r/news • u/EdBegleyJuniorJunior • Jan 24 '23

Adult Swim cuts ties with Justin Roiland following domestic abuse allegations Use /r/Entertainment

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/adult-swim-cuts-ties-justin-roiland-rcna67325

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u/steveosek Jan 25 '23

He's also a pretty wholesome guy.

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u/Hotshot2k4 Jan 25 '23

After Gus Johnson, I don't know if I'm ready to put my faith in "wholesome innocent midwestern comedy guy" again just yet. Maybe it'll be okay as long as he doesn't move to L.A.

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u/wildtabeast Jan 25 '23

what happened with Gus?

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u/Sean1117 Jan 25 '23

He was apparently a dick to his ex GF (she was in a lot of his skits) when she had a very dangerous miscarriage.

That whole deal is a mess. A bunch of he said/she said, and both of them look worse off for it. She said that he wouldn't go to couples therapy, he showed texts that proved he was fine and that she could pick out the therapist, etc etc.

It was something that should've been done in private, but they aired it out for all to see.

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u/boostedb1mmer Jan 25 '23

So he didn't really do anything unusually wrong and this is just the typical break up drama that happens in every relationship that should have ended years before it did?

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u/MidnightOakCorps Jan 25 '23

No, he definitely didn't act appropriately and deserved criticism but nowhere near the amount he received considering how grey the situation was.

His ex also behaved questionably to the point where I have a hard time taking her word at face value, especially when you hear both sides of the story.

If he hadn't been a prolific youtuber at the time the situation wouldn't have been anything worse than small town gossip fodder.

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u/EkkoGold Jan 25 '23

He was potentially a bad boyfriend.

The internet pulled pitchforks and simped for his ex.

New details came to light showing he was most likely just a bad boyfriend and not the monster he was being painted as.

Anchoring bias has most people saying he's still a piece of shit in order to not have to admit they jumped to conclusions and judged him unfairly.

So, basically yes. Something that should have been none of anyone's business was made public (by her) and the court of public opinion sentenced him.

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u/CampaignSpoilers Jan 25 '23

No, not really. He was a complete ass and deserves the criticism he received. But nothing is ever completely black and white, or 1 sided either.

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u/Azhaius Jan 25 '23

Nah he definitely did some wrong shit