OlderIsaiah Washington — FIRED!
Thu, 07 June 2007 at 11:34 pm
Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington, aka Dr. Preston Burke, has been fired from the hit ABC medical drama, according to TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello.
Washington’s rep Howard Bragman confirmed that Grey’s creator Shonda Rimes told Washington over the phone that he would not be invited back to the show next season.
The decision was reportedly due only in part to Washington referring to co-star T.R. Knight as something-derogatory-that-I-won’t-repeat-here. In part? Yeah, right!
Isaiah Washington, YOU’RE FIRED!
Credit: TV Guide; Photos: Nancy Ostertag/Getty
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So Preston Burke is going to be forever known as that jerkoff who left his fiancee at the altar? Can’t they get a replacement or something, I’ve always loved his character.
ABC fired IW, not Shonda. She loves her actors.
Well I’m sorry. It’s a shame he’s gone but come on, as a Black man he should know how to watch his language and he should know that the use of deragotary words can offend. Gosh! Had someone else been saying behind his back that they weren’t Isaih’s N*****g , I swear it would cause even more outrage and IW would have been out there shouting and screaming racism and discrimination.
That’s so stupid. he’s black, he knows excatly how it feels to be discriminated against, he knows how hurtful the use of certain words can hurt, yet he chooses to insult a gay person by using slurs. How clever is that? Oh well, he paid the price for that. As a professional person, that’s a shame because he knows well that any apology you say nowadays for an offensive slur, will never save your ass from the fire.
I agree with someone else who said that when you’re a professional, an actor, whatever beliefs you have, keep it for yourself. Don’t bring them to work.
I’m sorry IW, I used to watch GA because of you, now I won’t anymore. Shame of you, man.
Finally! I’ve never liked him.
But I think it’s a little weird that Shonda waited until now to fire him. Ok, the story wasn’t at a point where she could have fired him earlier, but still, it’s strange.
And over the phone? She didn’t even invite him for a proper conversation about this?
But I like that he’s gone now
Ridiculous extreme political correctness …
The way it went down was TR and IW were on set, PD, as usual, was running late. When PD arrived, he and IW got into an altercation that ended with IW hands arrond PD’s neck, and in his anger fit he still found time to call TR a fagot. At this point TR wasn’t out and this forced to came out.
This happened in Oct/Nov. While the press and the public were making a big fuss over the slur, the powers to be at ABC tried to downplay it and hoped it would go away.
At the Golden Globes press conference IW grabs a microphone and screams “I didn’t call TR a fagot”. If anybody had missed the whole mes, now it was definitely not going away. IW got a new PR person, went into rehab for homophobia (whatever that is), and made pro-gay PSA, but it obviously was to much to late.
They dont fire drug addicts, rehab wannabes and the likes … What he did was wrong, but he had seek help since then and apologize. Big men say sorry, lesser ones are still on their colorblind and genderblind wagon. Firing him now seems hypocritical!
I am so NOT looking forward to season 4.
16 Jake | 06/08/2007 at 12:32 am
When your at work, whether your an actor,a lawyer, teacher, under law you must respect your co-workers, any harrassment of any kind whether sexual, racial, is dealt with,this is no different whether it occurred at a Studio or in an office,
LOL! Have you ever been to a construction site??? Have you ever been on any kind of tv or film productin set???
This is a bunch of BULLSHIT!
But that’s okay, this show is now officially OVER.
Damn, I liked him. Who cares how the actors are in their private life… it’s the charaters they play that we fall for. Some of the best actors out there are complete a**holes in real life, so what? He made a mistake, who hasn’t said something they wish they could take back… but honestly, get rid of George and Izzy. Good grief, they are soooo fr*ggin whiny… and now with the love connection… shoot me! Is it just me… or did she get over Denny rather quickly???!
Goes to show you that you that only certain ppl can get a second chances,ie Paris … maybe if he made more $ he could of bought himself a second chance?
since when is it a racial slur to say ******? why is sexual preference compared to the color of skin dumb? but anyway since imus got fired i know they had to fire him not the same people
sexual preference and skin color not the same sorry
Thank God! Isiah “McBoring” Washington sucked all the energy from every scene he was in anyway.
It would have been so hypocritical to leave him on this show for multiple homophobic slurs (plus other reportedly crazy behavior) while others in entertainment are getting canned for one racial slip-up. I applaud ABC for finally doing the right thing!
So why apologize. If he was going to be fired anyway, and his apology meant nothing, then why put him through all the crap. I hate that “I’m Sorry” means NOTHING anymore. BOOOOOOOOOOO
It is really sad that Ms. Shonda fired him…I like him a lot. I like T.R. too,but I so looove Preston-Cristina loveteam…
It’s too bad, because Burke was a strong character. At least in the beginning. But I’m sure everyone will move on.
I’m not sad to see Isaiah go.
GOOD!! There’s nothing worse than the bully at school or at work who tries to make everybody else miserable just because he is. You cannot harrass co-workers! He needs help and he doesn’t seem sorry. He’s just picking on someone who he thinks is weaker than him. Now he’s out of work. I couldn’t be happier.
I’m pissed. I loved Burke and he was a really great character. IW played him to perfection. It sucks. I certainly won’t be watching anymore. And after such a crappy third season, I needed something to reel me back in. I was hoping IW would return. Guess not. Goodbye Grey’s. Let’s see how well you do with one of the best actors on the show gone.
We wasn’t fired, his contract was not renewed.
And I think they did well in doing this off camera, they couldn’t fire him at the moment out of respect for the viewers. Why should us the viewers pay for his comments?
I’m behind Shonda, the producers, ABC or whoever was responsible for getting him out of the program after he double faulted. People should be mad at IW, he was the one who didn’t behave well.
And now the most important thing for the show, please nix the stupid Izzy and George storyline, is the stupidiest thing on earth.
NOOO!!!!
Damn that sucks ass!!
41 jocelyn | 06/08/2007 at 10:44 am
since when is it a racial slur to say ******? why is sexual preference compared to the color of skin dumb? but anyway since imus got fired i know they had to fire him not the same people
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42 jocelyn | 06/08/2007 at 10:45 am
sexual preference and skin color not the same sorry.
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I don’t know what word u used but if you meant F***t, it’s a slur. It’s not racial slur but it’s offensive to most gay people out there especially if someone nasty wants to get back to them. The same will apply if you call a black person N***r. That was my point.
And no need to call me dumb. Go educate your ignorant ass first and realise how much you miss on the real stuff that happens out there.
Gay peeps are being discrimanated against in the same way some blacks are. The only difference is you can’t tell a gay person from the multitude whereas you can see black people from a distance so to speak.
Hence if you kow someone’s gay — as I assume IW knew that guy was– and you want to hurt them , you’ll use any sort of slur that applies to homosexuals to hurt their feelings. The same things happens to black or other non- whites. Some peeps would wanna hurt or insult a black out of anger, hence use the N word. Tell me now, isn’t it the same? That was the point I was making. Racial discrimanation CAN be compared to homophobia. Now go get a book about it and educate yourself you dumdshit.
TR a crybaby? please!! I’d like to know how you would feel if you had to work with someone on a daily basis who not only choked your coworker, but has a past history of violent behavior and throws the f word around like it’s going out of style. Maybe you wouldn’t mind..change the scenario- what if it was your daughter or son or mother that had to work with this guy? I think you’d feel a whole lot differently if you or someone you loved was directly involved in his abusive behavior. ….
jocelyn
They’re exactly the same, you don’t choose your skin color or your sexual preferance - your born with it. And both words - N and F are said out hate and intolerance which you have to know is never ever OK…
shopgirl i understand your point. I think what jocelyn is trying to say though is that people see your skin color before they even meet you or get to know you, they don’t necessarily know that someone is gay if that person doesn’t tell them. they can assume all they want to, but it’s not a fact until they are told. it is easier to hide your sexual orientation than it is to hide your skin color.
The problem with this man is although he’s still handsome somewhat, he has aged over the past 10 or so years. He used to be a VERY FINE black man. I think he is jealous of his fellow actors, namely Mc Dreamy and Mc Steamy and how the white actors are getting all the attention. I feel his energy and he seems resentful that he’s not a major heartthrob. He thinks it is unfair.
What Isaiah did was wrong but I think the word slipped from his mouth, I mean, I don’t think it was intentional. Though it was necessary for him to apologize and to do all this stuff to be forgiven for this incident. And I agree with Burpie, this wasn’t none of Katherine Heigl stuff, she’d better have her mouth closed, she just added fuel on the fire. He’s human after all, everyone makes mistakes. That’s so hypocritical to have hime fired at the very end of the season. Why at the end ?! I hope there’s still a chance for him to come back, I don’t know him as a man, but I liked him as a character.
I think it is so unfair that Isaiah Washington got fired from Grey’s Anatomy. Each character makes the show such a huge hit, and firing Dr.Burke was the wrong move. I think he took full responsibility on the comment that he made toward T.R. Knight and the gay community. He went to rehab and made a public service announcement and he also apologized several times. In a way ABC is saying that Isaiah got fired due to his own personal opinion. Grey’s Anatomy will not be the same without him. I have watched Grey’s Anatomy every week, but without Dr.Burke I don’t think the show will be as great as it once was.
what happened to IW was wrong. TR and KH, should be fired too, and the execs are asses. Everyone is acting all selfrightoues now, like we have never made mistakes. The worst of us love to throw the first stones. If PD did this same thing they wouldn’t fire him, i wouldn’t want him to be fired, but they would never fire McDreamy. Yet IW apologizes and does everything to appease the ABC execs and they still fire him, after using him for the halfbaked season finale. I don’t know how they are gong to fix it next season (probably make cristina a tequila drinking ***** like meredith, or an adulterous winer like izzie) but I am not watching to see. Down with Shonda and all the ABC execs. As for all you self righteous wannabes, no one is perfect, and in time of transgressions we all beg for forgivness, forgive the guy!!!!
A ****** called a ****-pusher a ******. This was news?
A nig!ger called a tu!rd-pusher a fa!ggot. This was news?
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