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matlock Found a clever way shade David Del RioExit as Billy in the wake of off-screen sexual assault allegations.
The CBS show returns Thursday, February 26, with Sarah (Leah Lewis) and Marty (Kathy Bates) Meet with Human Resources Representative Gwen Easton (Sarah Wright Olson), who inquired about Billy’s absence.
“Sick. Very sick. Throwing up,” Sarah said, and Gwen joked, “Yeah, so he doesn’t need to come back! Got fired from work. … Kidding again! Nice to see you two.”
Gwen also floats the idea of putting one of the three employees working at Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) on the chopping block. “If one of you accepts a generous severance package, can she work with both of you?” she asked.
Before David Del Rio was fired for allegedly sexually assaulting his co-star Leah Lewis, Matlock teased a surprising parent-child storyline for Billy in season two. Premiering in September 2024, the hit CBS series follows a wealthy retired attorney named Madeline Kingston (Kathy Bates) who poses as a poor widower named Marty Matlock (…).
Del Rio, 38, Absent from performances after news broke In October 2025, an incident involving him and then-partner Lewis was alleged to have occurred a month earlier. Del Rio was “fired and escorted from the parking lot the same day as the alleged assault,” according to reports released at the time.
Lewis, 29, broke his silence at the time, sharing a photo on set with his mother.
“Mom is here and we move forward in love and strength. I am in good hands,” she wrote on Instagram in October. “Thank you all for your support and concern. Indeed, we are moving forward with strength. Key word, strength. Please let it be our gain.”
Meanwhile, David’s wife posted an Instagram story calling Lewis a “disturbing man” before deleting it hours later.
Del Rio gives interview before scandal us weekly May 2025 About how the show will go dedicated to the father-son relationship involving his character Billy. “I’m really excited to see how Billy handles the balance between work and personal life,” he shared ahead of the Season 2 premiere. (Billy’s character was canceled in the midseason finale when he discovered his girlfriend was having a miscarriage.)
In the joint interview, Lewis also talked about what awaits Sarah in season two.
“I remember reading the ending and hoping that Sarah would get away with this wonderful win. Of course, that happened to Simone and she may need to be held accountable,” Lewis hinted. “Honestly, this is where we’re really going to see if Sarah can step up and deliver on what she’s been begging and demanding and working hard for. You want to be treated like a big dog. We’re going to start acting like a big dog. I feel like we’re definitely going to see her mature a little bit more in that regard this season. Her career wins aren’t over yet.”
And david The issue of his dismissal has not yet been resolved, us It was confirmed in December 2025 that CBS had reopened its investigation into the incident.
“David provided evidence, including text messages between David and Leah and names of witnesses who were willing to talk,” a source told Us exclusively earlier this month. “Based on the evidence, the investigation has been reopened.”
Del Rio “has evidence and witnesses that he believes refute Leah’s allegations,” the source said, adding, “David’s team believes he was fired without proper due process or a proper investigation.”
The network’s supplemental investigation concluded earlier this month, and CBS upheld its original decision to fire Del Rio from the show.
matlock Airs Thursday at 9pm ET on CBS.
