Overview
- Multiple outlets report the alleged Sept. 26 incident involved co-star Leah Lewis, with the show alerted on Oct. 2.
- Del Rio was fired and escorted off the Paramount lot the day the report was made, with executive producer Eric Christian Olsen among those present, according to Deadline.
- CBS confirmed his departure to USA TODAY and declined further comment, and no criminal charges or public law-enforcement involvement have been confirmed.
- Producers will write Billy Martinez out of future episodes, though he may still appear in installments already completed.
- Filming continued into a pre-planned hiatus, season 2 remains set to premiere Oct. 12, and Lewis posted that she is “moving forward in love and strength.”