Top 10 Biggest Criminal Minds Scandals

it's not you guys I love you I just can't grab onto my old life and pretend that nothing happened welcome to Ms Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 Criminal Minds controversies this is the time to see who the true fans are you know if people really love the show then they will continue to support it for this list we'll be looking at the various scandals and off-screen drama in the show's history since some of these involve the introductions and exits of characters a spoiler warning is in effect which of these controversies do you think is the craziest let us know in the comments number 10 Jennifer Love Hewitt wasn't loved by fans during its long run on CBS Criminal Minds had several casting changes we're gonna find arcade please don't hold back sometimes fans take to new characters like the season 8 edition of linguistics expert Alex Blake played by Gene Tripplehorn John you heard him put it down but when Jennifer Love Hewitt came on board to play SSA K Callahan in season 10 as Blake's replacement there was an uproar in the Criminal Minds fandom among the many criticisms people didn't think the actress or the character fit into the BAU Vibe it's not really my crowd what you don't twerk at one point an online petition circulated calling for her removal Hewitt's pregnancy was ultimately the reason she left at the end of the season which mirrored her character's decision to resign and focus on her family you'll always have a place here thank you number nine xenophobia in Criminal Minds Beyond borders given the decades-long success of Criminal Minds it's no surprise that CBS would want to produce a spin-off series yeah it's the Dark Side of paradise while their first attempt with Criminal Minds suspect Behavior only lasted one season the network gave it another shot with Criminal Minds Beyond borders which premiered in March of 2016. clearly there are differences between the Singaporean system and our own so for the sake of Justice let's make sure the due process is had by both the victim and the accused or soon we could very easily have two dead Americans the series followed the FBI's fictional International response team as they traveled overseas to save American tourists from crimes in foreign countries critics and audiences found the premise alone to be xenophobic since non-americans were always the antagonists one particularly controversial episode was criticized for inaccurate depictions of Singapore's culture and for misrepresenting its legal system Katie Hall committed murder agent Simmons Singapore law does not differentiate based on motivation unsurprisingly the series got the ax after two seasons due to low rate meetings number eight a guest actor stole thousands from Shemar Moore in the season 2 episode profiler profiled Keith Tisdale appeared as Rodney Harris one of Derrick Morgan's Rivals you better step off before I make you wish you never walked upon me but what you think you were badass now the actor reprized his role in season 8's restoration where his character was heavily featured as the unsub you can't keep killing people man what happened to your son was wrong more Dell struck up a friendship and later worked together in a different capacity at Moore's clothing brand which was named after his character's popular catchphrase hey baby girl I need you to run a check on someone for me profits from the retail company go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society a disease that affected Moore's mother Tisdale was suspected of embezzling money from the organization and eventually admitted to Grand Theft after he was arrested the actor was ordered to pay more what he reportedly stole an amount of over sixty thousand dollars I got him locked away for Life he's done done done ain't good enough number seven Thomas Gibson was catfished in 2013 Thomas Gibson known for playing Criminal Minds Aaron Hotchner main headlines for being a catfish victim long night Kinda Yeah a woman leaked a video of the actor in a hot tub to the tabloids claiming the two had been in an online relationship since she reached out to him on Twitter in 2011. after he discovered the photos of her were actually from adult film websites his lawyers ordered the unnamed woman to cease contact I've disappointed you haven't I just like all the other men in your life the video was taken while he was on a family vacation around December of 2012. at a time where he was separated from his wife the Scandal didn't seem to significantly tarnish his reputation but that would come later more on that in a bit this is going to be ugly number six Scott David's pay to play auditions casting director Scott David worked on Criminal Minds for over 10 years while also running the actors link a studio that offered Workshop classes on auditioning this practice called pay to play essentially charged actors a fee to audition in front of casting directors who could potentially cast them in roles on the networks they worked for house rules you gotta pay to play David and the actors link co-owner Brett Weinstock along with other workshops were charged for violating California's Krikorian Talent scam prevention act David was let go from Criminal Minds in 2016 after The Hollywood Reporter published an investigation into LA's rise in pay-to-play auditioning number five Greg St John's lawsuits Criminal Minds is longtime Director of Photography Greg St John's was allegedly accused of groping staffers as well as physically and verbally abusing several former and then current employees he also purportedly threatened termination of employment and in some cases did terminate employment of those who spoke up in October 2018 crew members told variety that St John's Behavior was reported to management on multiple occasions but the DP continued to work there he was let go after the variety piece was published two years later California officials filed a lawsuit against St Jones and others including the studios involved Disney ABC and CBS the complaint cited many claims inclu including sexual harassment discrimination and failure to investigate and prevent number four new women in 2010 Criminal Mind Stars AJ Cook and Paget Brewster were let go from the show it can't be that simple it is the alleged reasoning was budget cuts but it was soon revealed that the CBS higher ups actually fired both actresses because they wanted to bring in a new female cast she never made it off the table in the second episode of season six titled JJ it was explained that the character was on her way to a new job at the Pentagon when do I leave the end of the week this Mark Cook's last appearance but Brewster's team negotiated an additional 17 episodes meaning she had to keep working on a show she'd been fired from with both characters being fan favorites viewers were Furious and set up a petition to have them rehired their wishes were granted but not before things got even Messier she's alive [Music] We buried her number three the return exit and return of pageant Brewster agent Siever sir after Cook's exit actress Rachel Nichols joined the cast in season six episode 10 as Ashley Seaver FBI trainee and the daughter of an Infamous serial killer so you know everything my dad did then I only know what I was told and and what was in the papers I don't have a lot of details her character was meant to replace JJ and eventually Emily but fans weren't happy in episode 18 JJ temporarily returns when Emily goes off to deal with Ian Doyle let's get to work then in the season finale JJ announces she's coming back to the BAU you've given some thought to what we discussed I haven't stopped thinking about it while Nichols stayed through the end of the season she wasn't invited back for season 7 which left room for cook and Brewster to return however Emily would leave once again at least you got her back did we it wasn't until season 12 that Brewster came on as a series regular once more number two Mandy patinkin's exit you think I'm stupid I think you're an absolute in 2007 Maddie Patinkin shocked Studio exec's colleagues and fans when he left Criminal Minds after just two years of playing SSA Jason Gideon as one of the founding members of the BAU Gideon was a central character in the series I knew it would be you who came to the cabin to check on me I'm sorry the explanation couldn't be better Spencer according to the then executive producer everyone was blindsided by patinkin's departure the actor cited creative creative as a reason for abrupt exit years later he would elaborate that it was because he found a dark violent storylines to be very destructive to his soul and his personality it was destructive to my soul and my personality well you should have read the pilot a little closer that's all I can't tell you early on in season three Gideon leaves the BAU just as suddenly and for a similar reason where are you headed it's nowhere in particular before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Thomas Gibson's firing for 12 Seasons Thomas Gibson played the stoic BAU unit Chief Aaron hochner the times of the essence he's moving fast we need to move faster unlike Patinkin his exit from the show was not his choice the decision to fire the actor came after he allegedly kicked writer producer Virgil Williams during a disagreement on set Peter Lewis is not going to stop which is why Hodge and Jack have now entered the program witness protection Gibson reportedly had previous outbursts and in 2010 he was required to attend anger management classes after an altercation with an assistant director I want you to take some time off I don't need time off I'm at least a week I'm fine it's not a request his absence was explained Away by putting Hodge on temporary leave and bringing back Prentice Gibson's last official appearance was in episode 2 of season 12. he just sent in his resignation I know this is a lot to process do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from Miz Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos

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Length: 10min 48sec (648 seconds)

Published: Mon May 15 2023