Actor David Del Rio has been axed from Matlock due to allegations of sexual assault

This is a shame as he one of my favorite parts about the show. Also, I thought he was gay.

Raised eyebrow. I know, believe women. But this also fits a bit the characters they play - Leah Lewis especially plays a ruthless backstabber. Why would David Del Rio be so dumb to "sexually assault" is main acting partner in his breakout role?

It's just an allegation. Apparently at some point it's morphed into "guilty until proven innocent."

Too bad - they actually had good chemistry together.

I also hate the fact that my first thought was that if he got escorted off the lot and fired immediately, the "allegation" must both have been pretty bad AND likely indisputable.

His career is over.

How the hell are they going to write his character out?

[quote]How the hell are they going to write his character out?

The usual - a very special episode.

He'll get killed off camera and the case of the week will be to solve who murdered him and/or defend a person wrongfully on trial for his murder.

If there were a shot in hell he'd ever come back, they might have done something different. But, escorted off the lot and fired, rather than "suspended pending an investigation," then quiety fired later, really points to something egregious having happened.

Has anyone checked in with Bianca Del Rio to see how she's coping with this family scandal?

R7 No, but Dolores is mortified.

They probably had something on video for them to fire him this quickly.

It's also pretty unusual for the accuser to be publicly named right away.

He's a fuggo.

Wait a minute, he's straight?

His mother Delores must be spinning in her grave.

I always thought he was a fag

I liked him and the character. I thought he is sexy. Hopefully it's all a misunderstanding and he gets redeemed. But not likely.

I wonder how this type of misconduct is still happening. With big wigs, I get it. They can be on a power trip and hubris makes them think they won't face consequences. But a regular actor should be smarter than that. In my organization there is training left and right on how not to behave. Might be different in the arts...

......and he's got a misses and 2 kids.

R16, I noticed the wedding band in OP's photo. If he was stupid enough to go after his co-star, I can't imagine how many other women may come out of the woodwork.

Why would any person do sexual assault nowadays?? It amazes me that people feel they can get away with things like this.

I did like the character and thought he was sexy too. However, there are a million actors that will jump to the chance to replace him on such a good series.

What about Nicholas D'Agosto. I've always thought he was a HAWTIE and has a history of playing an attorney.....

They do it because people do rash and thoughtless things, especially men who are with someone they find attractive.

This is all assuming he did it

What does sexual assault mean exactly in this context? Did he touch her breast? Penetrate her forcefully? Flash her?

^ all of which are sexual assualt

He needs to call Justin Baldoni for emotional support.

R21 yes and I want to know specifics.

Details of the incident:

The allegation: On September 26, Lewis reported an alleged sexual assault incident involving Del Rio that occurred on the set of the show.

The investigation: After the report was filed, CBS Studios and the show's producers immediately launched an internal investigation.

Dismissal: On October 2, following the investigation, Del Rio was terminated and escorted off the Paramount lot.

Confirmation: Multiple sources, including Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, confirmed the firing.

Aftermath:

Character written out: Del Rio's character, Billy Martinez, a first-year associate who worked closely with Lewis's character, will be written out of the show immediately.

Production impact: The show's creative team is now reworking scripts to account for the character's sudden departure. Filming for the second season continued after Del Rio's dismissal, with a planned hiatus in place.

No public comment: Neither Leah Lewis nor David Del Rio has publicly commented on the matter. CBS has also declined to comment on the internal investigation.

I guess he’ll just have to settle for being our next President.

I think this story is bullshit.

He certainly didn't try to sexually assault ME, and I'm the STAR of the show!

[quote]Why would any person do sexual assault nowadays?? It amazes me that people feel they can get away with things like this.

Because they can.

You still think this stuff doesn't happen at jobs and isn't protected? Not true.

It happened to me. And nothing was done.

Sexual assault isn't about sex, it's about power. People get off on dominating or humiliating other people or just getting away with something they know they shouldn't be doing.

R26, I am wary of any under-30 female. They tend to exaggerate everything as "trauma" and "assault." I'd rather wait for the dust to settle before being a part of any witch-hunt they start.

Tom Bosley never touched my fanny.

He never sucked MY cock!

R29 Seriously, go fuck yourself. 1 in 4 women have experienced either attempted or completed rape at least once in their lifetime, and 4 out of five of those women were raped before the age of 25.

R32, those are old stats and I'd question how relevant they are beyond a certain age.

R33 They're from 2024.

Leah speaks

R35, when one feels compelled to comment on such matters of legal importance, clearly the #1 place for her to go is Instagram Stories, clearly.

R36 Where the hell else should she comment on the matter--the white house lawn? She didn't divulge any details that would interfere with a criminal trial, she just thanked people for their support.

R36, how about not commenting on social media at all?

R38 Why does it bother you exactly?

R39, it doesn't, really. It just seems odd that someone would rush to their social media in such a situation?

You know -- almost as odd as people who want to declare people guilty of something based on 'allegations' -- without proof, without a trial.

I don’t know why anyone would even try to have sex with a woman.

If he’s innocent, then hopefully he’ll get his day in court and she’ll will be held accountable.

The LA Times said there was already an investigation which led to his firing. For the show, this is a death penalty for him so they had to really uncover some concrete evidence or perhaps Del Rio confessed. Nonetheless, it's over for him.

Why does someone getting fired for a sexual assault allegation bother you so much, r40? He hasn't been sentenced to death.

R44, it doesn't bother me at all if it's actually been found out that he's guilty.

A bunch of stupid little bitches like you rushing to cancel somebody without knowing all (or really, any?) of the facts is bothersome and is and has been a slippery slope.

I tried to get into this show but aside from Kathy Bates it's very mid. Del Rio was decent eye candy but his character wasn't essential. Unfortunately Leah Lewis was the more annoying of the two junior associates so I'd have rather seen her character go but whatever. I probably won't even bother with season 2 since the first was a chore to get through

Camaras are everywhere, footage probably was reviewed.

He should sue.

Ho bye.

He needs a good lawyer to represent him - I'd go with Matlock herself.

R50, but why when so many want to do away without the need of any lawyer at all? Judge, jury, and trial via social media seems perfectly fine enough for a disturbing amount of folks.

And yet they give Denozo a new show.

David Del Rio Talks About Working on Matlock, Shares Behind the Scenes Moments

Click link to see interview

The fact that they subjected themselves to the financial and creative headache that came with firing this guy suggests that they had a reason to believe the woman. You think they would put themselves through that if there was ZERO evidence whatsoever?

You're only pretending to be objective, r45. Based on what little we know about the situation, it seems more likely than not that he's guilty.

R54, a little patience and healthy skepticism never hurts in these matters. I prefer for the dust to settle before declaring somebody "this!" or "that!"

Notice that in these cases, there are no criminal charges . How convenient.

I'm also surprised to find out he's a fan of pussy

Where is my brick of snow!? You are a paid mole!

R56 It is almost certainly being pursued criminally. If it weren't, she would have said a lot more. She's been pursued relentlessly by the press since the news of his firing was released (which was weeks following the start of the internal investigation) and has been strictly been "no comment". Literally the only thing she's said publicly has been thanking her supporters. That tells me there is a a criminal investigation underway.

R59, how has she been "pursued relentlessly by the press?"

Young fellas can't resist grabbing my skinny taint.

Off to Europe doing video game voice work for David...

I don't believe her. Her face and age makes me think she's a little rotten liar!!!! 🤣

Leah Lewis is a bitch. I would never forgive her for what she did to George Fan.

[quote] ......and he's got a misses and 2 kids.

No, his feyonce rejected his proposal because of his overbearing mother and sisters.

Obviously, the internal investigation found something, or he would have been suspended and not outright fired. The only thing that I have an issue with is that they've broadened the definition of sexual assault so you can never be sure of what actually happened. Grabbing someone's ass is now sexual assault. While no one should go around grabbing someone's ass without consent, it's not the same thing as rape.

[quote] Obviously, the internal investigation found something, or he would have been suspended and not outright fired.

Huh. I wonder how fool-proof that is.

He was a dirty birdy!

In the end, it was a company decision. They conducted an investigation and felt there was cause to dismiss him. It is very interesting that the term "sexual assault" was used as well as the victim being named.

All it takes is one accusation and you get fired. It’s really frightening. So many women have BPD. Believe all women is the dumbest thing ever and yet another thing the Left came up with that backfired. Women lie.

R69, they conducted an investigation? Did it go to trial?

[quote] Obviously, the internal investigation found something, or he would have been suspended and not outright fired.

Wrong. That’s not how it works.

R66 Huh. So are you also very quick to correct people who call Donald Trump a rapist?

"It was only his fingers, not his dick--don't be so dramatic!"

Were they friendly? They seem to work well together? Why would she be so vindictive to ruin his life if they were friends?

If my coworker came on to me, I would probably laugh it off and be flattered. I wouldn’t go out of my way to get him fired, unless I already deeply hated him.

Sexual assault is not someone coming on to you. Whether or not you would laugh it off is not relevant.

R71, it was a company decision, not a legal one.

Fine, if my coworker tried to rape me, I wouldn’t probably let bygones be bygones and say “Gurl, you tried.”

R76, if you spend any amount of time around at all on places like Reddit or TikTok, you'll see just how quickly young females are to label everything "SA."

And so many of them are so full of shit. You'd understand my skepticism then.

Oops, I meant I would let bygones be bygones.

R79 If the network conducted a thorough internal investigation and saw it necessary to fire an incredibly popular character of a TV show, it was almost certainly something FAR more serious than an ass-pinch. He's union. There would need to be concrete evidence of a crime or they would be putting themselves at risk of a lawsuit for unlawful firing.

Incredibly popular? He’s not.

R81, or we can all wait and find out more details as they become available.

Why do you frequent young women's SM pages and how much time to you spend there to come up with such a blanket assessment about them, r79? Why do you believe the select group you observe represents the population of young women?

I can't imagine why mature adults, male or female, especially gay men, spend time on them unless they're parents. Personally, I'd rather eat glass.

R84, Reddit isn't (or at least wasn't) the stomping grounds for young Gen Z women. That site existed when the owners (my age) invented it and since before they were ever even in diapers. They started migrating over there circa covid and it has all sucked ever since.

But lo and behold, ever since they've made their presence clear, it's been a neverending melodrama in which they're being "gaslit" and how "traumatized" they are.

The sheer volume of their BS examples of "abuse" -- to a Reddit moderator --is laughable at best, scary at worst.

[quote] They do it because people do rash and thoughtless things, especially men who are with someone they find attractive.

Who would find Leona Lewis attractive?

[quote] Why would any person do sexual assault nowadays?? It amazes me that people feel they can get away with things like this.

What actually [italic]is[/italic] more frightening is how quickly people are to demonize before knowing all of the facts and particulars.

R85 - It sounds like you seek out examples that verify your dim world view of women. It's called a the confirmation bias in the social sciences. Even the "hard" scientists are susceptible to it.

[QUOTE]ever since they've made their presence clear, it's been a neverending melodrama in which they're being "gaslit" and how "traumatized" they are.

Are you saying these women invade Reddit pages unrelated to sexual abuse or assault and spew, and that's how you found them and sought out their posting histories? Creepy. Or Creepazoid, as they'd say on Reddit.

[QUOTE]The sheer volume of their BS examples of "abuse" -- to a Reddit moderator --is laughable at best, scary at worst.

Are you claiming to be a Reddit moderator? Which subreddits? You still haven't answered this:

[QUOTE]Why do you believe the select group you observe represents the population of young women?

You still have not answered this, r85. Again, you're running with a heavy "confirmation bias." You sought out to observe and track on the basis of a very tiny sampling of "young women."

It's like when MAGAts get their dose from a very slanted pool of "observations" filtered through heavy bias.

^ I forgot to add that I'm totally fucking puzzled why a gay man would wrap himself up in this story.

You mean they axed him to leave?

R88, go back to Reddit. Nobody has time for your essay, holmes.

Yeah, I have no idea what R88 is rambling on about. Unhinged.

[quote] Are you claiming to be a Reddit moderator? Which subreddits? You still haven't answered this:

Excuse me? I'm sorry?

Who the fuck exactly do you think you are to be here fielding questions... to me or to gay men here?

Are you a gay man? What brings you here?

Jesus Fucking Christ. Why do some gay men show such excessive interest in very, young (albeit stupid) straight women so as to diligently follow them on social media, chronicle them, and make stupid, broad generalizations about other women?

Why are some gay men so obsessed with women who have jackshit to do with them? Were they wrongly accused at some point or get turned down for a role? So much venom

[quote]R78 if my coworker tried to rape me, I would probably let bygones be bygones

You’d leave other coworkers vulnerable to them?

Thanks.

David Del Rio’s Wife Katherine Slams ‘Disturbing’ Leah Lewis Amid Assault Scandal

[quote]David Del Rio’s wife Katherine publicly took aim at Leah Lewis after her husband was fired from Matlock after being accused of sexual assault.

[quote]Taking to her Instagram Stories on Thursday, October 9, Katherine, 33, shared a close-up photo of Lewis, 28.

[quote]Across Lewis’ face, Katherine wrote, “This is the most disturbing human being I have ever met.”

[quote]Earlier in the day, Lewis had been following Katherine’s Instagram account. However, it now appears that Lewis is no longer following the account and her comments have disappeared, suggesting she may have been blocked by Katherine.

Is Leah Lewis a bio female or a trans female?

She looks very ...."drag queen in civvies" in photos.

[quote] Why are some gay men so obsessed with women who have jackshit to do with them?

What gives some cuntish fraus (like you, R94) enough hubris to make them think they can start asking questions on a gay male site?

You sound obnoxious.

R96 messy as hell.

Leah is now ready for her star-making performance in Mattress Girl: The Emma Sulkowicz Story

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times.

Some of you bitches really, really hate women.

R96 The plot thickens

Looks like he might be a Christian fundie.

Whatever the real story is - this secured Lewis' job for at least another season. If they planned to phase out her role by season end, I doubt they can do that now.

[quote]Sexual assault is not someone coming on to you.

No, but 'coming on to someone' can land you in HR with a mark on your file. A male can say something ever so innocent to a female coworker ( 'You're wearing my favorite colors today') and all they have to do is file a complaint with HR saying you made them 'feel uncomfortable' in the office. Those two words matter more than what actually happen.

If there was currently a criminal investigation going on with him in LA county, and the incident happened on September 26, the press would know about it by now - starting with TMZ.

CBS is going to jump into action and fire him (not suspend him) to cover their asses. Fire him now, ask questions later. If he is found innocent of these allegations, they will make up an excuse of why they had to fire him anyhow (i.e.: he was trouble on the set, he didn't get along with producers, etc.).

I watched the first season and it was so obvious that Kathy Bates was a much better actor than everyone else at the law firm, it was painful to watch.

Him not only being fired the same day as it was reported but also physically escorted off the set means that there was either incontrovertible evidence (witnesses or surveillance footage) or he admitted to the assault. Apparently there were only four hours between the reporting and the firing. So whatever they found to confirm the allegation, they found fast.

Legal wouldn't allow the showrunners to put the network at risk of a wrongful termination suit over some dubious he said/she said "sexual misconduct" type accusation. If there was any reason to doubt the allegation, they would have just put him on leave pending investigation.

[quote]So whatever they found to confirm the allegation, they found fast.

Either that or a number of other young women came forward on hearing he'd been reported. That'd do it too.

[quote] You’d leave other coworkers vulnerable to them?

This right here. This isn't a criminal court with the same standards.

Companies/employers have a responsibility to act decisively at the first sign of trouble to limit the possibility of future exposure.

That's the world of work today, and all but the most ancient dinosaurs/DLers understand that.

I work in the film/tv industry, and they routinely make us take harassment classes all the time. Sexual harassment is very broad now: sending emails, videos, links, texts to anything remotely sexual (even commenting on appearance). I have a feeling it is in this category, since it's easy to prove.

New York Post said incident happened on Sept 26, was reported (to HR?) on Oct 2, firing happened Oct 2.

Maybe that means there were witnesses gossiping about what happened from Sept 26-Oct2?

Meaning it had been brewing a while so there was a lot of information available by the time it was officially reported.

Oooh, a good ol’ sex pest scandal! Finally, something besides politics.

DO not confuse charges. SEXUAL HARASSMENT is a different charge and set of actions, than SEXUAL ASSAULT. Apparently this is sexual assault. Which, yes, can encompass many different actions.

Sexual Assault (Criminal Law)

Definition: Any non-consensual physical sexual contact. It’s a crime, not just a workplace issue.

Examples of actions that constitute sexual assault: • Unwanted touching of intimate areas (breasts, buttocks, genitals). • Kissing, groping, or fondling without consent. • Forcing or attempting sexual acts (rape, oral sex, penetration). • Physically restraining someone to make sexual contact. • Sexual contact while the victim is incapacitated (asleep, intoxicated, or under threat).

Sexual Harassment (Civil / Employment Law)

Definition: Unwelcome verbal or non-physical conduct of a sexual nature that affects employment or creates a hostile work environment. It’s generally addressed under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (via the EEOC).

Examples: • Sexual comments, jokes, or innuendo at work. • Unwanted propositions or requests for sexual favors. • Displaying sexual images or sending explicit messages. • Repeated remarks about appearance or body. • Retaliation after rejecting a sexual advance.

This can be: • Quid pro quo harassment (“sleep with me or lose your promotion”). • Hostile work environment harassment (repeated or severe conduct that interferes with work).

Handled by HR, EEOC, or civil courts, not criminal courts (unless physical contact occurs).

[quote]I wonder how this type of misconduct is still happening

You wonder how sex pests are still being sex pests? This isn't something that goes away after one sensitivity training or because some muckety-muck put out a strongly worded memo. People like this are pathological, and they operate within a toxic male culture that encourages bad behavior.

I share your disgust but I don't think sexual misconduct will ever completely go away.

R112, he's accused of sexual[italic] assault, [/italic]not sexual harassment. He wasn't fired for telling a woman she looked nice that day.

[quote]r107 CBS is going to jump into action and fire him (not suspend him) to cover their asses. Fire him now, ask questions later.

And why not? No one’s irreplaceable.

[quote]R103 Looks like he might be a Christian fundie.

oh god, he probably went after her children.

You know Kathy is pissed she lost 100 pounds and is still not a candidate for sexual harassment

Lick my conch, bitches!!

[quote] His career is over.

And so is hers. Too much of a flight risk.

Probably sent her a dick pic asking her to Love Him Long Time.

r120 somewhat tangential, but many years ago, I worked with a serial sexual harasser/probable rapist.

Evidence suggested he assaulted two women, although nothing ever came of it, either criminally or civilly. One was morbidly obese and in her 20s, estranged from her family without much social support. The other was in her early 70s, also estranged from family and without much social support. I think he knew -- probably on an instinctual level -- that people would assume that he, an attractive man in his 40s with an attractive wife, would have no interest in socially undesirable women and that raping them was more or less a safe bet for him.

Rape is about power, not sexual attraction.

R125 the tagline to Disclosure!

Wow, Leah must have really hated him. They seem to get along so well but maybe that was just acting on her part. She might have felt he was overshadowing her on storylines and wanted to get rid of the competition. David must feel so betrayed by his so-called friend.

R127, she sunk his career. And hers!

Why write him out and ruin the season-long story arc instead of just recasting like Darrin on Bewitched or Becky from Roseanne?

People always say rape is about power not sex, but I’m not sure that’s right. It’s about both and more.

Do we think they fucked and she had buyer's remorse?

R131, 100%.

No, they didn’t fuck, according to Katherine on September 26th David shared a TikTok video with all his friends. Everyone thought it was funny and thought nothing of it except for Leah who reported him to CBS.

[quote] No, they didn’t fuck, according to Katherine

Insert the black lady MmmmmmHmmmmmmm sound please.

And yet POTUS is a violent sexusl predator and child rapist, and no one raises as much as an eye brow.

Why the double standard?

The Manosphere has entered the discussion! Attention must be paid!

r78 Inappropriate, but you did make me laugh!

"Gurl, you tried"

Sharing a funny or vulgar video is not "sexual assault". We have shoddy reporting, where one does not know the meaning of sexual assault, or that story about the video is not true.

R138, we can't have actual details. That's "SA" and far too triggering.

[quote] Why write him out and ruin the season-long story arc instead of just recasting like Darrin on Bewitched or Becky from Roseanne?

They’ve already shot the first half of the season.

[quote]No, they didn’t fuck, according to Katherine on September 26th David shared a TikTok video with all his friends. Everyone thought it was funny and thought nothing of it except for Leah who reported him to CBS.

Where did you see/hear this?

[quote] They’ve already shot the first half of the season.

They could have added a wizard who changed the character’s appearance, or some such device, and recast easily.

Is that what happened on Bewitched and Roseanne? Did they explain that it was because of witchcraft and wizardry?

[quote] Is that what happened on Bewitched and Roseanne?

John Goodman couldn't help but keep licking Mark's hole. That's the real "T" right there.

If this is truly because he shared a TikTok video, I am on his side. However, I doubt that’s all there is.

[quote] They’ve already shot the first half of the season.

All the more reason to recast instead of fire. If half the season’s storylines have been shot already that means we will never get any resolution to those storylines. If he was recast, we could still see those storylines play out as originally written. Now we just get some awkward BS transition that he had to suddenly quit and that won’t be true to his driven character. And if they kill him off that would really make the show jump the shark.

There may be options depending on his story line. If the character put his career in jeopardy he may have been saved by episode end. But now they will shoot some new scenes, reshuffle already shot scenes, edit some scenes, and what do you know, they had to let him go. Or maybe he had an episode in which he had to be hospitalized for a day, and now it looks like there were some complications. For the writers this should be rather exciting.

I agree that some offscreen event explained in pure exposition would be lame.

Of course that's not all there is. Clearly, this is the lie he told his wife when he got fired. And frankly, if she believes him, she's quite the idiot. His wife, before she was his wife, was actually a superfan who ran up to him outside a stage door to get his autograph, and then they started dating. She's delulu and he loved being worshipped.

You really think he would have been immediately fired and escorted off the set for posting a video that a co-worker found offensive? And that this would have been classified as "sexual assault"?

Don't you love how all the "don't rush to conclusions before we have all the facts and also women are lying whores!" posters here are now reporting the claims of this guy's adoring, defensive wife as if they are established fact. As if she doesn't have an enmormous emotional and financial vested interest in these allegations not being true.

[quote] His wife, before she was his wife, was actually a superfan

He has superfans? Wasn’t he a nobody before the show?

I sincerely hope they have proof because its scary the damage we could do to others by mere allegations. Guilty till proven innocent.

R150: THANK YOU!

These stupid little dumbass whores want to erase an entire legal system because it gives them the "vibes" and the "feels."

[quote] Everyone thought it was funny and thought nothing of it except for Leah who reported him to CBS.

This is why there's no such thing as "friends at work," and it's much smarter to keep a small inner circle. Never get too attached to a coworker. It's always business, never personal.

[quote]Rape is about power, not sexual attraction.

That’s complete bullshit that has been debunked a million times. Men are horny, period. You put horny with psychopathy and it’s still sex.

This is garbage from back during the ridiculous MeToo movement. These guys get fired because some bitch complains about fucking him and regretting it later. Typical hysteria. If he assaulted somebody the police should be involved. They aren’t. That’s all you need to know.

[quote]If this is truly because he shared a TikTok video, I am on his side. However, I doubt that’s all there is.

Wanna bet?

The male gaze is rape! I demand to walk around looking like a whore and act shocked when I’m treated like one. I want to be equal to men but have daddy protect me at the same time. Men should be able to read my mind that I don’t want to fuck them when I invite them into my home and into my bedroom to have a chat.

R156 nailed it.

I'm so glad I'm gay and don't have to deal with women and their bullshit.

R156, how about straight guys just keep their hands off of women. Women can dress any damn way they please. It doesn't give anyone the right to treat them in a certain manner because some asshole has preconceived notions of what is considered a slut and what is considered a Madonna in today's society.

What's that last bit about inviting a man into their bedroom for a chat? I have never heard a woman say she invited a man home then into her bedroom unless she intended to have sex. Either you're an incredibly insulated gay, an incredibly envious gay or you're the biggest straight incel roaming this site.

God, the worship of straight men here is so off-putting. Any man who rapes women is probably not too keen on gay men, making this fixation particularly pathetic here.

Who said this was about sharing a video? The link says it was sexual assault.

The Screen Actors Guild may have been involved. Assaulting another actor in a union shop, sexually or no, is not allowed. George Raft got in big trouble for this.

you lost me when the report said he SA'd a female. how trite.

r158, you sweet summer child.

This thread is more repulsive than the comment section of an Andrew Tate YouTube video.

How many women have you freaks mowed down with a van this week?

[quote] I'm so glad I'm gay and don't have to deal with women and their bullshit.

Well,...

r164 "Sweet summer child" is retarded. Furthermore, Kevin Spacey would've had my foot in his ass and I would've gone about my life. Also, by "women and their bullshit" I mostly meant the endless domestic bullshit that straight men have to put up with. My brothers, cousins and straight male friends are miserable much of the time. My husband and I just laugh about it.

r165 par for the DL course

LEAH LEWISH WASH SHEXSHUALLY ASHAULTED!?

R165: I'm an obnoxious cunt!

[quote] What's that last bit about inviting a man into their bedroom for a chat? I have never heard a woman say she invited a man home then into her bedroom unless she intended to have sex.

So you missed the whole Me Too movement? It was all about actresses inviting producers up to their hotel rooms at 2am and then being shocked that they wanted to have sex. “I thought this was just business meeting to talk about my casting in your movie.”

R171, as one does when they go into men's bedrooms at 2:00 a.m.!!!!

[quote] Actor David Del Rio has been axed from Matlock due to allegations of sexual assault

What did the ax him to do?

R167 You're so right. Straight men truly are the n**ger of the world. Their enduring oppression has absolutely earned them the right to rape all those nagging whores quiet AND be heartily thanked after the fact.

r174 that is not what I said at all. Change your fucking tampon. Christ.

I ONLY go into men's bedrooms at 2:00 a.m. to discuss world peace.

I wouldn't trust his wife. But all the assumptions here are bullshit. It's way too soon to know who's telling the truth and who isn't.

R177, not according to some whores here. He's been let go. Let's judge him.

R43, why are you in such a rush to judge?

Let's hope you or one of your male relatives (assuming you have any) aren't ever in the position to have these little social media female piranhas after you.

Katherine Slams is a known liar.

R178 wasnt Justin Baldoni dropped from his agency? Getting fired doesn't necessarily indicate guilt. Let's see where the allegations lead. What the alleged perpetrators, alleged victim and witnesses say.

Perpetrator* singular

R181, younger millennial and Gen Z women don't do nuance. They believe *every* woman. No wonder these morons have difficulty finding themselves a house.

R181 Getting dropped by your agency is not the same as being suddenly fired as a SAG member when you're in the middle of a contract with a major network and studio. The latter can result in an enormous wrongful termination lawsuit if serious cause for said termination cannot be provided.

I can't think of any way the CBS and Paramount legal departments would have executed this as quickly as they did unless there was hard evidence supporting the allegation--i.e. multiple eye witnesses and/or video surveillance.

CBS is basically Newsmax lite now--they're not some woke/SJW network. The allegations would have had to be egregious and the evidence damning for them to make a move like this.

R184 fair points.

The TikTok video was of his dick dressed up as Madeline “Matty” Matlock.

Looks like his wife is claiming it was a consensual affair and is trashing his "mistress".

How pathetic and psychotic do you have to be to defend your husband when he, at the very least, cheated on you, and at the worst, assaulted someone. Keep your mouth shut, you cheap dye job bitch!

Maybe with this vacancy they can bring back the hot ADA, preferably full-time.

Yeah I liked him, R188.

I dunno, but it smells like Mattress Girl craziness to me.

R124 You just reminded me of something from back then that still makes me shiver and cringe with disgust. In high school there was this thin attractive blond haired blue eyed guy who was (according to the girls) well endowed.

He had a nice weird goofy personality and was friendly but none of the attractive girls wanted to date him because they got a creepy uncomfortable vibe from him.

Turns out he started paying attention to all of the plain and fat girls and he was always taking them out in the woods and mostly getting blowjobs from them.

No-one was raped or coerced because it was mutually consensual but he definitely exploited those poor girls for his own personal satisfaction.

[quote]Wow, Leah must have really hated him. They seem to get along so well but maybe that was just acting on her part. She might have felt he was overshadowing her on storylines and wanted to get rid of the competition. David must feel so betrayed by his so-called friend.

When have you seen them interact off-camera ? When were you with them when they were socializing in their private lives to determine they were getting along so well, and that they were friends (and now he must feel betrayed) ?

David's up shit Rio I guess

Why, you'd think that in real life they are notlike the characters they play on TV--like they were just actors performing parts! But of course that's impossible...

[quote]Getting dropped by your agency is not the same as being suddenly fired as a SAG member when you're in the middle of a contract with a major network and studio. The latter can result in an enormous wrongful termination lawsuit if serious cause for said termination cannot be provided.

You really think Del Rio, who currently has a supporting role on 'Matlock', has the finances to hire a prominent legal firm to do battle with the army of lawyers representing CBS in a 'wrongful termination' suit ? CBS will bankrupt him in a matter of days, if he can find an experienced prominent law firm to go to battle for him against CBS .

As a side note, Del Rio turned 38 on September 29 - three days after the ALLEGED assault. So if they were having sex, do you think it was a birthday fvck ?

38?! But he’s playing a fresh out of school junior associate on his first job. Isn’t his character like 24?

R196 Olivia Newton-John was 30 and Stockard Channing was 34 when they played 17 year old teenagers in 'Grease'.

R196 I don't understand the question.

R194 Uh, yeah, buddy, I do. That's one of the benefits of being a union member. These claims would be filed through SAG. And they have successfully pursued (and won) many, many high-profile wrongful termination/breach of contract lawsuits.

Have you noticed that David's people haven't made any official statement denying the allegations (outside of a couple of quickly deleted posts from his unhinged wife)? That's because it's very likely the evidence was solid enough that his lawyer is quietly advising him not to set himself up for a defamation suit by running his mouth.

[quote]And they have successfully pursued (and won) many, many high-profile wrongful termination/breach of contract lawsuits.

Buddy, Leah Lewis and David Del Rio hardly qualify as players in a 'high profile wrongful termination / breach of contract' lawsuit. If this should ever go to court and he won wrongful termination, he will be lucky to get the rest of his salary for the second half of the season he was terminated from.

It's funny how you never see authenticated posters in these threads.

They're usually so prolific, and eager to share.

Not that many people are authenticated anymore. I don't see too many in any threads.

R201, oh, some of us have been here for a very long time.

What are your authenticated names, R201 & R202?

Who cares about authenticated names?

The cunt at R201 does.

R205 Make that the UNAUTHENTICATED cunt at R201 does.

r190 interesting. I think in the case I mentioned the guy was largely motivated by the need to humiliate women, especially women who didn't view themselves as particularly sexually attractive.

I'm getting timed out now every few days. I think bots or trolls are using my authenticated name to put me in time out. I'm going to use an abbreviation for a while to see if that makes any difference

CDCN says they were having an affair and things took a bad turn.

R200 We're talking about it. Many threads on reddit with over a thousand comments on it. It was all over social media and there were tons of articles about it. That's high profile.

Imma need my black and Latino brothers to get it together. Everytime they land a hit show, they ruin it with some freak body or domestic violence shit. From the 🔥 green eyed black man on CSI to Columbus Short to main man from The Chi to now this cunt. Keep it in your pants and fuck hoes you don’t work with. You can get plenty of free pussy just being famous. Don’t pursue the ladies you work with or stop putting hands on women.

R209 I supposed that immediately. As I said this reeks of Mattress Girl Columbia U.

R212 That’s exactly why I worded my comment the way I did. I don’t think this is traditional workplace sexual harassment. Some of these women are batshit and use a bad break from a toxic male to take it further than what it really is. Everybody’s a fucking victim. There are so many beautiful non famous women or women not in your current production. Date and fuck them.