Actor Thomas Gibson has been fired from the CBS drama “Criminal Minds,” after 11 seasons, in the wake of an on-set altercation with a producer.

“Thomas Gibson has been dismissed from ‘Criminal Minds,'?” ABC Studios and CBS TV Studios said in a statement released Friday. “Creative details for how the character's exit will be addressed in the show will be announced at a later date.”

Gibson's character, Aaron Hotchner, is expected to appear in two episodes of the upcoming season, which bows Sept. 28. But the actor will not return to the show's set for any additional filming, making it a challenge for producers to write out the character that has been a stalwart of the FBI profilers drama since its inception in 2005.

Gibson issued a statement expressing his appreciation for the show and its fans over the years.

“I love ‘Criminal Minds' and have put my heart and soul into it for the last twelve 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,” the statement said.

Gibson's dismissal comes after “Criminal Minds” producer ABC Studios conducted an internal review of an incident that came during filming about two weeks ago. Gibson is said to have kicked a producer on the show who has been identified by TMZ as Virgil Williams. Gibson is also known to have had an violent outburst involving a “Criminal Minds” assistant director in 2010, which resulted in the studio sending him to anger-management classes.

— Variety