LL Cool J Won’t Perform At New Year’s Eve Due To COVID-19 Diagnosis

LL Cool J just revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19.

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As a result, he had to drop out of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest.”

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The ABC annual special is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

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The show will once again be hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

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Billy Porter, Karol G, and Journey will perform from New York City.

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Ciara, Avril Lavigne, Travis Barker, Big Boi, OneRepublic, and French Montana will perform in LA.

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Daddy Yankee is scheduled to perform in Puerto Rico, which will feature the show’s first countdown in Spanish.

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LL Cool J said in a statement that he knows he disappointed “millions of fans” with the news.

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“But for now I wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year,” he wrote. “The best is yet to come!”

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