Justin Roiland, the co-creator of ‘Rick and Mory’, accused of domestic violence

‘Rick and Morty’ co-creator Justin Roiland faces serious criminal charges accused of domestic violence in a January 2020 incident. she did not allow him to maintain contact or come within 100 yards of the woman he attacked until October of this year. While no trial date has yet been set, Roiland is facing charges of domestic assault with bodily harm and a misdemeanor misdemeanor for menace, assault, fraud and/or deception by the District Attorney’s office in Orange County, California. Until now, the case had been kept out of the public eye and it has now been revealed that Roiland had to appear at a hearing before the judicial process.

He pleaded not guilty in 2020, but according to Deadline he was offered the chance to accept the charges to avoid litigation and reduce his sentence. If he were to be pardoned in court, he would face several fines as well He could end up in prison for up to 7 years. Roiland is due to testify again on April 27.

His attorney, T. Edward Welbourn, told the outlet: “We are doing everything we can to clear Justin’s name and help him move on as fast as possible.“, adding that:”To be clear, not only is Justin innocent, but we also have every hope that this matter is in the process of being dismissed once all evidence review procedures are completed by the District Attorney’s Office.“.

Dan Harmon also accused

It’s not the first time that “Rick and Morty” has faced controversy due to the behavior of its creators. In 2018, his other co-creator, Dan Harmon, has been accused of harassment to screenwriter Megan Ganz (“Mythic Quest”), after she rejected his advances.

After posting an apology on Twitter, which Ganz accepted, an old video of Ganz in which Ganz went viral that same year he was seen pretending to rape a doll. “In 2009 I made a pilot that aspired to parody the series ‘Dexter’ and it only succeeded in offendingHarmon said in a statement shortly after the video resurfaced: “I immediately realized that the content of the video was disgusting and immediately deleted it. No one should have seen what you saw and for that I apologizeDespite the various allegations, ‘Rick and Morty’ was awarded with an Emmy in 2020 for Best Animated Series and has continued to renew seasons thus far.