Matlock star David Del Rio has been fired from the CBS collection after the actor was accused of sexual assault.
What do we all know concerning the allegations towards David Del Rio?
Based on a report from Selection, Del Rio was “escorted off the set” of Matlock final week, following an inner investigation at CBS. This comes after an incident on the present reportedly occurred involving a feminine actor additionally on the present. It’s unclear precisely what the incident concerned, however Selection notes that Del Rio is not on set for the present.
At the moment, Matlock is filming its second season, with greater than half of the undertaking having been filmed as of now. Del Rio starred on the present as Billy Martinez, a first-year affiliate at Jacobson Moore. Based on Selection’s report, his character will now be written out of the collection for future episodes.
Whereas he can be written out, there’s additionally no phrase on what CBS plans to do about Del Rio’s inclusion within the present up till the second he was fired. Nonetheless, with the present set to debut its second season in just below per week, CBS gained’t have very lengthy to resolve.
(Supply: Selection)
