Isaiah Washington was told his character would not be returning to Greyโs Anatomy a couple weeks back. At first he was mad, but now insists โthey fired the wrong guy.โ Isaiah says while itโs true he called T.R. Knight a โfaggotโ, it is Knight who should have been fired. Us Magazine explains,
In a telephone interview with the Houston Chronicle, Washington claims that it was Knight who propagated the idea that the slur was targeted at him and created a negative work environment.
Washington also told the Chronicle that he believes Knight, 34, likely wanted a salary increase and a more substantive role for his character.
Knight, who acknowledged that he was gay after the incident, later said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that Washington used the epithet against him. โEveryone (on the set) heard it,โ he said.
โThatโs a lie,โ says Washington, a Houston native. โI used the word during a disagreement with Patrick. I apologized for that. We shook hands and went back to work.โ
Those gays are sly ones I tell ya. One time a guy told me heโd gladly pay me Tuesday for a hamburger today โ it was Thursday โ and I fell for it. Turns out he was gay. Connection? I think so.