Fired Criminal Minds Star Thomas Gibson Is Lawyering Up

Thomas Gibson, who was fired from the CBS drama Criminal Minds Friday after an on-set altercation with a producer, has hired Los Angeles-based attorney Louis "Skip" Miller to pursue legal action against the show's producers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Miller and his partner Sasha Frid are looking into Gibson's dismissal from the long-running series, which came after the actor allegedly kicked writer-producer Virgil Williams over creative differences relating to an episode Gibson was directing, to determine whether or not the actor has a case against producers ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios.

Thomas Gibson fired from Criminal Minds following on-set altercation

Williams filed a formal complaint with human resources following the incident, which launched an initial internal investigation. Originally, Gibson was set to receive a two-episode suspension but was subsequently let go.

On Friday, Gibson released the following statement in response to his termination: "I love Criminal Minds and have put my heart and soul into it for the last 12 years. I had hoped to see it through to the end, but that won't be possible now. I would just like to say thank you to the writers, producers, actors, our amazing crew, and, most importantly, the best fans that a show could ever hope to have."

This was not the first time Gibson was involved in a physical altercation on set. In 2010, he reportedly pushed another producer and had to attend anger management classes. In 2013, Gibson was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Thomas Gibson responds to Criminal Minds firing

On Saturday, Shemar Moore, who departed Criminal Minds earlier this year after 11 seasons, released a video -- which has since been deleted -- that implied Gibson's firing was karma.

"Lot of birdies chirping out there; the gossip is real," he said in the video. "I hear it. I see it. I'm sure a lot of you do, too, so I'll just say this: I believe in karma. Good things happen to good people. Honest people. Hard-working people. Humble people. People who believe in basic goodness. People who believe in themselves. People who believe in others. Good things will happen to you; it's not always easy; but you gotta grind it out and you gotta believe in you. Treat people how you expect them to treat you. Celebrate yourself; celebrate your blessings -- as you should. But just know that you're not better than anybody. We all have our own gifts, so unwrap them bad boys and show 'em off. But then appreciate other people's gifts. Church is over."

Moore starred opposite Gibson for 11 seasons before departing the series last season.

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