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‘Rick and Morty’ Team Gives Update on Recasting Process Following Justin Roiland’s Dismissal (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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[-] Pazuzu@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Did everyone forget the texts to minors? Dude was a predator. He wasn't dropped from the show just on the DV accusations but also the mountain of evidence that show he was a creep. https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/justin-roiland-claims-embittered-ex-tried-to-have-him-canceled-but-fans-ask-what-about-those-alleged-creepy-messages-to-minors/

[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I personally think it was the wrong call to drop Roiland before his court case for domestic abuse was reviewed - innocent until proven guilty.

Remember how at the start of the Depp/Heard trial everyone labeled Depp a monster? Then in court, Heard revealed herself to be a liar.

However, the texts he sent to minors were disqualifying in their own right. As a form of risk mitigation, you can't continue to employ the star of a show teens love, texting underage girls about how they should hurry up and turn eighteen.

[-] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

What's most egregious is that Adult Swim are owned by WB and look how many chances they gave Ezra Miller and he still got to be The Flash. Roiland had one set of dropped charges and he got sacked.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 0 points 1 year ago

in case anyone else was wondering, the answer to the replacement method is 'soundalikes'

[-] Smoogy@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

This is why you don’t short yourself on voice actors and make only one do them all. Hinging your entire success off of one and only one person brings and creates it’s own risks.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It shouldn't be a problem, there are some really good Justin Roiland soundalikes, and it's not like Rick's voice hasn't changed over the course of the show anyways.

The harder part will be finding someone with the right comedic timing. That's Roiland's bigger contribution to the show

[-] Wooly@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Had completely forgotten about this and was wondering why it had been so long since I'd seen new R&M. This explains a lot.

[-] ABCDE@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Didn't some come out recently?

[-] QHC@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

The number of people in this post that don't understand the difference between a private company's HR/PR decisions and the actual legal system is shocking.

[-] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No one said they couldn’t fire roiland because it violates laws. They said he shouldn’t have been fired because of the concept of innocent until proven guilty. That’s separate from the law.

But the text messages to minors should be enough for anyone to want him fired.

[-] QHC@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

What are you talking about? "Innocent until proven guilty" is only relevant from the perspective of the law.

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