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Actress Apologizes After ‘Insane’ Rant at TV Journalist

The Daily Beast

June 21, 2026

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Actress Apologizes After ‘Insane’ Rant at TV Journalist

Todd Wawrychuk / Disney Channel via Getty Images‘Criminal Minds’ star Paget Brewster has publicly apologized for losing her cool with a reviewer. After journalist Shealyn Scott criticized the Paramount+ show’s ‘Evolution’ spinoff starring Brewster, the actress raged on X Saturday night: “Hello critic Shealyn Scott. 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.” The public smearing of Scott—who used a photo approved by the streaming giant—came as a shock to Brewster’s fans. “I love Paget so much but this is an insane response to someone just (rightly) criticizing the way shows have all become like 10 eps a season and essentially just saying they want MORE of your show,” one person wrote. Brewster has since deleted the original post, and followed up on Sunday: “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.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

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