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Luke Bryan is returning to the American Idol stage tonight (April 18) after missing last week’s show because of a positive coronavirus test.

The 44-year-old country singer and Idol judge will make his first live appearance on the show tonight, according to Variety.

The outlet is now questioning the timeline of Luke‘s COVID-19 diagnosis because current protocols say that you need to test negative for at least two weeks before returning to work.

“If that’s true, it leaves questions about the timeline of Bryan’s diagnosis and recovery, as it was only last Monday, April 12, that he announced on social media he had contracted the virus and would be unable to appear on that night’s episode,” Variety reported.

Under those protocols, Luke would actually have already tested negative last Monday, but he would have been unable to appear on the show because the two-week period had not ended.

It is believed that Luke had not been vaccinated ahead of last week’s absence and it’s unclear if he has received any dose of the vaccine at this point.

Paula Abdul appeared as a guest judge in Luke‘s absence and she raised eyebrows with a comment she made during the live show!

Luke Bryan has tested positive for coronavirus.

The American Idol judge and country singer revealed the news to his fans on social media, and will miss the first live show of the season.

“I’m sad to say I won’t be a part of tonight’s first live @americanidol show,” he wrote. “I tested positive for COVID but I’m doing well and look forward to being back at it soon.”

Luke‘s Idol judge seat will be filled, and not just by anybody!

Click inside to see who will guest judge on “American Idol” in Luke Bryan’s place…More Here! »

A coronavirus outbreak is sweeping over most of the Vancouver Canucks hockey team.

According to reports, there have been at least 19 players and three coaches who have tested positive for the virus, and many of them were positive for the contagious P.1 COVID-19 variant.

In addition to the players and coaches, their family members have also started to test positive as well.

ESPN reports that many are experiencing a lot of reactions to the virus and have been getting IV treatments for severe dehydration.

“Fatigue, dehydration, the symptoms are intense,” the agent of a Canucks player told ESPN. “It’s knocked a lot of guys out. Some can’t even get out of bed.”

The wife of forward Adam Gaudette, Michaela, shared an update about their experience with the virus.

She shared that Adam “isn’t in great shape but I’m taking good care of him!”

After the first three positive cases were identified late last week, the teams’ upcoming games were postponed and expected them to take place next week. However, the virus spread.

Now, more players have been added to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list which is a way to identify athletes who are were exposed. Those on the list are not allowed to practice or play.

It was just reported this morning that there was another outbreak on a TV set. See what happened here…

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar has been hospitalized for Coronavirus.

The 53-year-old actor was filming Amazon’s Hindi movie Ram Setu when the infection reportedly occurred. Deadline reports that 45 other crew members also contracted the contagious virus.

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Sarah Palin has revealed that she has tested positive for COVID-19.

The 57-year-old former governor of Alaska shared in a statement with People on Wednesday (March 31) that she and several family members, including 12-year-old son Trig, had contracted the virus.

Click inside to read more about Sarah Palin’s COVID diagnosis and to find out the “bizarre” symptoms she’s experiencing…More Here! »

Ryan Reynolds has received a dose of the Coronavirus vaccine!

In true form, the 44-year-old actor also made a joke alongside the photo he posted to announce he received the vaccination.

“Finally got 5G,” Ryan posted. There have been a ton of vaccine conspiracy theories – none based in scientific fact – that suggest the vaccine is a way to implant microchips in the population and control everyone using a 5G connection. One celebrity actually revealed she believed a theory about COVID and 5G.

Three celebrities have spoken out publicly to reveal they will not be getting the Coronavirus vaccine. See who has refused to be injected.

See the photo that Ryan Reynolds posted…

Jessica Simpson was one of the celebrities who had coronavirus over the past year.

The 40-year-old singer has been promoting her new essay, “Take The Lead”, and revealed in one essay that she had tested positive for COVID-19.

“This past year has been especially intense for me and so many of you. I started writing this essay on the same day I received a positive test result for COVID-19,” Jessica shared in her caption on Instagram.

Jessica did not go into details about her bought with the virus, but shared that “instead of being driven by fear, I would manifest a hopeful conversation with you.”

“I felt strong, resilient, and God- inspired through my pen teaching me as I was sharing with you ways to get to the other side of fear.”

Jessica‘s essay, which is part of Amazon’s Original Stories series, will be available on April 29.

See which other celebrities have tested positive for coronavirus.

In another excerpt from the essay, Jessica opened up about constantly being judged by her weight.