Justin Roiland, 'Rick And Morty' Creator, Has Domestic Violence Charges Dropped

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California prosecutors on Wednesday dropped home violence expenses in opposition to Justin Roiland, who created the Cartoon Community animated collection “Rick and Morty” and offered the voices of the present’s two title characters.

Orange County district legal professional’s spokeswoman Kimberly Edds mentioned the 2 felony counts involving a former girlfriend have been dropped “as a result of an absence of ample proof past an inexpensive doubt.”

Roiland responded to the dismissal on Twitter.

“I've all the time identified that these claims have been false — and I by no means had any doubt that this present day would come,” he mentioned. “I’m grateful that this case has been dismissed however, on the similar time, I’m nonetheless deeply shaken by the horrible lies that have been reported about me throughout this course of.”

He added that he's “dissatisfied that so many individuals have been so fast to evaluate with out realizing the details, based mostly solely on the phrase of a bitter ex attempting to bypass due course of and have me ‘canceled.’”

"Rick and Morty" creators Dan Harmon, left, and Justin Roiland attend the Turner Networks 2018 Upfront in New York. Grownup Swim and Cartoon Community reduce ties with Roiland when the home violence expenses have been reported and mentioned his roles could be recast.

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Roiland, 43, had been awaiting trial on expenses of corporal harm and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit in opposition to the girl, who he was dwelling with on the time. She was not recognized in courtroom paperwork.

The costs dated to Might of 2020, however they apparently went unnoticed by media retailers till NBC Information reported on them in January of this yr.

Roiland and Dan Harmon created the animated sci-fi sitcom a couple of mad scientist and his grandson, each voiced by Roiland. It has aired for six seasons on Cartoon Community as a part of its Grownup Swim nighttime programming block, and it has been renewed for a seventh.

Grownup Swim and Cartoon Community reduce ties with him when the fees have been reported and mentioned his roles could be recast. twentieth TV Animation and Hulu Originals, which produce two different animated collection Roiland labored on, did the identical.

The businesses declined touch upon Wednesday.

In his tweet, Roiland mentioned he's “decided to maneuver ahead and focus each on my inventive tasks and restoring my good identify.”

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