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Sean Penn will not return to the set of his new show "Gaslit" until the entire cast and crew have received their covid-19 vaccines, the star's representative confirmed to CNN on Friday.
Penn plays the role of Attorney General John Mitchell in the political drama, which is a modern take on the Watergate scandal.
Julia Roberts plays John's wife, Martha, on the show that will air on Starz later this year.
Deadline reported Thursday that Penn issued the ultimatum because the 60-year-old star was dissatisfied with the vaccination requirements imposed by NBCUniversal, the studio where he is conducting his latest production.
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This week, the film and television company announced that it had implemented mandatory vaccinations in "Zone A".
This means that the cast of the show and those who approach it must be vaccinated.
However, with an increase in COVID-19 cases in California, where it is currently filmed, Penn wants the policy to extend to those in the project outside of Zone A as well, Deadline reported.
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In that sense, he questioned safety protocols by telling producers that he will not return to work until all members of the production team have been vaccinated.
Penn has offered to facilitate the vaccination effort for free through its organization CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), according to Deadline.
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The nonprofit organization has helped open multiple Covid-19 testing and vaccination sites in California and elsewhere during the pandemic.
According to the publication, the actor's absence from the set may result in a delay in filming as he has not finished his scenes yet.
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