'Criminal Minds' Star Paget Brewster Apologizes After Backlash Over 'Gross' Comment
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Key Points:
- Paget Brewster apologized after publicly attacking TV journalist Shealyn Scott on social media, following backlash from fans and industry professionals.
- Brewster's deleted tweet criticized Scott's feature on Criminal Minds: Evolution, which highlighted concerns about the show's reduced episode count affecting storytelling.
- Fans and ScreenRant’s PR director condemned Brewster's response, emphasizing that Scott's article was a constructive feature, not a negative review.
- Brewster issued a public apology and also reached out privately to Scott, who accepted the apology and expressed enthusiasm for covering the show’s future.
- Criminal Minds originally aired for 15 seasons on CBS before being revived as Criminal Minds: Evolution on Paramount+ with a shorter 10-episode season format.
