Isaiah Washington is now speaking out about being fired from Grey's Anatomy and is blaming T.R. Knight for blowing the situation out of proportion and insinuating that the homophobic slur Washington used to describe him was uttered in a derogatory manner.
Washington admits that he used the term during a disagreement with co-star Patrick Dempsey, but that he apologized and everyone went back to work. He claims he was not fired for making derogatory slurs, and claims he is not angry, but disappointed rather.
I think it's pretty safe to assume if you're considering filing a lawsuit, you're angry. He is trying to clear his name, but I feel he is only hurting his career more by dwelling on the subject. He has said in past interviews that he has multiple offers pending, so why doesn't he lay low for a few months and take some of those people up on his offer? Is he trying to get back on the show?
He also said in this interview that ABC fired the wrong guy. Is that because he is going to fight back, or was there someone else who got fired in his place? I don't care what his intentions were in using the word the first time (and apologizing apparently didn't do enough, because he uttered the slur again a few weeks later at the Golden Globes on national television), or even the second time, there is a certain conduct that is acceptable in the workplace. I think it's interesting that everyone on that show refers to their roles as a 'job.' Well if that's how Washington wants to look at it, he should be fired for even uttering the word, and having a disagreement with Dempsey. Word!
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