It’s been a difficult year for TV shows in terms of cancelations, but the cast and crew of CBS’ Kathy Bates-led show Matlock are making headlines for another reason. Series star David Del Rio was fired from the show over sexual assault allegations involving his co-star Leah Lewis.
Below, News47.us has a breakdown of what happened between David and Leah on the set of Matlock.
David is an actor, director and producer from Miami, Florida. He’s appeared in films such as Pitch Perfect, The Belko Experiment and A California Christmas, in addition to TV shows including The Troop, The Baker and the Beauty, Maggie and Matlock.
David played the role of Billy Martinez in Matlock in all of season 1 and most of season 2, which airs on October 12, 2025.
Multiple outlets reported that David’s character will be written off the series, though he’ll still appear in the season 2 episodes that were already filmed.
David was fired from Matlock over an incident with his co-star Leah, which allegedly took place on September 26, 2025, and was reported to CBS on October 2, according to Deadline and TMZ.
