Paget Brewster apologises after telling critic to 'work at a shelter'
Paget Brewster, who stars as FBI Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss in the programme, posted on X on Saturday (20.06.26) taking aim at ScreenRant writer Shealyn Scott and her piece titled: Paramount+’s Criminal Minds Format Change Finally Backfires.
Criminal Minds actress Paget Brewster has issued an apology after telling a critic to “work at a shelter”.
The 57-year-old, who stars as FBI Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss in the programme, posted on X on Saturday (20.06.26) taking aim at ScreenRant writer Shealyn Scott and her piece titled: Paramount+’s Criminal Minds Format Change Finally Backfires.
In the story, Scott criticised the show for shortening the episodes, and said that while it “may prevent filler episodes ... they also hinder the show's most promising side stories”.
Paget was clearly infuriated by the post, as she wrote in her X post: “Hello critic Shealynn Scott. You're young. You don't know that bad pics and bad reviews can lead to 350 people losing their jobs.”
She then went on to list a series of jobs she thought the critic would be better at, as she wrote: “Sell vintage.
“Work at a shelter. Do something better than what you do now. Because right now you suck.”
The comment sparked backlash from other critics in the industry, with The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney writing: “This is a very bad look.
“An actor on a long-running show attacking a young reviewer who contextualises her respectful criticisms with obvious knowledge of the material - says way more about u being thin-skinned than it does about her professionalism.
“’Work at a shelter,’ really?!”
With ScreenRant’s Andy Behbakht writing: “This is disgusting behaviour on your part, and really tragic to see you tearing down a young female journalist whom you are literally telling that she ‘sucks’ and that she shouldn't be in the field that she is in.
“I stand by my colleague, and you owe her an apology.”
Paget then returned to X to share the requested apology, as she wrote: “Hi guys, I was mean to Shealyn Scott last night and I profoundly regret it.
“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.”
Fans had a mixed response to the apology, with some calling it “weird” while others praised Paget for doubling down.
One wrote: “She did the right thing. She crashed out in public, and she apologised in public. How many people refuse to even admit they were wrong? Good on her for owning the issue.”
As another added: “When is the last time you saw someone with any kind of platform take accountability for their actions?
'She fully apologised like an adult, admitted her faults, and even said she was the sucky one.”
