Paget Brewster Apologizes After Telling Critic to Quit Over 10-Episode 'Criminal Minds' Review
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Updated · Variety · Jun 21
Paget Brewster Apologizes After Telling Critic to Quit Over 10-Episode 'Criminal Minds' Review
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 21
Summary
Paget Brewster said Sunday she "profoundly" regretted insulting ScreenRant journalist Shealyn Scott on X, apologizing directly after a since-deleted post attacking Scott for doing her job.
The clash began after Scott criticized changes in Paramount+'s "Criminal Minds: Evolution," including its 10-episode season structure, which she argued undercut strengths of the long-running procedural.
Brewster had told Scott she "suck[s]" and should "work at a shelter," while arguing that bad reviews and pictures can cost 350 people their jobs.
Film and TV critics, including The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney and ScreenRant senior writer Andy Behbakht, publicly condemned Brewster's comments and demanded an apology.
"Criminal Minds" ended its original 15-season CBS run in 2020 and was revived by Paramount+ in 2022 as "Criminal Minds: Evolution," the version at the center of Scott's review.