Justin Roiland

Justin Roiland, co-creator of 'Rick And Morty', has been cleared of domestic violence charges after he was dropped from the show.

The studio released High On Life in December last year. Roiland voiced Rick And Morty’s two lead characters among others, with the show’s seventh season currently in development without his involvement. He pleaded not guilty to the charges in 2020. However, now that the legal case has ended, I’m determined to move forward and focus both on my creative projects and restoring my good name.” I’m thankful that this case has been dismissed but, at the same time, I’m still deeply shaken by the horrible lies that were reported about me during this process. “Most of all, I’m disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts…

California prosecutors have dropped domestic violence charges against Justin Roiland, the co-creator of hit Adult Swim animated series “Rick and Morty”

“I have always known that these claims were false — and I never had any doubt that this day would come,” he said. She was not identified in court documents. The two-time Emmy winner added that he is “disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of a bitter ex trying to bypass due process and have me ‘canceled.’”

Domestic violence charges made against Justin Roiland were dismissed on Wednesday by the Orange County District Attorney's office due to insufficient ...

Edward Welbourn, said in a statement to Variety: "I commend the Orange County District Attorney's Office for conducting a thorough review of the facts and deciding to dismiss the case against Justin. Roiland also resigned from Squanch Games, the video game company he co-founded in 2016. He pleaded not guilty at a pre-trial in January before charges were dropped.

The charges were dismissed with insufficient evidence, leaving Roiland 'deeply shaken by the horrible lies'

[Dan Harmon](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/dan-harmon), Roiland created the animated sci-fi sitcom about a mad scientist and his grandson, and provides the voices of the two title characters. That it may have succeeded, even partially, is shameful. [January 2023](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/rick-and-morty-justin-roiland-domestic-violence-girlfriend-trial-b1052743.html) when a pre-trial hearing was held in the case. The incident occurred back in January of 2020 and Roiland was charged in May of that year and released on a $50,000 (£40,583) bond in May 2020, before being indicted in October. [Orange County](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/orange-county), [California](https://www.standard.co.uk/topic/california), previously charged the 42-year-old with corporal injury and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit against the woman, who he was living with at the time. [Orange County](/topic/orange-county) District Attorney’s office, told Variety that the charges had been dismissed “as a result of having insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.”

“We dismissed the charges today as a result of having insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,” Orange County District Attorney's ...

[a THR investigation](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/justin-roiland-animation-empire-implosion-rick-and-morty-1235319366/), various colleagues of Roiland described his troubling workplace behavior, including one alleged instance of sexual harassment during Rick & Morty‘s third season. See Brandy & Paolo Montalban on Set of ‘Descendants 4’](https://www.tvinsider.com/1086388/cinderella-brandy-paolo-montalban-reunion-descendants-4-the-rise-of-red/) [4‘Chicago P.D.’ Director Jesse Lee Soffer Details Voight Scene That Was Cut](https://www.tvinsider.com/1086366/chicago-pd-jesse-lee-soffer-directing-deleted-scene-voight/) [5Crisis on ‘Grey’s,’ Netflix’s ‘Night Agent,’ 50 Years of ‘Young and Restless,’ NCAA Sweet 16](https://www.tvinsider.com/1086374/greys-anatomy-night-agent-young-and-restless-march-madness-sweet-16/) The charges, which were made in 2020, first came to public attention in January 2023, and since then, Roiland has been let go from several jobs and projects. “I have always known that these claims were false — and I never had any doubt that this day would come,” he wrote. [Solar Opposites](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/solar-opposites/), which Roiland co-created) both cut ties with him. [Rick & Morty](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/rick-and-morty/) co-creator [Justin Roiland](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/justin-roiland/) on Wednesday, March 23, with the screenwriter saying the allegations were “based solely on the word of an embittered ex.”