Shemar Moore may be done with “Criminal Minds,” but the man who played Derek Morgan seems to still to have strong opinions about the behind-the-scenes drama on the CBS show.
Moore recently posted and removed an Instagram video in which he cryptically spoke about karma in the wake of Thomas Gibson’s firing from the CBS series.
He didn’t address Gibson or the ABC Studios-produced show by name, but readers can draw their own conclusions on the timing and message. The video was caught Friday evening by a Twitter user, who said Moore had “just posted” it.
“Lotta birdies chirping out there — the gossip is real. I hear it, I see it — I’m sure a lot of you do too,” Moore began. “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,” he continued. “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 those bad boys and show ‘em off — but then appreciate other people’s gifts,” Moore continued. “Church is over.”
In the interest of fairness, it is possible that Moore is referring to another newly settled issue from his “Criminal Minds” days. On Friday, the handsome actor was granted just north of $60,000 from two-time guest star Keith Tisdell, who allegedly embezzled the cash from Moore’s charity, Baby Girl LLC.
Or maybe it’s a totally unrelated third option Moore is preaching about — who knows.
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"Criminal Minds" star Thomas Gibson, 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, was subsequently killed off. Nothing funny about that. Damn, damn, damn.
Mackenzie Phillips was fired not once, 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, who played second 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 Sheridanclaimed in a lawsuit that her "Desperate Housewives" character, 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, 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, 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.
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Gibson is the latest television actor to get the heave-ho after misbehaving, but he’s certainly not the first
"Criminal Minds" star Thomas Gibson, 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.
