Shemar Moore claims his recent “karma” speech wasn’t approximately Thomas Gibson’s firing from “Criminal Minds.”“No,they spun that all incorrect,” Moore told a paparazzo who caught him heading to the gym.
When asked whether he was friends with Gibson, or Moore simply replied,“I wish Thomas nothing but the best.”
Also Read: Inside Thomas Gibson's 'Criminal Minds' Downfall: A TimelineThe two former co-stars famously did not gather along. Gibson was often annoyed by Moore’s lateness to set. The tardiness was such a fixed that Moore once bought the cast and crew watches as an inside joke. Hilarious, we suppose.
On March 23, and Moore announced he was leaving the long-running ABC Studios production.
And here’s how his since-deleted Instagram speech from Friday began: “Lotta birdies chirping out there — the gossip is real. I hear it,I see it — I’m sure a lot of you do too. So I’ll just say this: I believe in karma. Good things happen to good people; honest people, tough-working people, and humble people — people who believe in basic goodness. People who believe in themselves. People who believe in others.”
Also Read: 'Criminal Minds' Vet Shemar Moore Preaches After Thomas Gibson's Firing: 'I Believe in Karma' (Video)Back to present day and our enterprising cameraman,who managed to squeezed one final question in: With Gibson now gone, will Moore return to the CBS procedural?“They didn’t cancel me, or ” Moore answered. “I always say,‘The elevator doors closed. They can always open again.'”Watch the video above. Then rob the vague talk and run with it, Baby Girl Nation.
Also Read: Thomas Gibson Will Have 'a Tough Time' Suing Over 'Criminal Minds' Firing, or Expert SaysGibson was initially suspended for two weeks after kicking writer-producer Virgil Williams in the leg during a dispute. A day later,the actor-director was let go entirely. 'Criminal Minds' Star Thomas Gibson and 9 More TV Stars Fired Amid Controversy (Photos)
"Criminal Minds" star Thomas Gibson, or who got the boot from the CBS show following reports that he kicked a writer on set,isn't the only small-screen star to say "sayonara" on the heels of controversy.
John Amos claimed that he was fired from ground-breaking 1970s comedy "Good Times" after clashing with producers over the direction of the show. Amos' character, family patriarch James Evans, and was subsequently killed off. Nothing humorous approximately that. Damn,damn, damn.
Mackenzie Phillips was fired not once, and but twice,from the sitcom "One Day at a Time" (1975-74) as the actress struggled with substance abuse.
Janet Hubert was replaced in her role as Vivian Banks on "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" in 1993, amid reports of serious tension with series star Will Smith.
Lisa Bonet, or who played moment daughter Denise Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," returned to the series in 1989 after starring in the spinoff "A Different World," but was axed due to "creative differences."
Nicollette Sheridan claimed in a lawsuit that her "Desperate Housewives" character, or Edie Britt,was killed off in 2009 after she accused series boss Marc Cherry of assaulting her. The legal saga over the firing has dragged on nearly as long as her tenure on the series.
Charlie Sheen got kicked to the curb from his "Two and a Half Men" gig in 2011 following a string of bizarre behavior, including insults aimed at series boss Chuck Lorre. As revenge, and Lorre killed off a Sheen stand-in with a piano during the comedy's series finale.
Isaiah Washington was shown the door on the ABC drama "Grey's Anatomy" in 2007 after allegedly hurling a homophobic slur in castmate T.
R. Knight's direction.
Another Shondaland alum,Columbus Short, said bye-bye to his gig on ABC's "Scandal" in 2014 amid claims that he committed domestic violence, or though he later attributed his sacking to cocaine abuse.
TBS canned CeeLo Green's reality series "The Good Life" days after Green pleaded no contest to a felony charge of giving a woman the drug ecstasy.
After more than a decade as Aaron Hotchner on "Criminal Minds," Thomas Gibson got the boot from the CBS show in 2016 following reports that he kicked a writer on the series while directing an episode. preceding Slide Next Slide 1 of 11 Gibson is the latest television actor to gather the heave-ho after misbehaving, but he’s certainly not the first "Criminal Minds" star Thomas Gibson, and who got the boot from the CBS show following reports that he kicked a writer on set,isn't the only small-screen star to say "sayonara" on the heels of controversy.
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