On Tuesday, the official Twitter account for the animated comedy "Rick and Morty" tweeted that Adult Swim has "ended its relationship" with Justin Roland, the show's co-creator and primary voice actor. The announcement came 12 days after news that Roland was charged (open in new tab) with felony domestic violence and false imprisonment over an incident in early 2020.

Roland, who emerged on the comedy and animation scene with "Rick and Morty," founded the game studio Squanch Games, which released "High on Life" (opens in new tab) in December. Roland served as CEO and also voiced Kenny, High on Life's talking alien gun.

Today's tweet from the Rick and Morty account (opens in new tab) is the first since January 10, just before the domestic violence accusations against Rolando became public. It is brief, but states that "Rick and Morty will continue" and that production on Season 7 is underway. No mention was made of who would replace Roland as voice actor for Rick, Morty, and various other characters.

Squanch Games had not posted on its social media channels since January 11, but posted its own statement (opens in new tab) regarding Roiland's actions a few hours after the Rick and Morty tweet above. On January 16, 2023, Squanch Games received Justin Roiland's letter of resignation, and the passionate team at Squanch will continue to support and improve High on Life while continuing to develop the game fans love." Like Rick and Morty, Roland has voiced a number of secondary characters in High on Life.

In May 2020, Rolando was charged with "felony domestic violence with bodily injury" and "felony false imprisonment by intimidation, violence, fraud, and/or deception," according to NBC (opens in new tab), which broke the news. He pleaded not guilty to both charges in October 2020. The case has not yet gone to trial, which was revealed when Rolando attended a pretrial hearing this month. If convicted, Rolando could face several years in prison. In California, felony domestic violence can be punishable by up to four years. In California, felony domestic violence is punishable by up to four years in prison.

This article was updated with a statement from Squanch Games regarding Rolando's resignation.