ABC to Dr. Burke: BEND OVER!
ABC has gotten around to responding to Isaiah Washington’s use of a gay slur at the Golden Globes, and, no, they’re not at all happy about it.
The ABC statement, according to TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello, says, in part, “We are greatly dismayed that Mr. Washington chose to use such inappropriate language at the Golden Globes, language that he himself deemed ‘unfortunate’ in his public apology issued at the time of the original incident. We have a long standing policy to create and maintain respectful workplaces for all our employees, and his actions are being addressed.”
Washington said he had “never” called gay castmate T.R. Knight “a faggot” after Monday’s Golden Globes. Knight told Ellen DeGeneres that he had in fact heard Washington use the term during a scuffle with Patrick Dempsey on the set of “Grey’s Anatomy.”
It is unclear when the network will make a decision on Washington’s future on the show.
Honestly, I couldn’t care LESS if Isaiah get’s the boot. His character on GA drives me NUTS. I think he totally overacts most of the time. He’s annoying, and I think ABC should kill his character off, then use his body for science. But that’s just my opinion.
