'Criminal Minds' star Paget Brewster apologizes for telling reporter 'you suck' in deleted post

"Criminal Minds" star Paget Brewster has issued an apology after publicly criticizing an entertainment reporter and telling the journalist to find a new career.

Brewster, best known for appearing on the CBS show "Criminal Minds" and now its Paramount+ reboot "Criminal Minds: Evolution," took to X on Saturday to rail against an article written by ScreenRant.

Directly addressing writer Shealyn Scott, she wrote in the now-deleted post, "You’re young. You don’t know that bad pics and bad reviews can lead to 350 people losing their jobs. Sell vintage. Work at a shelter. Do something better than what you do now. Because right now you suck," according to Variety.

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Following criticism from entertainment critics and social media users, Brewster issued a public apology on Sunday.

"Hi guys, I was mean to Shealyn Scott last night and I profoundly regret it," Brewster wrote on X. "Shame on me for insulting a human being for doing their job. I’m very sorry, Shealyn. And I’m sorry to those who follow me that you saw me behave like that. Turns out, last night, I sucked."

Her X bio also includes a call for humans to be kind, reading, "I also love that we humans are all different but the same, too. Choose kindness."

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Scott posted to X that Brewster had since reached out to apologize, and noted she will continue covering the show, writing: "To be clear, Paget also reached out privately to apologize to me! Criminal Minds is still one of my all-time favorite shows, and I’m very excited to continue covering s19 (and hopefully beyond!)"

The original ScreenRant article featured a photo of Brewster and criticized the reboot's shortened episode count, ratings change to TV-MA, and other alterations to the series.

Scott opened her article by writing, "Criminal Minds: Evolution sometimes feels unrecognizable from the original series, but the biggest format change is finally catching up with Paramount+."

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"Plenty of the continuation's changes have been received warmly, and Criminal Minds unquestionably still works as a gripping crime drama, but there are just as many tweaks that feel more like downgrades—including the new 10-episode season structure. Though logical in theory, the shortened seasons are unfortunately working against Criminal Minds' greatest strengths," she later added.

The original run of "Criminal Minds" played on CBS and ran from 2005 to 2020. Its successor was revived solely on streaming in 2022, and together the franchise is now in its 19th season.