Posted 4 minutes ago15 Actors Who Got Fired For Really F*cked-Up Reasons, And 28 Who Got Fired But TBH Deserved ItCan we please make sure Louis C.K. never works again?by Hannah MarderBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink 1. Thomas Gibson had a long tenure on Criminal Minds, appearing in 11 seasons, but he was fired in 2016 after an altercation with a producer on set. He reportedly kicked the producer and verbally abused the cast and crew. In 2010, there had reportedly been another violent incident with an assistant director, after which he was required to attend anger management classes...so it seems like this was the last straw for the network, and their firing was pretty well-justified. Robert Voets / CBS / courtesy Everett Collection It does not appear that Gibson has addressed the allegations beyond tweeting messages thanking fans for their support. The most direct reference to what occurred was, "I love 'Criminal Minds,' & I'm disappointed by what's happened." 2. I contrast, I always thought this one was pretty messed-up - Erinn Hayes played Donna in the first season of Kevin Can Wait, but she was fired and replaced by Leah Remini ahead of Season 2. Why? Well, star Kevin James stated that the writers were "literally just running out of ideas," and that this would drive the show forward. He also said his character was initially supposed to be a single father. But why upgrade Remini's role? Well, she'd guest-starred on Season 1, and people liked her enough. The two had had great chemistry as a couple on King of Queens. Jeff Neumann / CBS via Getty Images Honestly, it felt a *little* bit like they'd dumped Hayes for Remini simply because they wanted to hook past King of Queens fans. Hayes's ousting felt particularly unceremonious, as her death was barely mentioned in Season 2, despite her character sharing three kids with James's character. Fan reaction was intensely negative, and CBS even admitted they made a mistake. The show was canceled after Season 2. Joseph Viles / CBS / Courtesy Everett Collection 3. More justified? When Gina Carano was fired from the Disney+ series The Mandalorian after posting a photo to social media comparing being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust. This caused fans to dig up some other past problematic social media posts by The Mandalorian actor, in which she denounced wearing face masks and claimed voter fraud in 2020. Not only was Carano not asked to return to the show, but plans were scrapped for her character to have her own show. TBH, I think this was deserved. Lucasfilm/Disney+ "Her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable," a representative for Lucasfilm said in a statement. She was also dropped by her agency.
Carano actually sued Disney for her ousting, but the suit settled earlier this month. 4. Jussie Smollett is a *bit* of a murkier case. He was fired from his hit show Empire after a scandal involving a hate crime he said he'd been the victim of in 2019. Authorities claimed he'd staged the attack, and charges were filed against him for making a false police report and wasting police resources. A 2021 trial found him guilty of five out of the six counts he'd been charged with, and he was sentenced to 150 days in county jail. Fox However, he was released on bond after just six days; later, his conviction was actually overturned. Smollett continues to maintain his innocence, including in a recent documentary about the attack. He claims he was attacked not by the two men who were arrested for the crime (who later claimed he'd paid them to perpetrate it), but by two entirely different men. IDK...I still think this is a bit justified, but I could be wrong depending what the truth is! Paras Griffin / Getty Images The conviction was overturned because charges against Smollett had initially been dropped as long as he did community service, only to be re-established; the Illinois Supreme Court stated his earlier agreement should have been honored, and the charges should not have been brought against Smollett again. 5. Roseanne Barr VERY MUCH deserved to be fired from the Roseanne reboot. She made a truly vile, racist comment about Barack Obama's adviser Valerie Jarrett, which ABC's entertainment president, Channing Dungey, called "abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values." And I agree! In a kind of metal move by the network, the show was canceled and came back as The Conners, with Roseanne's character killed off. ABC If you want to know what Barr said...she referred to Jarrett as if "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby." She later apologized and claimed she hadn't realized Jarett was Black, saying she was referencing the message about fascism in Planet of the Apes and Jarrett's role in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. She also said she'd been on Ambien and antidepressants and had two beers when she posted the tweet. However, more recently, she said she regretted say