Actor Richard Burgi has been fired from the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless” for breaching the production’s COVID protocols, Variety reports.
” for breaching the production’s Covid protocols, Variety has confirmed. The actor revealed the news himself on January 11 in an Instagram Live post in which he said that he “naively and inadvertently violated the show’s COVID policy.” Sources close to “The Young and the Restless” confirmed the actor is no longer with the show.
“I felt terrible about it,” Burgi said in his video message. “I still do. It bothers me mightily but it is what it is. I respect whatever the show’s decision is. They’re doing the best they can, as we all are.” Burgi explained that he tested positive for Covid around Christmas and waited to return to set after five days, a time frame the Center for Disease Controlat the end of December. The actor then “tested twice negatively at the studio and showed up to work,” he said, “but was not within the show’s guidelines, which is a 10-day protocol. So I inadvertently violated the show’s Covid rules and protocols.
Burgi joined “The Young and the Restless” last March in the recurring role of Ashland Locke role. The soap world has seen several headlines in recent months related to actors being let go from their series due to Covid protocols.
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