What happened on the set of Criminal Minds? Recently, Thomas Gibson spoke out about his firing from the CBS series last month, Deadline reports.
Gibson, who played Special Agent Aaron Hotchner, was fired from the procedural after he allegedly kicked a producer while filming the upcoming 12th season.
Now, Gibson says the on-set incident was blown out of proportion:
We were shooting a scene late one night when I went to Virgil and told him there was a line that I thought contradicted an earlier line. He said, ‘Sorry, it’s necessary, and I absolutely have to have it.’ ” [He] started coming towards me. As he brushed past me, my foot came up and tapped him on the leg. If I hadn’t moved, he would have run into me. We had some choice words, for which I apologized the next day, and that was it. It was over. We shot the scene, I went home – and I never got to go back.”
Gibson says his pride was hurt as a result:
It seems like they’re trying to erase me from the show. That hurts. … My pride and reputation are hurt, but in the end I know the good work is what people will remember. I just need more opportunities to do good work and be a good guy.”
Season 12 of Criminal Minds premieres on September 28th.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Criminal Minds? Will you watch without Thomas Gibson?
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