{"id":2313015,"date":"2026-03-04T23:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2313015"},"modified":"2026-03-04T23:39:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T23:39:26","slug":"matlock-actor-david-del-rio-files-arbitration-claim-against-cbs-over-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/matlock-actor-david-del-rio-files-arbitration-claim-against-cbs-over-firing\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Matlock\u2019 Actor David Del Rio Files Arbitration Claim Against CBS Over Firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2980031\/\">David Del Rio<\/a>, the actor who was escorted off the set of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt26591147\/\">Matlock<\/a>\u201d last fall, has filed an arbitration claim against <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0007821\/\">CBS Studios<\/a> over his termination.<\/p>\n<p>Del Rio played <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm2344176\/\">Billy Martinez<\/a> on the show, which stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000870\/\">Kathy Bates<\/a>. Del Rio\u2019s character was written off the show following an allegation of sexual assault against the actor.<\/p>\n<p>His attorney, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm9905215\/\">Shawn Holley<\/a>, said Wednesday that he has taken action \u201cto address false and misleading allegations that caused substantial professional and reputational harm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the arbitration, Mr. Del Rio will present real-time text communications and evidence that directly contradicts prior public characterizations of the interaction at issue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Del Rio, the actor who was escorted off the set of \u201cMatlock\u201d last fall, has filed an arbitration claim against CBS Studios over his termination. Del Rio played Billy Martinez on the show, which stars Kathy Bates. Del Rio\u2019s character was written off the show following an allegation of sexual assault against the actor. 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