Isaiah (finally) gets the boot!

Isaiah Washington was officially released from his contract with Grey's Anatomy on Friday. The actor was informed by the show's creator that his contract would not be renewed. The speculation is that he was fired for his behavior, particularly surrounding his controversial homophobic slurs about co-star T.R. Knight

I think this is a long time coming. In fact, I think the writers purposefully had to leave his and T.R. Knight's plotlines open because the studio knew they would have to deal with this issue sooner or later, and chose to finish out the season instead of nipping it in the bud. On the show, Washington's Dr. Burke left his fiancee at the altar and disappeared with most of his possessions. Meanwhile, Knight's George O'Malley failed his intern exam, and now must decide whether or not to repeat his entire intern year.

It was also announced last week that Knight will be returning to the show next season.

Washington and his 'people' are criticizing the studio's decision to let him go even after Washington entered rehab, issued a public apology, and released PSA's for GLAAD. So, what, if he had gotten fired on the spot, he wouldn't have gone through all that? What a testament to his true character.

In a statement released by Washington's rep.'s, he says, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it any more." Don't quite know what he is referring to, but I'm so glad his anger-management rehab is paying off.

Looking at the larger picture, especially with all this "special celebrity treatment" crap going on with Paris Hilton and the like, if Washington was to behave the way he has in any other corporate environment, he would have been fired long ago. He should be thankful that they kept him around this long, and instead of lashing out at ABC, should be looking at ways to revive his career, although I'm not sure it's possible at this point.