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T.R. Knight is blaming his hectic schedule as the reason for his split with his boyfriend of almost two years, Mark Cornelsen.

“It just came to a natural end, no hard feelings,” explains a close friend of the former Grey’s Anatomy star, whose focus has been on his role in the musical Parade at the Mark Taper Forum in LA.

“They still care about each other very much.”

And though T.R., 36, asked his ex, who is 16 years younger, to move out of the apartment they shared, he said it doesn’t mean he has given up hope for a family someday.

“I want a baby,” he told Ellen DeGeneres around the time of his breakup. His wish to adopt a child is genuine. “When the time is right, it will happen,” says the pal, adding that for right now, “his focus is on the show.”

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T.R. Knight is ready to be a daddy

“I want a baby,” the former Grey’s Anatomy star reveals on Tuesday’s Ellen DeGeneres Show.

He goes on, “I don’t know if it’s going to end up working out, but that would be something I would like.”

The actor, 36 — who is currently starring in musical Parade at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A. — has said his former costar Katherine Heigl is inspiring him to have kids.

After she and husband Josh Kelley adopted Naleigh from Korea, Knight said, “I’ve wanted [kids] for a while, so it reinforces it.

“She’s such a beautiful baby,” he went on. “I’m so happy for her and Josh.”

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T.R. Knight made his way to pal Katherine Heigl’s home in Los Angeles, California on September 12, 2009. Radar reports that 10-month old Naleigh is safe and sound at home with her new mom and dad. T.R. is a good friend of Heigl’s from the show he just left “Grey’s Anatomy” and might just get the honor of being godfather to Naleigh. Her cast members have been showing up to the home for the past couple of days but she has not left the home in a while, which makes one believe the little one has arrived for sure.

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Former Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight is opening up about his departure from ABC’s hit medical drama, telling Entertainment Weekly he saw no future for Dr. George O’Malley, the lovable resident he played for five seasons.

Knight says his screen time dropped so much by season 5 that he chose to leave the show rather than seek an answer — something he says was hard to come by.

“My five-year experience proved to me that I could not trust any answer that was given [about George],” he tells the magazine. “There just comes a time when it’s so clear that moving on is the best decision.”

Costar Katherine Heigl initially disagreed with her friend.

“I didn’t think it was the right decision,” she says. “I felt like some of the problems could be worked through. But by the time it came to fruition, I was [glad] for him because he was ready to go.”

Knight also addresses the dismissal of former costar Isaiah Washington, who used a gay slur in an infamous incident on the set of the show, saying the controversy that followed created tension with Grey’s executive producer Shonda Rhimes.

Knight came out shortly after.

“I think she was concerned about having my statement come out so close to the [initial] event,” Knight says of Rhimes, who he says discouraged him from coming out.

Rhimes denies this, telling EW, “I said, ‘If you want to come out, that’s awesome.’”

While Knight leaves behind a top 10 show and a $14 million contract, he says the move is best for his career.

“From an outsider’s perspective, I get the ‘He’s just a spoiled actor … he doesn’t know how good he has it,’” he says. “There are a lot of people who would like to be in my position. But in the end, I need to be fulfilled in my work.”

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T.R. Knight has landed his first post-Grey’s Anatomy gig.

The actor, 36, will star in the Jason Robert Brown’s Tony-winning Parade this fall in L.A., the Los Angeles Times (via Playbill) reports.

“I am very fortunate to return to the theater playing Leo Frank in this incredible, acclaimed production of Parade,” says Knight, who acted in Broadway’s Tartuffe and the 2001 revival of Noises Off.

“After a five-year break, it feels great to be on stage again,” continues the actor.

Knight will play Leo Frank, who was convicted for murdering a a 13-year-old girl in Atlanta, Ga. in 1913. The play chronicles the frenzy surrounding the trial.

The play runs from Sept. 24 to Nov. 15.

Knight is also in talks to headline the 2010 Broadway revival of Lend Me a Tenor.

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I know I’m sad to see T.R. Knight leaving the show. George is one of my favorite characters.

When asked for a statement on the tough decision to leave, he said this:

“Leaving Grey’s Anatomy was not an easy decision for me to make. I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to play this character and will miss my fellow cast and crew very much. I continue to wish them the very best, and wholeheartedly thank all of the fans who have supported me and the show with such passion and enthusiasm.”

Series creator Shonda Rhimes just followed with her own statement:

“I think I speak for the entire Grey’s Anatomy family when I say we wish T.R. Knight the best in his future endeavors. He is an incredibly talented actor and a person whose strength of character is admired by all of us.”

I wonder if they’re going to revive George played by someone else. I’ll miss T.R., either way.

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