Grey's Anatomy Star Imus-ed

[razorsharp]

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Isaiah Washington will not be scrubbing in for surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital next season and he is not a happy camper.
“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore,” Washington said in a statement released through his publicist, Howard Bragman. </p>

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<p>Even as Washington’s star rose with the hit show he starred in, he faced allegations that he used an anti-gay slur to refer to “Grey’s” co-star T.R. Knight.

<a href=“'Grey's' Washington 'Mad as Hell' About Being Dropped - ABC News”>http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=3256905&page=1&lt;/a&gt;
I am not sure whether to cheer, laugh, cry, or none of the above.</p>

<p>It looks like the “F-word” has now changed.</p>

[_tisthetruth]

<p>Wow, the network is unforgiving, even after all the stuff he did to undo it.</p>

[corranged]

<p>I’m guessing that it has to do with creating a mutually respectful environment between actors. It would be extraordinarily difficult to put on a weekly TV show if actors who had to do numerous scenes together hated each other and fought whenever the camera switched off, especially if the two characters they play are supposed to be friends. An actress on the show is quoted in the article as saying: “He just needs to stop talking,” so I’m guessing this wasn’t a one-time incident. </p>

<p>I am of the belief that no workplace should tolerate harassment between employees, if that was indeed what was happening (I did not follow this story in the least, so I’m not sure what’s been happening really).</p>

[WashDad]

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@corranged

It would be extraordinarily difficult to put on a weekly TV show if actors who had to do numerous scenes together hated each other and fought whenever the camera switched off, especially if the two characters they play are supposed to be friends.

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<p>Trust me, the producers don’t care if the actors like each other as long as they can say the words, hit their marks, stay in their light, don’t bump into set pieces, and toss their perfect hair while flashing their plastic-white teeth. Actors despising each other during long runs of successful shows are practically a staple of show biz. If the show had a 25 share and the actor in question was the star, it wouldn’t matter if there was actual video of him burning crosses on lawns, NOTHING would get the producers to fire him.</p>

<p>EDITED: Nothing would get a star fired in this situation, UNLESS sponsors were dropping the show and new sponsors weren’t covering the loss.</p>

[corranged]

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Trust me, the producers don’t care if the actors like each other as long as they can say the words, hit their marks, stay in their light, don’t bump into set pieces, and toss their perfect hair while flashing their plastic-white teeth.

If these particular actors can’t get away with acting well and convincingly while hating each other, though, it’s a different matter. Of course, I don’t know the story, and I don’t watch the show, so I’m really not sure what’s going on. Or it could be that this guy wasn’t bringing much to the show in the first place so was easy to let go. Or maybe the ABC company has straight forward rules about these things that they were following.</p>

[Opie_ofMaybery2]

<p>I stopped watching a while ago… I can only take so much whine with my cheese.</p>

[_tisthetruth]

<p>I think the main reason for his dismissal is that ABC is afraid of getting accused of tolerating homophobic remarks.</p>

[puppylover6464]

<p>his character didn’t add very much to the show anyways. i didn’t like burke. and they already pretty much ended his storyline, sooo…</p>

[MomofWildChild]

<p>Isaiah Washington is a notoriously difficult actor. This goes beyond his “gay” slur. I did like the Burke character, however.</p>

[LakeWashington]

<p>And what’s your source for the “notoriously difficult actor” information, Wildchild? I don’t believe anyone ever heard of the guy until relatively recently. I am more inclined to agree with WashDad. It’s about ratings, sponsors and, ergo, dollars. And name me any other ensamble type of work environment where all is peachy keen and everyone is in love.</p>

[coureur]

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<p>And what’s your source for the “notoriously difficult actor” information, Wildchild? <<</p>
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<p>Right here:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-06-08-greys-isaiah_N.htm?csp=34[/url]”>http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-06-08-greys-isaiah_N.htm?csp=34&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>“But executives involved with the show, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, said the actor has been a difficult presence on the set, and the slur made the situation more tense.”</p>

[Opie_ofMaybery2]

<p>What else are they going to say? He’s a great guy so we cut him loose? ;)</p>

[MomofWildChild]

<p>The person that made the final decision on Isaiah was told to have protection because he tends to be violent.</p>

[LakeWashington]

<p>Ah, the “violent and emotional” black man stereotype rears its head.</p>

[Opie_ofMaybery2]

<p>"told to have protection "</p>

<p>What a condom? </p>

<p>Man, what they say about hollywood must be true… </p>

<p>I mean firing’s one thing, but leave the guy his dignity…</p>

[MomofWildChild]

<p>Hey- don’t get me wrong. I love Isaiah Washington and I love his character. I am just reporting what I have heard in the news. I don’t believe any of it at this point.</p>