'This stinks': Outrage as Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland cleared of domestic violence charges
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: Scandal-ridden Justin Roiland co-creator of the animated adult sitcom, 'Rick and Morty', has been dismissed from his domestic violence charges on Wednesday, 22. The charges come from a 2020 incident and were made by a woman he was dating. Details of the accusation remain unspecified, however, the Emmy Winner pleaded not guilty.
“We dismissed the charges today because there was insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt,” Kimberly Edds, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office, said in a statement. Edds said “significant additional information came to light.” Roiland also broke the news of the case being dismissed, “I have always known that these claims were false,” he wrote in a statement on Twitter.
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'I’m thankful justice has prevailed'
An attorney for Roiland said the district attorney’s office conducted a “thorough review of the facts.” “I’m thankful justice has prevailed,” attorney T Edward Welbourn wrote in the statement. Following the outbreak of his charges, Adult Swim announced it would part ways with Roiland who voices the sitcom's eponymous characters, Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith. and recast the two main characters. Roiland said in Wednesday’s statement that he will “move forward and focus both on my creative projects and restoring my good name,” reported NBC.
'It just means the case wasn't strong enough!'
The show's fans flocked to Reddit, to express their fury over the case's turnout. One user wrote, "Weird person who makes weird animated shows turns out to act weirdly. Everyone is astonished and wishes they never gave him any attention!" Another seconded, "The DA were the ones who brought the charges in the first place. It seems like maybe his lawyer(s) convinced them out of it or something? Something is very off with this." A third claimed, "That dude’s “game” is SO fucking cringey".
Another said, "This stinks to high heaven. She never came forward, never did anything except get a restraining order and file this complaint immediately. They sat on it for years before dismissing it, that's...weird AF. Especially with the seriousness of the charges. I know it happened during covid but..." One added, "It doesn't really seem like she was trying to get him cancelled, it seems like she was doing everything the right way, and it seems like the prosecutors and cops believed her if it went this far." "Just because he was never found guilty at trial, doesn't necessarily make him innocent either. It just means the case wasn't strong enough," another claimed.
