“I’m saddened by the outcome. I did everything that the producers and the network asked me to do. I came back under great duress and stress, and thought I was doing the job I was hired to do. I thought that was going to speak for my future at Grey’s, but apparently that wasn’t the same vision that the network.”
Isaiah Washington tells Entertainment Weekly that Shonda Rhimes called him June 7 and told him he was not returning to the show. He says he was been “horribly represented in the press,” but he’s gotten “a ton” of offers, so it’s “time for me to be looking forward.”
Famous last words.
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Can you imagine the tension on the set after Isaiah’s outbursts? It had to affect everyone. He has the right to think anything he likes but he should have kept his mouth shut.
what ever.
Like NONE of us have ever lost our temper. And, it’s retarded to be offended FOR someone.
He did exactly as he was asked to do. He did what the network and the producers asked him to do and he got shafted for it.
*shrug*
It sucks, but that’s life…but good GRIEF am I sick of hearing about how offended FOR TR Knight people are.
If anyone from the set had called him n*****, would they have to move out? And TR is gay, so what’s the problem? Anyhow, I do hope he has other offers.
He got a raw deal..If they had no intention of keeping him, they should have let him go immediately. So whinny George ( I hate when gay people play straight people,,when done the other way around, they bitch!!) and his hag get to stay….
I’ve never watched the show, was he an integral part of it?
STFU Issaih, you were fired because you’re an asshole, there was a laundry list of complaints against you. Barks, yes he’s pretty integral. It’s a great show, btw. And I don’t understand the logic of you other posters. There was no promise, “hey, go to rehab, do the PSA, you’ll keep your job” i especially don’t get “If anyone from the set had called him n*****, would they have to move out? And TR is gay, so what’s the problem?” uh, so Issaih’s black, it’s ok to call him a n*****, since TR is gay, it’s okay to call him a fag? And Kathy, you hate when gay people play straight people? WTF, it’s called ACTING, playing a ROLE. ??? Unless I’m misunderstanding something….
He says he was been “horribly represented in the press
Soooo . . . that wasn’t him in the video? How do you mis represent THAT?
i agree he should have been fired immediately. he is a very good actor though so i’m sure he will get more work (if lindsay can…) i mean a lot of actors are very highly strung- its not the angry outbursts that are the problem but him calling TR that. i doubt anything would have happened if it wasn’t made public though.