Wife of 'Matlock' Actor Fired for Sexual Assault Flips Out on Social Media

Wife of 'Matlock' Actor Fired for Sexual Assault Flips Out on Social Media

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As most of you have probably heard by now, David Del Rio — a series regular on CBS’s Matlock — was fired over an alleged sexual assault. There aren’t many details, except that Del Rio allegedly assaulted his co-star, Leah Lewis, in her trailer.

The allegations were serious enough that Lewis reported it, an internal investigation was conducted, and Del Rio was escorted off the set — all in the same day. That kind of speed is almost unheard of in Hollywood. Deadline reports that Eric Christian Olsen, an executive producer on the series, was among those who escorted Del Rio out. (Completely aside, I had no idea that Eric Christian Olsen — who played a male cheerleader in th