Adult Swim cuts ties with ‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator Justin Roiland following domestic abuse charges
Following domestic abuse charges against ‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator Justin Roiland, cable channel Adult Swim issued a statement announcing that it was severing ties with the writer and that the role will be recast.
‘Rick and Morty’ is about a mad scientist and his grandson and the voice is also provided by the two creators. Adult Swim also said that season 7 is currently in the works with “the talented and dedicated crew”. Rick and Morty have previously aired six seasons on Cartoon Network as part of Adult Swim night-time programming block and was renewed for another edition.
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Justin Roiland, 42 was charged with corporal injury and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit against the woman, according to the criminal complaint by Orange County prosecutors obtained by The Associated Press. The woman in the complaint is reportedly the same person that the ‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator was living with at the time. While the woman was left unnamed, Roiland has pleaded not guilty.
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The incident took place in January 2020 and Roiland was charged in May of the same year. However, the charges did not emerge in the public eye until Thursday, when they were reported by several US media outlets as the pre-trail hearing was conducted in the case involving him. As per reports, Roiland is set to return to court in April but a trial date is not been set yet.
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