ODon’t mess with sanitary measures. And it is not the actor Richard Burgi who will say the opposite. Violating the anti-Covid rules on the filming of Flames of love, the interpreter of Ashland Locke was fired manu militari from the cast, Sunday January 9. In question: the 63-year-old actor, who tested positive, did not respect the minimum period of isolation before finding his playing partners on the set, relates The Parisian.
Richard Burgi, ex-husband of Susan in Desperate Housewives, isolated himself well for five days, under the American health protocol. However, the production of the cult CBS soap opera imposes a period of ten days, or double. Penaud, the main interested party reacted on Instagram, acknowledging having “naively and inadvertently” violated the directives in force within the chain. “It bothers me a lot, but that’s the way it is. I respect the decision of the series. They do their best, like all of us, “said the actor, in the credits of the Flames of love since March 2021, according to comments reported by The Parisian.
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The spread of the Omicron variant does not spare the United States. The entire TV industry is affected by drastic measures to prevent the circulation of Covid-19 on film sets. What does not prevent the holes in the racket: the turning of Star Trek: Picard, a science fiction series, had to be put on hold after fifty positive cases were discovered among the team. France is not left out: several series actors have been infected in recent days, especially on the set of More beautiful life (France 3) and tomorrow belongs to us (TF1).