Paget Brewster apologizes after lashing out at critic

Paramount+'s Criminal Minds: Evolution, which revived the original series with three 10-episode seasons since November 2022 and is currently in its fourth season, saw a brief social media controversy during Season 19. ScreenRant writer Shealyn Scott criticized the revival's 10-episode format as a "downgrade," and Paget Brewster responded on X with a sharp message that included, "Hello critic Shealynn Scott.

You're young. You don't know that bad pics and bad reviews can lead to 350 people losing their jobs... Because right now you suck." Brewster later deleted that post. Several journalists and critics pushed back. ScreenRant senior writer Andy Behbakht called Brewster's actions "disgusting behavior" and "really tragic to see [her] tearing down a young female journalist." Collider's Maggie Lovitt described the comments as "weird as hell," and The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney said it was a "very bad look," arguing the moment reflected more on Brewster than on Scott.

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