Adult Swim has severed ties with Justin Roiland After receiving the news that rick and morty co-creator is Paid in felony domestic abuse in Orange County.
“Adult Swim has ended its relationship with Justin Roiland,” Mairie Moore, svp communications for Adult Swim/Cartoon Network/Boomerang, said in a statement Tuesday.
Delivered by Adult Swim rick and morty, the hit adult animated comedy co-created and executive-produced by Roiland, in which he voiced both the classic Rick and Morty.As hollywood reporter January 17 reportAdult Swim isn’t even in the middle of a massive 70-episode order for the show, one of the brand’s most popular titles, commissioned by the channel in 2018.
the source says rick and morty With Roiland’s voice role being recast, it’s set to continue.Roiland will always be credited as a co-creator, but fellow co-creator Dan Harmon will be the sole showrunner. increase. The show is locked until Season 10.
As a co-creator of the streamer, Roiland still has several projects underway on Hulu. opposite of the sunIn , he voices the main character (the show was renewed for a fifth season in October). KoalamanIt premiered on January 9, and Roiland is doing voice work and serving as an executive producer.Roiland also has an overall deal with 20th Television Animation. opposite of the sun When Koalaman. hollywood reporter We’ve reached out to Hulu and 20th Television Animation for comment.
upon January 12th, NBC News reports Royland has been charged with one count of domestic assault involving physical injury and one count of wrongful imprisonment for intimidation, violence, fraud or deception in Orange County, based on an alleged 2020 incident. broke the news first. An unknown Jane Doe whom Roiland dated. Roiland has pleaded not guilty and in 2020 she was released on a $50,000 bail. Several pre-trial hearings have already taken place, and Roiland said he is expected to return to court on April 27.
In a statement earlier this month, Roiland attorney T. Edward Welbourn said media reports of the incident were “inaccurate.” “To be clear, we expect that not only will Justin be innocent, but that the matter will be dismissed after the district attorney’s office completes a systematic review of the evidence,” Wellborn said.
Lesley Goldberg contributed to the report.