Anti-vaxxer Not Getting that Disney-money
Rockmond Dunbar Loses "Disparate Impact" Claim In Lawsuit Against Disney Over ‘9-1-1’ Exit https://t.co/hVUQNr5qeZ
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) November 5, 2022
- Rockmond Dunbar played ex-husband of Angela Bassett’s character and was written off in November for demanding medical - and when that didn't work - religious exemption;
- He went for disparate impact which basically means (help me out here ONTD Law): "Disparate impact occurs when policies, practices, rules or other systems that appear to be neutral result in a disproportionate impact on a protected group" ie "they're attacking my church, your honour";
- A federal judge ruled that Dunbar’s dismissal from the drama series for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine can’t claim disparate impact because no other members of his Universal Wisdom church have been affected by the reason for his job loss.
- From the lawsuit: "Defendants deliberately made it sound like Mr. Dunbar was a recalcitrant anti-vaxxer, rather than present the truth - that like millions of other Americans, he is a sincere adherent to a non-mainstream religious belief that prevents him from being vaccinated."
- Disney and 20th still face 10 other claims that include racial and religious discrimination, breach of contract, and retaliation.
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