Rick & Morty Co-Creator Justin Roiland is facing trouble because of his misdeeds. Recently he resigned from Squanch Games.
Squanch games is a video game developer company that he co-founded in 2016.
— Squanch Games (@SquanchGames) January 25, 2023
And now, Adult swim, a cable television channel cut ties with Justin Roiland. Roiland who co-created “Ricky & Martin” for Adult Swim is now replaced in the show.
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Reason for Justin Roiland’s Suspension From the Channel
Justin Roiland is currently facing charges of domestic violence. Justin was charged in Orange County, California with one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury and one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, and deceit.
In 2020 he pleaded not guilty to those charges. Recently he appeared in court on Thursday 13 Jan 2023, for a pre-trial hearing.
He will appear at another pre-trial hearing on 27 April.
The complaint is filed by an unnamed woman Jane Doe, whom Justin was dating at that time. The woman complained about the domestic violence inflicted upon her by Justin.
Justin Roiland Replaced From Rick & Morty
Adult Swim due to domestic abuse and violence against Justin completely cut ties with him.
— Rick and Morty (@RickandMorty) January 24, 2023
Adult Swim senior vice president Marie Moore released a statement and said “Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland.”
Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon created an animated sci-fi sitcom, Rick & Morty.
Rick & Morty’s show is based on a mad scientist and his grandson.
Both main characters are voiced by Roiland and other smaller characters too.
The animated series Solar Opposites and Koala Man was co-created by him and he worked as a voice-over artist in it.