Adult Swim has severed ties with “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland after he was charged with domestic violence. “Adult Swim has ended its association with Justin Roiland,” Adult Swim/Cartoon Network/Boomerang Senior Vice President of Communications Mairie Moore said in a statement on Tuesday. “Rick and Morty” is a sci-fi animated sitcom that debuted on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block in 2013, where it has functioned as the network’s flagship series for the better part of a decade. “How can you continue without @Justin Roiland,” One user tweeted. No trial date has been set but Roiland will be required to attend a hearing on April 27th.
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