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Sex assault trial for ‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor Mike Smith dismissed

Smith, best known for playing Bubbles on the Canadian series, pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident nearly nine years ago

Published Oct 01, 2026  •  Last updated 3 hours ago  •  2 minute read

Mike Smith, also known as Bubbles from the Trailer Park Boys, arrives at the opening gala for the 29th Atlantic Film Festival Sept. 17, 2009, in Halifax. Photo by Ted Pritchard /The Chronicle Herald / File

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The sexual assault case against Trailer Park Boys star Mike Smith has been dismissed.

The three-day trial was scheduled to start in a Dartmouth, N.S., courtroom on Thursday morning.

Judge Jill Hartlen dismissed the case after Crown attorneys said they would not be presenting any evidence.

Smith, best known for playing Bubbles on the Canadian series, pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault stemming from an alleged incident nearly nine years ago.

The New Glasgow, N.S., native was charged by Halifax Regional Police in October 2025 after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the Dartmouth area on Dec. 30, 2017.

He was released on an undertaking requiring him to have no contact with the alleged victim and to stay away from her home, school and workplace.

Smith was also arrested and charged in 2016 with misdemeanor domestic battery in Los Angeles over an alleged incident involving a woman at a Hollywood hotel.

He denied those allegations, describing what happened as a “loud and heated dispute” with a friend.

The public attorney’s office said a month later that it had dropped the charges.

Trailer Park Boys has been on the air since 2001, with Season 12 airing in 2018.

The actor had previously stepped down as the company’s managing director after the charges were announced.

The show’s 13th season was scheduled to return in April 2026, timed to celebrate its 25th anniversary, but was delayed, though it is unclear if it was pushed due to Smith’s legal troubles.

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“The court has dismissed the charge against Michael Smith, concluding the legal proceedings that began in October 2025 regarding an allegation dating to December 2017,” Trailer Park Boys Inc., which produces its namesake show, confirmed in a statement.

“Now that he is cleared of this matter, Mike is resuming his responsibilities with Trailer Park Boys Incorporated,” the company added, noting it will “provide no further comment regarding the concluded proceedings.”

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