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Criminal Minds is losing one of their newest players. Deadline reports Damon Gupton is leaving the CBS TV show ahead of season 13.
Gupton joined the crime procedural last fall after series regular Thomas Gibson was fired a few episodes into season 12. The show’s cast also includes Joe Mantegna, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Adam Rodriguez, and Paget Brewster.
According to Deadline, Gupton is leaving because of a creative change on Criminal Minds. Season 13 will be going in a different direction and it’s currently unclear who will return. As we reported earlier, long-time cast members Kirsten Vangsness and AJ Cook are holding out on joining the new season until they gain salary equality with their male co-stars.
Those co-stars, Joe Mantegna and Matthew Gray Gubler, have already signed on for season 13 of Criminal Minds, which is slated to debut this fall on CBS.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Criminal Minds? Will you miss Gupton on the CBS TV show?
I have watched show for years please leave it
Since AJ Cook and Kirsten have now signed their
new (EQUAL work for EQUAL pay) contracts, I’m very happy. Good luck to Damon.
I don’t care if Damen returns….. Damon who?
Where have u been all these Seasons?
If u had watched the show
u’d Know who someone is!
As for Kristenand A J, they’re standard character’s and invaluable to the show and they are the glue. Without them, as with Joe and Matthew their presence is essential to success of show. It’s a shame the show does not see that
Honestly, I agree with the decision, he really didn’t fit well with the cast. I also feel Adam doesn’t fit. I think they show needs a reboot and a different direction
Yeah Adam is being bounced around
All over to 2 many different shows!
Making it hard 2 believe,
that all the different roles,
he plays on each show is real!
All the actors on the CSI shows were good!
Someone choose one of them!
I’m not going to get into politics, but not all roles are equal, and pay should be dispersed accordingly. A star commands more than a regular who commands more than a supplemental regular. I’m sure if a star actor (say Meryl Streep) were to join the show, her salary would be more than anyone else’s, man or woman. That’s how things work in film and industry. In my opinion, Garcia is a supplemental regular. She appears at times, but the character is not on par to the in-field agents. So her pay should reflect the character’s supplemental role. This has… Read more »