Many people think Bryan Callen, who played Coach Rick Mellor, was forced to resign from The Goldbergs due to his recent sexual assault allegations. However, a Variety report claims that sources close to The Goldbergs said that, “Callen will not appear in the show’s upcoming eighth season, but his absence is for plot reasons rather than as a response to these allegations.”
Rick Mellor did leave The Goldbergs at the end of the sixth season to train wrestlers and introduced his brother, Coach Nick Mellor, who would be replacing him. He appeared again only once in Season 7, but he had a larger role in The Goldbergs‘ now canceled spinoff, Schooled.
Although sources say the decision is plot-based, the timing can’t go unnoticed. The LA Times reported the severity of the accusations, and although Callen fully denies them, the story of the first woman who came forward, actress Kathryn Fiore Tigerman, is corroborated by multiple people. On top of that, multiple accusations, along with Callen’s own self-professed “creepy” persona, can lead us all to believe this had something to do with why he’s no longer Coach Rick Mellor.
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