Rick And Morty star Justin Roiland facing allegations of sexual assault in new report
Justin Roiland’s accusers have made their text messages with the Rick And Morty creator public

Though domestic violence charges against disgraced Rick And Morty creator Justin Roiland were dismissed earlier this year, he is now facing accusations of using his fame to coerce young women and teens into sex. NBC News’ Kat Tenbarge published text messages and social media DMs between Roiland and his various accusers in a revealing and disturbing report that includes accusations of sexual assault, grooming, and coercion.
Roiland has denied the charges through his lawyer, saying the allegations were “false and defamatory.” After the charges were dismissed, he posted online that he was “determined to move forward and focus both on my creative projects and restoring my good name.”
Between Rick And Morty’s premiere and Roiland’s firing from the show, the once-venerated animator used his fame, influence, and money to fly young women and teenage girls to his Los Angeles home. Three of the 11 participants in NBC’s reporting say Roiland first messaged them when they were 16. Roiland reportedly would often break off communications with the girls upon learning their age, only to reemerge months or years later.
One person, Janna Waters, who is nonbinary, says they were a 16-year-old high school student when Roiland first messaged them. Roiland was 35 at the time. Waters believes Roiland was “grooming” her. When Waters was 17, they told NBC, Roiland offered to fly them to Los Angeles. When Waters again reminded him they were not 18, Roiland responded, “Haha holy shit! I assumed you were.” He dropped the trip until 2019, when he flew a 20-year-old Waters to L.A. Waters said that while they were reluctant to drink alcohol, Roiland encouraged them to drink and kiss a woman at the party. Waters refused.
In another instance, Roiland sent a 19-year-old artist living in Pennsylvania a message after she had tweeted about Rick And Morty. He contacted her about her artwork, saying she was “better than” he was at her age. The two continued communicating until, as before, Roiland offered her a trip to L.A., agreeing to call the young woman’s father and assure him of her safety on the trip. Roiland and his accuser had the following text exchange after Roiland’s phone call with her father:
“Ahhhh I didn’t know your whole family was so concerned about this trip!” Roiland texted her after the call.
“They just didn’t believe me lmao,” she replied.