Overview
- CBS Studios confirmed David Del Rio’s departure following an internal investigation into a Sept. 26 allegation by co-star Leah Lewis on Paramount property.
- The allegation was reported on Oct. 2; Del Rio was escorted off the lot and terminated that day, with executive producer Eric Christian Olsen among those present.
- Writers are reworking upcoming scripts to remove his character, Billy Martinez, while previously filmed episodes will still air.
- Season 2 premieres Oct. 12, and production is on a pre-planned break with filming slated to resume after Thanksgiving.
- Leah Lewis thanked supporters in an Instagram Story, while Del Rio’s wife posted and later deleted critical messages about Lewis; no law-enforcement involvement has been confirmed.