REAL-LIFE DRAMA ROILS MATLOCK SET

Del Rio written out of script after probe into sex abuse claim

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Kathy Bates stars as Matty Matlock on the legal drama Matlock, which debuted season 2 on Oct. 12

MATLOCK star Kathy Bates, who plays the brilliant defense attorney on the hit CBS legal series, became tangled in an ugly, real-life case on her TV set — where actor David Del Rio has been axed after an alleged sex attack on fellow costar Leah Lewis — while his loyal wife is sticking by him and slammed his accuser!

Del Rio, 38, was reportedly marched off the Paramount set by executive producer Eric Christian Olsen and others on Oct. 2, the day the incident was reported and following an internal investigation, say sources.

After his exit, filming of the drama, which debuted its new season Oct. 12, continued.