Dick Wolf Fires Writer From ‘Law & Order’ Spinoff for Threatening to ‘Light Up’ Looters

Craig Gore, a writer whose credits include “S.W.A.T.” and “Chicago P.D.,” has been fired from Dick Wolf’s upcoming “Law & Order” spinoff series after posting controversial remarks on Facebook related to looting and the recent curfew put in place across Los Angeles.

“I will not tolerate this conduct, especially during our hour of national grief. I am terminating Craig Gore immediately,” Dick Wolf said in a statement to Variety.

Gore is seen on social media holding a weapon with the caption “Curfew…,” while in another comment, Gore threatens to “light motherf—ers up who are trying to f— with my property,” referring to the protest which took place on Sunset Blvd. on June 1.

Gore’s posts, which incited a strong reaction on social media, come amid calls from protestors to defund the police in reaction to the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minnesota. His posts were brought to the attention of social media by Drew Janda, a post-production assistant on the OWN series “Greenleaf,” who has also worked on HBO shows “Big Little Lies” and “Barry.”

In another post, Gore claimed to be attached to the new Chris Meloni series in the works at NBC and he lists himself as a “co-executive producer on ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’” on his Facebook profile. However, Meloni replied to Janda’s Tweet saying that he has “no idea who this person is or what they do.” Meloni clarified that the showrunner on the “Law & Order: SVU” spinoff is Matt Olmstead, not Gore, adding that he has “gotten no word on any hirings.”

On the same day as Gore’s posts, the “S.W.A.T.” writers’ room Twitter account posted a statement calling for “law enforcement to de-escalate conflicts, not exacerbate them.” Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, one of the show’s executive producers, said that he is “frustrated, angry, but determined to do better. Onscreen and off.”

Other than “S.W.A.T.” and “Chicago P.D.,” Gore recently had a “DEA” series in development at Fox. However, according to sources the network passed on the project, which had been given a script plus penalty commitment, earlier this year.