David Del Rio’s “Matlock” character will have a “very organic” send-off after he was fired from the CBS hit amid sexual assault allegations .
Showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman confirmed to Deadline that Del Rio’s Billy Martinez appearance in the Dec. 4 episode of the legal series — for which titular star Kathy Bates scored a historic Emmy nomination — was his last.
“I’m not going to discuss details, but what I can talk about is in terms of the show,” said Snyder Urman, who also executive produces. “The last episode you see him is in [season 2, episode] 7, and then you find out how Billy’s story ends, which is in a very organic way that has to do with our whole office and how things are being shaped in this merger.”
Leah Lewis, who costars as Sarah Franklin, accused 38-year-old Del

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