'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.COLE HAUSER, KELLY REILLY SEEN FOR FIRST TIME AS BETH AND RIP RETURN IN 'DUTTON RANCH'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."DAVID LETTERMAN SPEAKS OUT ON CBS REPLACING COLBERT'S SHOW, SAYS NETWORK DOESN'T WANT TO 'SPEND ANY MONEY'Paget Brewster appeared as Emily Prentiss in a scene from the CBS drama series "Criminal Minds." (Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images)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-...