CBS and ABC Studios have ruled on Criminal Minds star Thomas Gibson: He's out.
The firing followed reports that Gibson, 54, kicked the writer of the episode he was directing earlier this week.
"Thomas Gibson has been dismissed from Criminal Minds," the network and production studio said in a joint statement. "Creative details for how the character's exit will be addressed in the show will be announced at a later date."
Earlier reports indicated CBS, which airs the long-running FBI procedural and ABC, which produces it, would suspend the actor for two episodes.
Gibson, who had been with the show since its 2005 debut, acknowledged the altercation to USA TODAY Thursday in a statement, saying, "There were creative differences on the set and a disagreement. I regret that it occurred.”
