Within a month of Justin Roiland’s release from Rick and Morty and Squanch Games, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office dropped his domestic violence charges due to “insufficient evidence.” Roiland said he is determined to get his “good name” back.
After three years from the first charges of domestic violence and a process that led to his dismissal from Rick and Morty and Squanch Games, Justin Roiland spoke publicly about the allegations. The statement from him came after it was revealed that the Orange County district attorney’s office had dismissed the charges he faced for “insufficient evidence”.
The co-creator and voice of rick and morty had been accused in 2020 of a “felony domestic battery with bodily harm and a felony false imprisonment for threat, violence, fraud and/or deception”. In August of that same year, the producer was arrested and later released on $50,000 bail. Yes ok justin roiland had pleaded not guilty during an arraignment, this complaint caused both Adult Swim as hulu They will completely disassociate themselves with the producer.
Now, a spokesperson for the district attorney said those charges were dismissed due to “insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt“. After making this known, justin roiland shared in Twitter a statement in which he makes it clear that, for him, justice was done. However, he also takes into account that he has to focus on getting his “good name”.
“I always knew these claims were false, and I never had any doubt that this day would come. I am grateful that this case was dismissed but, at the same time, I am still deeply shocked by the horrible lies that were reported about me during this process.” he said in the statement.
The statement of Roiland keep going: “Most of all, I’m disappointed that so many people so quickly judged without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of an embittered ex who was trying to skirt due process and get me ‘canceled.’ That it has succeeded, even partially, is shameful. However, now that the legal case is over, I am determined to move on and focus on both my creative endeavors and restoring my good name.”.
Yes ok Roiland intends to move forward with his creative work, it is unclear if he will engage with major studios again. In January, 20th TV Animation and Hulu Originals issued a joint statement saying they had ended their association with Justin Roiland, who produced Solar Opposites and Koala Man.
The same thing happened with Adult Swimwho reported that they had ended their association with the co-creator of rick and morty, but that the series would continue. On the other hand, the team of Squash Games reported that they had received the resignation of Roiland, but that they will continue to develop games while “continue to support and improve High On Life“.