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Sean Pennwon’t continue to work on his latest project unless the entire cast and crew are vaccinated against COVID-19, multiple outlets report.
The 60-year-old Oscar winner has refused to show up to film the upcoming Starz limited seriesGaslitand will only continue if the production team gets the vaccine, according toDeadline,Entertainment WeeklyandVariety.
Penn has also reportedly offered to have his nonprofitCommunity Organized Relief Effort (CORE)(which he co-founded as a response relief organization in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti) toadminister the vaccinations. In March 2020, CORE began providing COVID-19 testing across the U.S., and this past January, the organization began providing vaccinations.
Penn received his vaccination in January,tweetingat the time, “I’m a lucky man.”
The studio has reportedly already required everyone who will work in a close-proximity space designated as “Zone A” to be fully vaccinated and offer a vaccination clinic on location, the outlets report, though Penn wants more.
Reps for Penn and the network did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
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In May, Robertscelebrated getting her vaccine on Instagramwith a selfie after receiving the second dose, urging others to do the same. “Fully….VACCINATED!!!Grateful beyond measure. If you are not vaccinated and have the GOOD FORTUNE to get vaccinated- go, go, go! #weareinthistogether,” she captioned the post at the time.
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