After being accused of domestic violence, Justin Roiland was fired from Rick and Morty.

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After it was revealed that Justin Roiland had been charged with felony domestic assault in Orange County, he was fired from his role as the voice of the animated series’ main characters, Rick and Morty, and he would no longer work on the project.

The 42-year-old is facing charges of corporal injury and false imprisonment by threat, fraud, violence, or deceit. He has entered a not guilty plea and is awaiting trial.
The allegations concern an incident that happened in 2020 involving a woman Roiland was dating and lived with.

In anticipation of Justin Roiland’s domestic abuse trial, Adult Swim cuts ties with him. Despite the writer’s absence, the broadcaster said that the well-known US animation would continue until season 7.

Despite the writer’s absence, the broadcaster said that the well-known US animation would continue until season 7.

The animated science fiction sitcom about a mad scientist and his grandson was conceived by Roiland and Dan Harmon, and the two title characters are voiced by Roiland.

As a part of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim late-night programming block, Rick and Morty has aired for six seasons and has been renewed for a seventh.

Justin Roiland, co-creator of “Rick and Morty” After being charged with domestic violence, dropped by Adult Swim As was previously mentioned, Roiland was charged in Orange County, California, with two felonies: one for false imprisonment by threat, assault, fraud, or deceit, and one for domestic battery with corporal injury. He entered a not guilty plea in 2020 and showed up in court on January 13, 2023, for a preliminary hearing. No date for the trial has been determined. On April 27, he is scheduled for another pre-trial hearing.

The event allegedly took place on or about January 19, 2020, and included an unidentified Jane Doe who was dating Roiland at the time, according to the criminal complaint that Variety was able to access. Read more.