David Del Rio and Leah Lewis' Matlock characters, Billy and Sarah, have been a fan favourite duo on the CBS sequence earlier than Del Rio was fired for allegedly sexually assaulting Lewis through the filming of season 2.
Us Weekly confirmed in October 2025that Del Rio was not a part of the Matlock forged after being accused of misconduct by Lewis. Del Rio was reportedly concerned in an incident with Lewis in late September that was delivered to the eye of CBS. The community carried out an inner investigation after which Del Rio was “fired and escorted off the lot,” based on Deadline.
Us Weekly reached out to CBS, Del Rio and Lewis for remark on the time.
Previous to the scandal, Del Rio and Lewis spoke extremely about each other on a number of events, particularly since their characters — first-year associates at Jacobson Moore legislation agency — had such a robust bond.
Scroll right down to see what the actors mentioned about working collectively:
Comedy Guru
“David Del Rio, who performs Billy, who performs form of, like, my counterpart, I've realized a lot about comedy from him,” Lewis solely instructed Us in September 2024. “He comes from a theater background, so it's like we're at all times dancing and twinkling round set.”
The Nancy Drew alum famous that Del Rio has “one of many largest personalities and talent units that I've ever been in a position to work with. So, it's been playtime.”
Lewis famous that general she's been in awe of all her castmates. “I feel the best way that folks carry themselves on set — any present that I'm on, I actually love to observe that as a result of everybody's so totally different,” she added. “However it's been nothing in need of unimaginable.”
Leah Lewis has damaged her silence on David Del Rio's firing from Matlock amid allegations he sexually assaulted her. “Mother is right here, we're transferring ahead in love and power. I'm in good fingers,” Lewis, 28, wrote through her Instagram Story on Thursday, October 9, alongside a photograph of her hugging her mom. “Thanks to […]
Leah Had His Vote
When requested how Matlock “got here throughout his desk” by Hello! in December 2024, Del Rio recalled, “It was an audition appointment — after which I noticed Kathy [Bates]' identify on the attachments. Possibly two weeks later the crew at Sutton Avenue Productions needed to fulfill me, and within the second audition, they guided me into the place Billy is and that modified my illustration of him.” (Bates performs the lead character, Madeline “Matty” Matlock, who lies her manner into changing into a part of the legislation agency.)
Del Rio mentioned after that it was a “actually fast turnaround” and he was requested to come back in to learn “for various Sarah's and Leah Lewis bought the position.” The actor revealed, “That was my selection, by the best way, I voted for her.”
Grateful for Extra Scenes
Del Rio defined to The Wrap in December 2024 that creator Jennie Snyder Urman needed Billy and Sarah to actually lean on one another the second half of season 1, which was one thing he was glad to make occur on display screen.
“I hadn't seen her for weeks, as a result of she's writing and writing … she comes down and he or she says one factor, ‘Oh, simply bear in mind the arc proper now's that they're truly changing into nearer,'” Del Rio recalled of Urman's steering on the time, referring to Billy and Sarah's friendship. “It was that one sentence and Leah and I [looked] at one another and we're like, ‘Thanks. Thanks. Thanks.'”
Billy ended up turning to Sarah for assist after his girlfriend, Claudia (Bella Ortiz), turned down his proposal throughout season 1, episode 8.
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Prepared for the Subsequent Chapter
In the course of the season 1 finale, Billy realized that his almost-fiancée is pregnant. Each Del Rio and Lewis revealed in June 2025 that they have been excited in regards to the story line forward of season 2.
“This would be the first character I've ever performed that has to cope with fatherhood,” Del Rio instructed TVLine on the time. “And to be in an surroundings such because the legislation sport goes to be an actual good ‘two thunderstorms colliding.' As an actor, you need your circumstances to be scrumptious.”
Lewis laughed through the joint interview teasing, “You're going to like Billy as the daddy … if he turns into the daddy.”
