Matlock star David Del Rio has been fired from the CBS series after the actor was accused of sexual assault.
What do we know about the allegations against David Del Rio?
According to a report from Variety, Del Rio was “escorted off the set” of Matlock last week, following an internal investigation at CBS. This comes after an incident on the show reportedly occurred involving a female actor also on the show. It’s unclear exactly what the incident involved, but Variety notes that Del Rio is no longer on set for the show.
Currently, Matlock is filming its second season, with more than half of the project having been filmed as of now. Del Rio starred on the show as Billy Martinez, a first-year associate at Jacobson Moore. According to Variety’s report, his character will now be written out of the series for future episodes.
While he will be written out, there’s also no word on what CBS plans to do about Del Rio’s inclusion in the show up until the moment he was fired. However, with the show set to debut its second season in just under a week, CBS won’t have very long to decide.
(Source: Variety)
