Matlock star David Del Rio FIRED from hit show following sexual assault allegation

An actor on the hit series Matlock has been fired from the show after a reported allegation of sexual assault was made. 

David Del Rio has departed the show after CBS Studios was alerted to an incident involving him, Daily Mail can confirm.

Daily Mail understands an investigation was immediately conducted and that Del Rio has been written out of the series for future episodes. 

Variety reports Del Rio was fired from the show after an accusation of sexual assault was made. They report he was escorted off the set last week after the investigation occurred. 

The publication reports that the incident is said to have involved a female actor on Matlock. 

Daily Mail has reached out to a representative for the purported victim but have not yet heard back. 

The Emmy nominated series is currently filming it’s second season, and has already shot about half of the next season, according to Variety. 

Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Del Rio and CBS Studios for comment. CBS Studios declined comment. 

The show will be undergoing a pre-planned hiatus this month and in November after completion of the first half of the second season.

In Matlock, Del Rio portrayed Billy Martinez, a first-year associate working at the fictional Jacobson Moore law firm. 

Matlock stars Kathy Bates and is loosely based on the legal drama by the same name starring the late Andy Griffith from 1986-1995. She plays lawyer Madeline Matlock opposite Beau Bridges and Jason Ritter. 

‘Follows Madeline Matlock as she rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm, where she uses her wily tactics to win cases and expose wrongdoing,’ the IMDb synopsis reads.  

It debuted last year and was renewed for a second season just two episodes into its first season. 

Bates has received critical acclaim for her role, and has earned several awards and multiple nominations.