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Justin Roiland vehemently denied ex-girlfriend’s allegations
US prosecutors have dropped charges against Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland. In 2020, a domestic violence case was initiated against him, after which he lost his job.
The charges were dismissed due to lack of hard evidence, a spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office in California told an Associated Press reporter.
In response to this news, Roiland himself, who also voices the two main characters in Rick and Morty, posted on twitter a post with the word “justice” and his statement in which he wrote that he never doubted such an outcome of the case.
In May 2020, Roiland was sued by his partner who accused him of domestic violence causing bodily harm. She also alleged that he had wrongfully deprived her of her liberty through threats, violence and deceit. The name of the plaintiff was not released.
The incident she described, according to her, took place in January 2020 and caused her psychological trauma.
The case was only made public for the first time in January 2023, when Roiland participated in a preliminary hearing, maintaining his innocence.
“We look forward to restoring Justin’s reputation and helping him get back to normal as soon as possible,” his lawyer said at the time.
“Make it so that I” canceled “
After it became known about the allegations against Roiland, he was immediately interrupted by Adult Swim – the evening block of the Cartoon Network channel, which airs the Rick and Morty series. There were also reports that for the next season of the cartoon, the channel wanted to invite another person to voice the main characters.
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In 2018 and 2020, the animated series “Rick and Morty” won the prestigious Emmy awards for the best animated television program.
Soon, cooperation with Roiland was stopped by the Hulu platform, for which he produced the animated series Solar Opposites and Koala Man.
Roiland also resigned at his own request from Squanch Games, the video game company he helped found in 2016.
In a tweet after the charges were dropped, Roiland expressed his disappointment that so many people believed the lies against him. As the director wrote, they drew conclusions “only on the basis of the words of an embittered ex-girlfriend who decided to bypass the usual procedure and have me” canceled “.
“The fact that it was successfully done, albeit partially, is a shame,” he added.
Roland, 43, created Rick and Morty in 2013 with colleague Dan Harman, and since then, Adult Swim has released six seasons of the series, which has become a hit and won the prestigious TV Emmy Award.
Often described as anarchic and insane by reviewers, the series is aimed at adults and follows the eccentric scientist Rick and his grandson Morty.
Rick drinks heavily, his speech is interrupted by belching and swearing, and adventures usually begin with an adventure into which Rick draws his grandson. Heroes move from planet to planet, fall into different dimensions or, for example, inside the human body.
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