode of HBO Max’s Last Week Tonight.

EXCLUSIVE: NENT streamer Viaplay has unveiled its debut duo of Dutch dramas as it prepares to launch in The Netherlands tomorrow, Deadline can reveal.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Megan Thee Stallion’s legal dispute over the definition of an album – and specifically whether her 2021 released ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ is one or now – plus the eventful rollout of Kanye West’s latest album, ‘Donda 2’.SECTION TIMES01: Megan Thee Stallion (00:06:14)02: Kanye West (00:18:14)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox | Deezer | Google Podcasts | iHeart | Mixcloud | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneInSTORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK• Megan Thee Stallion goes back to court to dispute label’s definition of “album”• Kanye West says he sold more than $2 million worth of Donda 2 players in 24 hours• Kanye West misses Donda 2 release date• Kanye West releases four Donda 2 tracks• Kanye West releases Donda 2 (or at least a version of it)ALSO MENTIONED• Live Nation upbeat as it publishes its 2021 figures• Storm Eunice: Record wind gust amid disruption (BBC News)MORE FROM CMU• Upcoming CMU webinars• Buy MMF and CMU Insights’ Dissecting The Digital Dollar book on Amazon• Sign up to receive the CMU Daily news bulletin

Strictly Come Dancing dancer Kristina Rihanoff was forced to apologise to fans on Sunday after posting several now-deleted tweets that many felt were "insensitive" and "Pro-Putin".MORE: Elton John and David Furnish release emotional statement – 'We are heartbroken'The 44-year-old star faced backlash after posting a message in which she criticised Sky News for reporting that Russia had been banned from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest following the invasion of Ukraine.WATCH: Kristina Rihanoff reunites with Strictly partner Robin Windsor for inspiring reasonIn a long statement shared on Twitter, Kristina clarified that she did so because she thought "there was far more important information on that day".READ: Kristina Rihanoff opens up about raising partner Ben Cohen's daughtersRELATED: Ben Cohen's ex-wife regrets explicit rant about Strictly's Kristina Rihanoff"This, in any form says I was supporting what's happening at the moment between Russia and Ukraine," she added.It’s said to see so much hatred so I just wanted to say things I really mean pic.twitter.com/NuA5WqPcWuRead Kristina's statement in fullAfter explaining that her grandfather was from Ukraine and that she and husband Ben Cohen chose a Ukrainian name for their daughter, Milena, she added: "Seeing the news is breaking my heart as I have Russian friends who live in Ukraine and vice versa."She continued: "I am not supporting Putin, war, invasion, lost lives and politics. I hate it as much as a human being possibly can."Kristina then went on to reveal she was "deeply sorry" for offending anyone with her remarks and said she was "powerless doing anything to help anyone in both countries".

Keith Lemon is the eccentric character created by comedian and actor Leigh Francis.

Gang Of Youths have officially released their long-awaited third album, ‘Angel In Realtime’, performing an intimate gig in Kingston upon Thames to celebrate.Taking to The Fighting Cocks – which has a standing capacity of 250 – last Friday (February 25), the band performed six songs from ‘Angel In Realtime’, as well as ‘The Heart Is A Muscle’ and ‘What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?’ from 2017’s ‘Go Farther In Lightness’ album.The band played four of the album’s singles – ‘The Angel Of 8th Ave’, ‘The Man Himself’, ‘In The Wake Of Your Leave’ and ‘Spirit Boy’ – alongside the live debut of ‘Forbearance’ and a ballad-esque rendition of ‘Brothers’ played solo by frontman Dave Le’aupepe.Take a look at fan-shot footage from the gig below:Today (February 28) will see Gang Of Youths perform two acoustic performances in Leeds – both at Crash Records, with an unplugged set slated for 5pm and a plugged-in one for 6:30pm – as well as a meet-and-greet at HMV in Manchester. London fans will be able to see the band perform acoustically tomorrow (March 1), with the band set to make an in-store appearance at Rough Trade East.From there, the band will set out on an eight-date stint of full-scale headline shows, kicking off at Dublin’s Button Factory this Thursday (March 3).

Squid Game have made history at the SAG Awards 2022 with two major acting wins.On Sunday (February 27), Squid Game cast members Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon became the first actors from a non-English-language series to win acting prizes at the annual ceremony.The series also took home the trophy for Outstanding Performance By A Stunt Ensemble In A Television Series. By the end of the night, Squid Game had won in three out of four categories it had been nominated in.Lee, who played the series’ main character Seong Gi-hun, took home the award for Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Drama Series.

Rosé of K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has tested positive for COVID-19.Today (February 28), YG Entertainment shared in an official statement to Star News that the Korean-Australian musician has tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of a flight she had scheduled later the same day. The agency added that Rosé is currently asymptomatic.According to YG Entertainment, the singer had taken a PCR test prior to departure, and later received a positive result.

Starring the late Oscar- and BAFTA Award-winning actor Cloris Leachman, the Breaking Glass Pictures film “Jump Darling” premieres in theaters March 11.

Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill, Ashley Banjo, and Oti Mabuse were bowled over by the former Strictly Come Dancing star’s routine with professional skater Vanessa Bauer and hailed it ‘effortless’. Brendan and Vanessa incorporated an umbrella into the routine for the show’s prop week, which also featured ambitious dance moves including a ‘death spiral’ and a trio of rotating lifts. Oti said she was so emotional after the performance, adding: ‘For weeks I’ve been saying I want more and I know you.

Sally Dynevor has been eliminated from 'Dancing On Ice'. The 58-year-old actress has become the sixth celebrity to exit the ITV show, after finding herself in the bottom two alongside Kye Whyte and his partner Tippy Packard. After her exit was announced, Sally - who was partnered with Matt Evers - said: "I have had the time of my life.

Bob Saget, Betty White and Sydney Poitier were among those remembered in the In Memoriam segment at the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday.The Lost Daughter director Maggie Gyllenhaal took to the stage at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar to introduce the video montage and reflected on the 'painful losses' of the last 12 months.Among those included James Michael Tyler, Willie Garson, Michael K. Williams and Norm Macdonald.

Celebrity Big Brother Season 3 was exciting from start to finish, and that’s partially thanks to Lamar Odom. The cast member and former NBA champ wasn’t the most dominant houseguest in the game by any means, but he was a constant source of entertainment all the same. He even managed to create a few headlines whenever he spoke openly about Khloé Kardashian and their past marriage.

Ukraine amidst the on-going battle with Russia. Among those sharing their support was veteran actor Michael Douglas. The 77-year-old turned up to the event hoping to add to his illustrious award-winning resume by bagging awards for his performance in The Kominsky Method.

After five seasons, Rockmond Dunbar has exited 9-1-1. Both 20th Television and Rockmond himself have confirmed that the 48-year-old actor will not return to Fox’s hit procedural series due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Rockmond, who played Michael Grant, the ex-husband of Angela Bassett‘s Athena Grant-Nash, since the show’s premiere in 2018, addressed his exit from the show in a statement obtained by several news outlets after he was written off the show on the Nov. 15 episode.

9-1-1 star Rockmond Dunbar has revealed that he was forced to exit the hit drama after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.The 48-year-old actor - who plays character Michael Grant - was written out of the Fox show on Monday night's episode, due to new COVID protocols.His exit comes after the actor claimed he had tried to get a religious exemption and a medical exemption to continue filming, which both failed.'I applied for religious and medical accommodations pursuant to the law and unfortunately was denied by my employer,' Rockmond said in a statement to Variety.

Rockmond Dunbar, an original cast member of Fox’s hit drama 9-1-1, has been forced to exit the show after refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Diane Garrett Rockmond Dunbar, an original member of Fox’s ‘9-1-1,’ has exited the show over his refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccine, Variety has confirmed.His character, Michael Grant, was written off Monday evening’s show due to differences about new COVID protocols on the show.

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Nov. 15 episode of Fox’s 9-1-1.