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According to a legal grievance, Roiland was accused of home assault and false detention in May 2020 after an incident with a lady he was courting.
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Justin Roiland, who created the animated collection “Rick and Morty” and supplies the voices of the 2 title characters, is awaiting trial on expenses of felony home violence in opposition to a former girlfriend.
A legal grievance obtained on Thursday from prosecutors in Orange County, California, charged Roiland, 42, with corporal harm and false imprisonment by menace, fraud, violence or deceit in opposition to the girl who he was residing with on the time.
The girl was not recognized in courtroom paperwork.
Roiland has pleaded not responsible.
The incident occurred in January of 2020, and Roiland was charged in May of that yr, however the expenses apparently went unnoticed by media shops till NBC News reported them Thursday, when a pre-trial listening to was held within the case.
Emails searching for remark from Roiland’s legal professional and representatives for Cartoon Network, which airs “Rick and Morty,” weren’t instantly returned.
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This would possibly really be the top of Rick and Morty. A billion greenback franchise critically relied completely on a man who can do 2 voices.
— Rocky (@viperwave) January 13, 2023
Roiland is about to return to courtroom in April. A trial date has not been set.
Roiland and Dan Harmon created the animated sci-fi sitcom a few mad scientist and his grandson, each voiced by Roiland. It has aired for six seasons on Cartoon Network as a part of its Adult Swim nighttime programming block, and has been renewed for a seventh.
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