California prosecutors drop domestic violence charges against 'Rick and Morty' co-creator Justin Roiland. According to The New York Times, they decided that the available evidence was not enough to prove the violence in court..
District Attorney's spokeswoman Kimberley Adds said the decision to close the case was made after " Roiland himself pleaded not guilty to the charges..
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After the announcement of the prosecutor's decision, he posted on Twitter, in which he said that he was glad that the charges were dropped, but "
“Most of all, I am disappointed that so many people rushed to judge without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of an embittered ex trying to circumvent due process and force me to 'cancel',” Roiland said in a statement..
In 2020, he was charged with domestic violence and detaining a woman he dated. But the allegations only became publicly known in January of this year, when they were reported to NBC News..
Later, Adult Swim, which releases Rick and Morty, announced that it was terminating the contract with Roiland.. He is not only the author of the series, but also voiced both of its main characters..