Matlock star David Del Rio was dropped from the cast of the CBS series in October 2025 following an investigation into allegations of sexual assault.

Us Weekly reported at the time that David — who is married to actress and chef Katherine Del Rio — was involved in an incident with his Matlock costar Leah Lewis that September, which sparked an internal investigation at CBS. David was reportedly escorted off the Matlock set and later dismissed from his role as first-year associate lawyer Billy Martinez.

David nor his wife Katherine offered any immediate comment on his dismissal from Matlock. Several members of the Matlock cast — including Lewis and Skye P. Marshall — continued to follow Katherine via social media in the wake of the controversy, though many of them stopped following her hus

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