LL Cool J & Chloe will no longer perform on ABC's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'

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While Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest will go on Friday night, two performers slated to join Seacrest and co-host Liza Koshy live in Times Square have pulled out of the show.

Neither LL Cool J nor Chlöe will be performing on the telecast, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year.  In a statement, the hip hop legend said, “I know it’s disappointing to the millions of fans but my test came back positive for COVID, which means I’ll no longer be able to perform as scheduled at NYRE.”

“We were ready and