David del Rio‘s wife, actress Katherine del Rio, is standing by her husband after the actor was fired from Matlock over sexual assault allegations.
Katherine del Rio took to social media to post, then delete, a couple of Instagram Stories mocking Leah Lewis following the incident on the set of the CBS drama.
“This is the most disturbing human being I have ever met,” read Katherine del Rio’s first post that featured a zoomed-in photo of Lewis.
David del Rio was fired from Matlock following an incident on September 26 that involved Lewis. Following the internal investigation, Del Río was fired and escorted off the lot, the same day that the alleged assault was reported.
After the news of David del Rio’s firing was reported, Leah Lewis shared a message on Instagram Stories expressing her gratitude for the support.
Lewis posted a picture alongside her mother, adding, “Mom is here, we’re moving forward in love and strength. I’m in good hands. Thank you to everybody for any kind of support and care.”
Clearly mocking Lewis in a since-deleted Instagram Stories post, Katherine shared a photo alongside her own mother and captioned it, “Mom is here. We are moving forward in love and strength after what Leah did for our family. Thank you all for the love and support!”
Katherine del Rio’s deleted Instagram posts, alongside a post made by Leah Lewis
Lewis plays Sarah Franklin in the primetime drama, which stars Kathy Bates. Sarah is a first-year associate at Jacobson Moore, where the series takes place. David del Rio played Billy Martínez, another first-year associate at the law firm, like Lewis’s Sarah.
Deadline has reached out to Katherine del Rio and her representatives for comment.
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