Grey's Anatomy

[julesrules815]

from perezhilton.com:

Isaiah Washington's tenure in the hospital may be over!
Producers of ABC's #1 show, Grey's Anatomy, are looking to replace the fictional doctor, reports In Touch Weekly.
The cast and crew of the show have been in an uproar after the actor violently threatened co-star Patric "Dr. McDreamy" Dempsey and made homophobic slurs against gay castmate T.R. Knight last week.
Since the incident, In Touch reports that Grey's Anatomy execs have met with three possible replacements: Fast Lane's Bill Bellamy, Soul Food star Boris Kodjoe and former E.R. star Eriq LaSalle.
"Grey's Anatomy is bigger than just one actor," an insider tells the magazine. "It's about the ensemble and Isaiah threatens that chemistry."
The National Enquirer, who broke the brawl story last week, backs up In Touch's reporting.
"The melee has set off World War III on the show and may cost Isaiah his job," an insider tells The Enquirer. "The cast is divided over the shameful event."
Fire him!!
Washington has not even properly apologized for grabbing Dempsey by the throat and pushing him during the on-set fight he instigated. And, he has yet to address his homophobic remarks.
Eric LaSalle would be an excellent replacement!!

 

[jssy4eva]

So are they going to replace him, as in keep the same character and just use a different actor, like they do in soap opreas or are they just looking for someone new altogether?

I wonder if this is even true...If he did say that, I would be really disapointed in him , but I won't judge unless I know it's a fact....This just sounds really unprofessional if it is true

 

[nextnewface]

^ Sadly, it was all over the gossip sites and on the usual Entertainment shows (E talk, Entertainment tonight, etc)....
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[TheGlassAngel]

Those shows may exaggarate but there is some grain of truth to these stories.

 

[daisyDuck]

I hope that if there's replacement, it's Bill Bellamy. I love him! He was great in Fastlane... One of the best shows ever.

T.R Knight is adorable

 

[fashionicon]

I'm not really a fan of Grey's Anatomy but I also liked Isaiah Washington (How could you not after watching Welcome to Colinwood?). But I would certainly start watching if Boris Kodjoe was cast as Isaiah's replacement.

McSteamy + Boris Kodjoe = one sexy time

 

[xtine888]

There was an article with Eric Dane (McSteamy) in People Magazine.
(people.com)

Eric Dane Heats Up Grey's Anatomy
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22, 2006 10:10AM EST

By Lisa Ingrassia

Paging Patrick Dempsey: The competition for sexiest doc alive just got . . . McSteamy! Once a construction worker, Eric Dane joins Grey's Anatomy as surgeon Mark Sloane. The 33-year-old actor took a break from the OR – and revealing shower scenes – to give prescriptions for love, home cooking and washboard abs to PEOPLE's Lisa Ingrassia.

Okay, McDreamy vs. McSteamy – who wins the hotness contest?
I don't feel any competition with Patrick. But he keeps asking me when my calendar is coming out.

Besides the six-pack abs, how are you similar to McSteamy?
We both shower daily! There are a lot of things in common, but just so your mind doesn't go in the wrong direction, it's not the infidelity and deceitful, backstabbing side of him.

How do you maintain those abs?
Weightlifting – it gets the aggression out. No yoga! I'm competitive and you can't score points in yoga.

Unlike McSteamy and Addison, you seem very grounded with your wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart.
(Life with her) has been wonderful. On a whim, we ran to Vegas and got married (in Oct. ’04). We'd been together nine months and we just knew.

What's your ideal Sunday?
Sleep in – for me, that’s about 9:15 – make coffee, quiet my head, make an omelette for my girl and play music. I make a hell of an omelette. And I make great chicken soup too!
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He's got such a sweet smile. That smile he gave Addison after she slapped him was so precious.

 

[Mantha]

Aaaaahhh McSteamy !!!!!!!

Living in Europe,i probably won't see the third season until next year.Ican't wait to see McSteamy for the entire season.Soooo HOT

 

[julesrules815]

aww he seems so much sweeter than his character lol

 

[daisyDuck]

I had no idea he was married to Rebecca Gayheart! Cool, I've somehow always liked her

 

[smartarse]

damn! he's married to Rebecca Gayheart?

 

[daddyslittlegrl8]

^ What's wrong with Rebecca Gayheart? Isn't she the one who hit someone with her car?

dlg

 

[pointup]

oh they cannot even think about doing the old actor switcharoo like in soap operas, wouldn't they just write him off the show??

i'm getting tired of the grey's storylines to be quite honest.. what has it been.. a month into the new season and nothing too shocking has happened..

 

[kissmesweet]

I always liked Isiah Washington, but what he did was just horrible and go, McDreamy for fighting with him. I don't what them to replace Isiah though... He's a good cast member.

 

[daddyslittlegrl8]

i'm getting tired of the grey's storylines to be quite honest.. what has it been.. a month into the new season and nothing too shocking has happened..

Yeah I concur. The mer/mcdreamy tango is getting really old.

dlg

 

[smartarse]

wow, would have never thought Isaiah would do a Dr. Jeckle/Mr. Hide behind the scenes. he doesn't come across as one.

 

[julesrules815]

i read that Isaiah is going to be on the Ellen Degeneres show sometime really soon. i'd like to see what he has to say

 

[daisyDuck]

Katherine Heigl was on Ellen yesterday and she said that the whole fight was over in few minutes and it was really nothing... But yeah, she probably has to say that :/ Just Youtube her and you'll see the interview, she is such a beautiful and funny woman!! Totally girlcrush-worthy

 

[peacelover142002]

EXCLUSIVE: Isaiah Washington Apologizes

Grey's Anatomy actor Isaiah Washington has issued an apology in a statement exclusive to PEOPLE for his behavior during an on-set argument with costar Patrick Dempsey.

"I sincerely regret my actions and the unfortunate use of words during the recent incident on-set," Washington, 43, says in the statement. "Both are beneath my own personal standards. … I have nothing but respect for my coworkers … and have apologized personally to everyone involved."

After Washington and Dempsey, 40, clashed on Oct. 9, reports surfaced that Washington had used a homophobic slur during the fracas. Then on Oct. 19, their costar T.R. Knight disclosed to PEOPLE that he is gay. "I'd like to quiet any unnecessary rumors that may be out there," he said in a statement, adding, "I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me."

Fallout from the turmoil has sparked talk of everything from hasty script rewrites of an impending onscreen fight scene (not true, says show creator Shonda Rhimes) to rumors that Washington would be fired, possibly to be replaced by former ER star Eriq La Salle.

"I found (those rumors) not only ridiculous but offensive that we would consider replacing a member of our family," Rhimes tells PEOPLE. "And also the (idea) that one black man was interchangeable with another seemed disturbing to me."

Rhimes also dismisses speculation that the mood on the set has been unusually tense. "The mood's what the mood's always been," she says. "We have a group of people who are more of a family than anything else. We have our fun days, and we have our days when people are tired and the work is hard."

On Tuesday's episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Grey's costar Katherine Heigl played down the incident, calling it "some scuffle … There was a little burst of testosterone in the room, and then within five minutes ... they were totally fine."

Washington was scheduled to tape an interview with DeGeneres on Tuesday to air Wednesday, but canceled – citing a scheduling conflict – after Heigl jokingly warned DeGeneres to "step back" during Washington's appearance, USA Today reports.

So what actually happened between Washington and Dempsey? A set source says that when Knight, 33, was late to film a scene, a debate ensued between Dempsey and Washington, with Dempsey insisting on waiting for Knight before starting the scene. The argument quickly intensified, and the source says that yes, the alleged slur was used, but Knight was not present at the time.

"Isaiah was running his mouth off," says the source. "Isaiah verbally attacked Patrick – he tore into him. Patrick's voice escalated and he did tell Isaiah to 'f– off, (but) that was as heated as Patrick got."

Today, Rhimes tells PEOPLE, Dempsey and Washington "are fine" – as are Washington and Knight. "They've had conversations," says Rhimes. "They did a really great scene together the other day." The whole affair, she says, "was four and a half seconds of one day in three years. I feel like we've already moved on."

people.com

 

[daddyslittlegrl8]

^ Sounds like damage control. I bet the fight was horrible.

dlg