Justin Roiland

"Rick and Morty" creator Justin Roiland has been cleared of domestic violence charges, and he's slamming the lies reported against him.

[the following statement to Variety](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/justin-roiland-domestic-violence-charges-rick-and-morty-1235487828/): “It is hard to overstate how inaccurate the recent media coverage of this situation has been. The network said in a brief statement at the time: “Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland.” Roiland then resigned from Squanch Games, the video game developer banner that he co-founded in 2016. He added, “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, based solely on the word of an embittered ex trying to bypass due process and have me ‘canceled.'” Kimberly Edds, spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney’s office, said in a statement: “We dismissed the charges today as a result of having insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.” Roiland added, “That it may have succeeded, even partially, is shameful.

Domestic violence charges against Justin Roiland, co-creator of 'Rick and Morty,' were dropped Tuesday. But Adult Swim and Hulu already cut ties.

It involved an unnamed Jane Doe who was dating Roiland at that time, according to the complaint, which was obtained by The Times. Hulu has ended its relationship with Justin Roiland amid domestic violence charges against him. The charges against Roiland stemmed from an alleged incident on or about Jan. Throughout the legal process, Roiland had maintained his innocence, commenting through his attorneys in a statement to The Times that he expected “this matter is on course to be dismissed once the District Attorney’s office has completed its methodical review of the evidence.” Adult Swim announced Tuesday it has severed ties with “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland weeks after he was charged with domestic violence. The writer-producer shared his thoughts on the dropped charges with a one-word tweet — “justice” — and a screenshot of a statement in which he called the allegations false.

Domestic battery charges against Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland were dropped Wednesday, according to the Orange County District Attorney.

Hulu also announced that it would [recast Roiland’s role](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/justin-roiland-hulu-rick-morty-allegations-domestic-abuse-rcna67474) in “Solar Opposites” and that he would not be involved with any projects moving forward. [it would part ways](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/adult-swim-cuts-ties-justin-roiland-rcna67325) with Roiland and recast the two main characters of “Rick and Morty,” who had both been voiced by Roiland. He was first charged in May 2020 and was arrested and released on bond in August 2020.

Justin Roiland, the Rick and Morty co-creator whose animation empire came crashing down in the wake of domestic violence charges being leveled against him ...

[were first revealed](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/justin-roiland-domestic-violence-charges-1235298533/) in an NBC News article this January, [Adult Swim](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adult-swim-ends-relationship-justin-roiland-domestic-abuse-charges-1235308995/) (which distributes Roiland’s hit Rick and Morty) and [Hulu](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hulu-drops-justin-roiland-from-solar-opposites-1235309072/) (distributor of Solar Opposites, which Roiland co-created, and Koala Man, which he executive produced) cut ties with Roiland. And in an Most of all, I’m disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts.” He claimed the source of the allegations was an “embittered ex” who tried to “bypass due process and have me ‘canceled.'” He additionally [resigned from Squanch Games](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/justin-roiland-resigns-squanch-games-domestic-abuse-charges-1235309592/), the developer he co-founded in 2016. 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[Subscribe Sign Up](https://cloud.email.hollywoodreporter.com/signup/) Also in the wake of the news about the charges, multiple women came forward on social media with lewd messages they claimed to have been sent by Roiland. [justice](https://twitter.com/JustinRoiland/status/1638629789258100737),” Roiland said in his statement, “I have always known that these claims were false — and I never had any doubt that this day would come.” The creator added, “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. In the weeks after the 2020 charges “This case was dismissed as a result of insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,” said Orange County District Attorney’s office spokesperson Kimberly Edds.

The animated show severed ties with Justin Roiland, one of its co-creators, in January after reports that he faced charges of domestic abuse.

He added that he was “determined to move forward and focus both on my creative projects and restoring my good name.” Roiland had pleaded not guilty to the charges and previously had a court hearing scheduled for next month. A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office, Kimberly Edds, said Wednesday that prosecutors had made the decision to dismiss the case after “additional information came to light,” which she declined to specify. When Mr. “Most of all, I’m disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of an embittered ex trying to bypass due process and have me ‘canceled,’” Mr. Mr.

Justin Roiland, the co-creator and former star of the animated comedy “Rick and Morty,” was cleared of domestic violence charges, prosecutors said.

When Roiland left the show, an executive at Warner Bros. Hulu also stopped working with [Roiland ](http://Roiland.cr)on “Solar Opposites,” a show he co-created and starred in. [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/justin-roiland-domestic-violence-charges-dropped-1235561877/) reported. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/arts/justin-roiland-charges.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes) reported. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and had been scheduled to appear at a pretrial hearing on April 27, the entertainment news website reported. [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/justin-roiland-domestic-violence-charges-dropped-1235561877/).