Jeffrey Dean Morgan calls out "toxic" Walking Dead fans after Melissa McBride exits spin-off
Morgan took a figurative barbed-wire baseball bat to "SHITTY" fans speculating about McBride's departure

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Earlier this week, we reported on a fairly shocking development from the still-untitled The Walking Dead spin-off show, intented to be centered on fan-favorite character pairing Daryl and Carol: Carol was bailing. (And, like, we know this franchise runs through characters even faster than late-season Walking Dead episodes run through accumulated fan goodwill, but still: Losing someone before the show even airs has to be something of a record.)