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Thomas Gibson fired from 'Criminal Minds'

Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY 2:21 p.m. EDT August 12, 2016



Thomas Gibson was directing an episode of CBS' "Criminal Minds" when he kicked on the show's writers.

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CBS and ABC Studios have ruled on Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson: He's out. ... The firing followed reports that Gibson, 54, kicked the writer of the episode he was directing earlier this week.

"Thomas Gibson has been dismissed from Criminal Minds," the network and production studio said in a joint statement. "Creative details for how the character's exit will be addressed in the show will be announced at a later date."

Earlier reports indicated CBS, which airs the long-running FBI procedural and ABC, which produces it, would suspend the actor for two episodes.

Gibson, who had been with the show since its 2005 debut, told USA TODAY in a statement, "I love Criminal Minds and have put my heart and soul into it for the last 12 years. I had hoped to see it through to the end, but that won't 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."