Thomas Gibson Fired From Criminal Minds
An actor on the long-running US drama Criminal Minds has been sacked after allegedly kicking a producer.
Thomas Gibson apologised over the incident, which occurred last month while he was directing an episode of the new season. He said in a statement on Thursday: There were creative differences on the set and a disagreement. I regret that it occurred.
On Friday ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios said Gibson had been dismissed. They said details on how his character would be written out of the show would be announced at a later date.
Gibson had played special agent Aaron Hotchner since the show began in 2005. He also directed six episodes in recent years. The show focuses on an elite team of FBI profilers who try to anticipate and prevent criminal behaviour.
Fans reacted with anger to the news, with some threatening to boycott the show, using the hashtag #NoHotchNoWatch.
Others made a direct appeal to producers on the official Criminal Minds Twitter account.
Gibson had been facing a two-episode suspension following the incident. His character was to have been written out for those episodes, and it is likely that the storyline will now turn into him being excluded permanently.
The actor said he loved the show and had put his heart and soul into it for the past 12 years. I had hoped to see it through to the end, but that wont be possible now. I would just like to say thank you to the writers, producers, actors, our amazing crew and, most importantly, the best fans that a show could ever hope to have, he said.
Gibson, 54, had previously starred in the sitcom Dharma and Greg and the hospital drama series Chicago Hope. The new Criminal Minds season begins in the US on 28 September.
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