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Thomas Gibson hires LA lawyers after Criminal Minds firing

Lawyers are evaluating whether to pursue legal claims against studio after Thomas Gibson was fired from US drama.

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Thomas Gibson has hired a top Los Angeles law firm to pursue possible legal claims after he was fired from Criminal Minds.

Gibson, 54, was terminated by producers ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios after allegedly kicking writer-producer Virgil Williams in the shins during an on-set argument more than two weeks ago.

The incident was witnessed by several producers, including showrunner Erica Messer.

Hollywood Reporter notes it’s unclear what claims, if any, Gibson might pursue against the studios or CBS but Skip Miller and partner Sasha Frid are evaluating whether to pursue legal claims.

Meanwhile former co-star Shemar Moore took to social media to comment in a video before it was later deleted.

“Lot of birdies chirping out there; the gossip is real,” Moore said in the video. “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. Hard-working people. Humble people. People who believe in basic goodness. People who believe in themselves. People who believe in others. Good things will happen to you; it’s not always easy; but you gotta grind it out and you gotta believe in you. Treat people how you expect them to treat you. Celebrate yourself; celebrate your blessings — as you should. But just know that you’re not better than anybody. We all have our own gifts, so unwrap them bad boys and show ’em off. But then appreciate other people’s gifts. Church is over.”

5 Responses

  1. I wonder if this is the best recourse, there’s already been a lot of mud slung about Gibson’s behaviour in Variety and Hollywood Reporter, if he sues the network a lot of dirt could come out which will make it even more difficult for him to find other work.

  2. “it’s unclear what claims, if any, Gibson might pursue against the studios”. No doubt the $5,000/hour lawyers will dream up something. Win, lose or draw, the lawyers always get paid.

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