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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Justin Roiland dropped from Rick and Morty after domestic abuse charges

Justin Roiland
Justin Roiland, the co-creator of animated TV series Rick and Morty, is awaiting trial on domestic violence charges. Photograph: Araya Doheny/Getty Images

Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland has been dropped as the voice of the titular characters on the animated series and will no longer work on the show, after it emerged he had been charged with felony domestic abuse in Orange County.

The 42-year-old has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial after being charged with corporal injury and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit. The charges relate to a 2020 incident against an unidentified woman Roiland was living with and dating at the time.

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