If he did choke Dempsey, I’m sure there was a good reason. Not to condone his behavior, but you don’t just go around choking muthafuckas for no reason.

Well I hate to co-sign and hate on a brotha, but I work at a magazine and we had to work with him a couple of months ago, and he was a straight ass. He was so difficult that we decided to not even running the article. So that’s my two cents on it.

1st! This guy maybe abit sexist but he is not an angry black man!

@ 2. Are you serious? I like this guy as an actor, so I’m hoping he really didn’t say that shit (about T.R.).

I’m pretty sure he did choke Patrick out though.

It’s funny that we’ve never heard of him being a “terror” before this happened.

I was on a gossip blog the other day, and I asked someone if it this whole thing about calling TR a “faggot” had been confirmed, and they tried to tell me that it had. Bullshit. They just want Isaiah written off the show. It’s a damn shame that people are making him out to be this monster. Who knows what happened on that set.

Saying things like “well since TR came out, it must be true”. More bullshit reasoning from the haters.

i wanna know what happened to that fool……why he acting a fool….

People really really get on my nerves with this type of crap. He’s so angry yet he continues to be selected for role after role right? And yes, the creator needs to make sure she helps correct this ish. I don’t even watch GA, but I know that they have had some problems on the set. (And of course they all surroud the black man!! Boooooo!)

this shit smells like a conspiracy……

Well his character will be dead before the season’s end…but ppl type anything nowadays. I thought TMZ was credible???

I hope ISAIAH WASHINGTON’s no on that $#!T again!

TMZ isn’t credible if all they keep saying is “a source tells us that…”

I mean they have good candids and videos, but that doesn’t mean they don’t make shit up just like The National Enquirer..

I gree with # 1, I’m sure Patrick Dempsey might have said something to provoke him.
I don’t like the term ‘Angry black man’. cause there are also so many other celebrities who are white and can’t managed their anger either, but you don’t really hear about that. The moment a black person looses their temper, then ‘all hell breaks loose’and it’s in the tabloid and all.

I cosign with #1, Dempsey probably said something fucked up and Isaiah went off. Dempsey might’ve been making derogatory comments to Isaiah all along and the brother decided to check him now rather than hurt him later.

His attitude is extremely fucked up. And that is what has stopped him from plenty of roles that would have been perfect for him, because he is a good actor. A fucked up attitude doesn’t look good on anybody especially a man.

Chandra Wilson is actually the name of the black female who created the show and plays the “angry” Miranda Bailey. I am definitely interested in her two cents. The reality is that often, black or white, actors are difficult and show diva-like attitudes. That is no reason to call the man (Washington) a horror or terror. White media kills me with that BS! I’m sure that he didn’t choke Dempsey without cause. If he outed Knight, then he was dead wrong but I just read that Knight outed himself.

If Isaiah Washington is angry black man
then

Mel Gibson is an angry evil diabolical white man

Society loves to castrate our Black Men, and tell them that they can’t express their emotions.

This sounds like a fight between two men.

this was a personnel discussion between two men and It really should not have been anyone else business..

Men need to fight. It’s good for men to fight…Men are very physical, and once they get the rage & tension out their system, things can resume as normal…

That’s what you can see two men have a fight, and then be friends five minutes later

He better sit his ass down somewhere before he becomes the UNEMPLOYED BLACK MAN.

Patrick Dempsey stricks me as one of those slick talking dudes…

He probably said something out of line, and Isaiah had to grab his neck….

Sometimes you GOT to do that….
Guys love to press another guys buttons, and sometimes you just got to let people know that you ain’t no punk…..

This is so bizarre! I’ve been hearing about this story all week on t.v. Look how the media is so quick to blame the black man. To my understanding, BOTH Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey (who is white) got into this “scuffle”. It take TWO to scuffle..but yet, the media is not blaming any of this on Patrick Dempsey at all. Only Isaiah is being singled out.

And now the media is saying that the reason T.R. Knight came out publicly and said he is gay is because Isaiah told Patrick “I’m not your little faggot T.R.”. The Isaiah/Patrick scuffle got out in the media along with this “alleged” remark that Isaiah supposedly made towards T.R. Knight. There’s not way that Isaiah can make T.R. Knight come out of the closet. T.R. Knight is just using this incident to ease himself out of the closet. How can the media blame all of this drama on just Isaiah? This is ridiculous…smh

@16

Shonda Rhimes is the black woman who created the show. Chandra Wilson is the black woman who plays Dr. Miranda Bailey.

..I still think Patrick is cute..He’ll get it. (sorry)

I agree with Bill…

Patrick Dempsey is a hot commodity on GA and he knows it…he knew he could get away with saying some f’ed up sh*t and he toke advantage of it.

I hope that Patrick enjoys his victory battle b.cuz his 15 minutes are ticking and then its off to the next “hot” caucasian boy…

If Isaiah is actually an asshole then shame on him…and he is grown enough to know that every action has a consequence.

^^^ That was pretty brave! But kinda cute in way…

Just because he is black and on a show created by a black woman does not mean that “we” have to back outlandish, assaulting behavior and make excuses for it. Guys and Dolls….this guy has a history of repeated cast and director attacks on other shows that he has appeared on. Do a search on him if you do not believe me. To say ,”well he keeps getting jobs” is not a good indicator of his worth. Hell, even Robery Downey, Jr. gets jobs, but he still is a drug-addicted crazy.

You are right he is not any angry black man…..he is a CRAZY black man.

My previous comment was aimed @ EBONY77

Oh please. Its one thing if they get into an argument. Its another to physically put his hands on someone. This is his job. He does this for a living. If any of us acted that way at our job we would be fired. He is too old to be fighting. Its a hit show. If I was a cast member and this was in fact a true story, i would want him gone. He would be messing with my paper.

@ 26. Please post valid links about his previous “attacks” on tv and movie sets. I did a search when I was writing this, and all that came up was this recent stuff.

If I’m wrong, than so be it. But I want to see some valid sources about this stuff.

I think some people are going overboard against Wahington, but some folks are blindly defending him. I think it’s beyond Washington and Dempsey now. It’s now about whatever cause you stand for. People who support the homosexual agenda will do everything they can to take down Washington. Some black folk will label Washington a victim. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Washington was egged on by Dempsey and they both were in the wrong. This didn’t just happen over night, this feud was probably brewing for some time now. I think both guys should have just shut up. Washington was doing movies like Wild Things 2 and Dempsey was still known for Can’t Buy Me Love. These guys should be happy that the sister made them stars. Now I’m just waiting for Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton to show up.

I decided to stop watching Grey’s a few weeks ago because it’s become a full blown soap opera and I hate McDreamy and the skinny chick!!! The show sucks to me now. However, I believe both Iasiah and Patrick Dempsey have both stated NO ONE laid hands on any body. Isiah said it on Entertainment Tonight when the story was first reported but media outlets still print he choked Dempsey.

I never said he was a victim. I’m just saying how these other blogs are just downing him for what happened and not saying anything about Patrick who was also invovled in the incident.

And who knows if he really said that thing about T.R., but the media is making sure to post about it every 10 minutes.

CO-SIIIIIIIGN WITH #26!!

My whole thinking on the T.R thing is this:
The media never mentioned IW outting T.R, before T.R came forth himself & announced he was Homosexual. It couldn’t possibly have been a secret if everyone on set knew he was gay, I think this was a well thought out plan/ploy/strategy (for both T.R & maybe his PR people & management) to use this opportunity for him to be able to come out. This is industry behavior & it’s a shame if IW take the rap for outting someone, when he clearly did not.

Why do all Black men gotta be “angry”? And if they are they prob have a damn good reason.

and… before we judge IW and follow the trend of accusing the man of being the very easily painted “ANGRY BLACK BROTHER/SISTER” , realize that both parties wanted to keep the situation under complete wraps, which suggest that maybe IW had been provoked to have a meeting between his hands & McDreamy’s neck. I’ve always had the impression that IW was a jerk, but at the same time I also had the impression that he was proffessional. People can’t possibly think he (who has struggled in the industry for many years) is so comfortable that he thinks he irreplaceable…. I doubt that Sh!t!

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 11:40 am

Polo Montana said:
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I think some people are going overboard against Wahington, but some folks are blindly defending him. I think it’s beyond Washington and Dempsey now. It’s now about whatever cause you stand for. People who support the homosexual agenda will do everything they can to take down Washington. Some black folk will label Washington a victim. The truth is probably somewhere in the middle. Washington was egged on by Dempsey and they both were in the wrong. This didn’t just happen over night, this feud was probably brewing for some time now. I think both guys should have just shut up. Washington was doing movies like Wild Things 2 and Dempsey was still known for Can’t Buy Me Love. These guys should be happy that the sister made them stars. Now I’m just waiting for Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton to show up.

Bill Said:
Man, You really don’t know Isaiah Washington’s work…
Isaiah Washington was in Love Jones, Romeo must Die, Dead Presidents, Girl 6, Clockers & this really good independent Film called Trois 3, the Escort….Isaiah Washington isn’t some fly by night actor….He’s also appeared on NYPD Blue, New York Undercover…..

Black men usually just don’t go around knocking people out without some type of provocation….

That Patrick Dempsey dude was probably slick talking Isaih…

I totally agree with you Lola. Some black folks will always want to make victims out of people even when they are dead wrong. Whether he is black or white, if you get physical with someone then you need to be dealt with. Black folks did this same crap with Mike Tyson. Then we have to nerve to say we need proof! Go ask Nicole Ari Parker then. Actually the media didn’t blame Isaiah. When it was on Entertainment Tonight, they darn near tried to cover it up by doing comparsion stories on other shows in which the stars did not get along.

to Bill,
I disagree with your opinion that men NEED to fight. We are physically expressive creatures, but that is why sports activities were created to serve as an avenue to release that physicality. Thing is I think that more reasoned individuals realize the consequences of violent expressions and the harm that can result. That being said, I’ve noticed over the years how actors who have a hit show on their hands begin to behave differently, being smug or demanding now that they’re popular/finally being well paid. It bothers me that this man is being demonized since his ego is most likely no larger than Dempsey’s now that they both can see some financial security being on a hit show. I know my temper, and I have learned to express myself without resorting to violence. What I have also learned, and this is where the double standard kicks in, is that THOSE people don’t have an answer when you don’t respond the way they expect you to, often resorting to the verbal violence of profanity or slurs. Pay close attention the next time someone (white) speaks of the right to say whatever they want without fear of a violent response to their words. What they mean is that they can say anything they want, but you can’t beat their ass for it even though social history has taught us that some transgressions can only be settled thru fighting. Whatever this outcome, it doesn’t look good for Isiah Washington because he’s been labeled angry in attitude as well as being seen as physically violent. He could, and more of us can learn how to fight in all ways, “they” will always change the rules, but once you learn to play by those rules it backs “them” into a corner where they can’t get out. Peace….

Seems like I’m in the minority, but here goes:

Isaiah Washington’s comments and behavior were inappropriate. Putting your hands on someone is crossing the line. And what’s with all the provoked talk?? Last time I checked, Isaiah Washington was a grown ass man. Provoked or not, he could have handled the situation differently. If he had then we wouldn’t even be discussing this matter of whether or not he’s an “angry black man”. Could Dempsey have been talking “slick”? Sure, but the minute Washington put his hands on Dempsey it was over.

Just my opinion.

People magazine’s coverage of the incident didn’t mention choking or anything, nor did it’s account seem scathing at all. Thank goodness, considering they are a highly trusted entertainment mag.

I hope everything works out for Isaiah, and he’s not what they are making him out to be. I cosign with Angel la, I really like him as an actor, and it would be a real blow to have a talent and a Black man as fine as him with a bad rep, or worse be removed from the air.

@ FreakeyStyley1..I know (but its the truth)

I dont really know the REAL story. So right now I dont too much care. If Isaiah got mad for some petty ass comment such as, “I’m always ready”. Then he deserve the flack he’s getting. Does he deserve to lose his job no, but hey…shit happens. I am sure there is MORE to the story. So till then…Patrick will get it.

We ALL know what this is REALLY about…

it about the “Faggot” comment….
Had Isaiah not said that, everything would be cool…..

The majority of Blogs appear to be written by Homosexuals or those sympathetic to the Homosexual community, so of course the BLOGS are going to jump on the bandwagon and publish this report every ten minutes..

Isaiah will probably end up Blackballed (no pun intended) behind this nonsensce…

As my friend Such Magnificance stated:
Every action has a consequence.

If he’s going to lose his job over this, he should kick patrick dempsey & tr knight’s teeth out

I know 1 thing is for certain, people are a lot LESS forgiving of a black man in a situation like this, than they are of the likes of a (example) Mel Gibson. & the black community really need to check their “pick & choose” skills, because I’ve seen more support for that monster we call R. Kelly than I have for I. Washington, without the full story even being told.
Tisk, tisk people!

Sometimes with Genius’s you will encounter perculiar behaviour.

People make exceptions all the time for Barbra Streisand, Liza Minelli, Jack Nicolson, Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr, Keith Richards, etc, etc all the time…

Laurence Fishburne is known to walk around the set for weeks without speaking to his co stars.

Wesley Snipes….Well we all know how crazy he is…

If what some of the posters is saying is true, Isaiah Washington may apears to be “personality challenged” and he may well have some anger management issues…

But, Most actors have some type of personality quirk….That is a highly charged, emotional business be in…Long day & long nights on the set, unsteady work….I certainnly would be “stressed” if I had to do THAT on a daily basis….

Maybe he’s a terror, maybe he isn’t. Hell, everybody loses their temper now and then. I did read that other actors were causing production delays by not showing up at their scheduled call times. That ain’t right. That may have just pushed his buttons. I can’t stand wannabe divas either.

Is Isaiah Washington gonna have to choke a bitch??

LOL Had to get that in! RIP Chappelle’s Show…

To Bill aka #43, in the “real world” of business, you can’t just be chokin and putting the beat down on people no matter what they say. You have beef, handle it on the side off the set and out of the building. Regardless of who said what, if he got his choke slam on, he was wrong for that and they have every right to fire him. If he didn’t, then they need to put the truth out there.

*sigh*
Now I’m not saying he didn’t do it, but both me and Dave Chapelle would pretty much have to see him do it…on video…with his grandma there wearing a mask…and holding up a federal ID with his picture on it…for me to say he’s guilty. LOL.

But seriously. It’s so sad how we all have to jumpt to one side or another for these people (actors/actresses) because unfortunatley mainstream society isn’t mature enough to destinguish one person from the rest of an entire race or ethnicity of people. Why does he have to be “angry black man” and not “angy Isaiah”? I get so tired of feeling like i have to be accountable for what every black person does in the world, when every black person in the world should feel accountable for themselves.

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 12:47 pm

Brandon Charles said:
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To Bill aka #43, in the “real world” of business, you can’t just be chokin and putting the beat down on people no matter what they say. You have beef, handle it on the side off the set and out of the building. Regardless of who said what, if he got his choke slam on, he was wrong for that and they have every right to fire him. If he didn’t, then they need to put the truth out there.

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Bill Said:

Sure your right !

When I have conflict on my job, I’ll ask to meet the “gentleman” outside, two block away from my place of business…Usually that request ALONE will scare them straight, and cease them from all that slick talk…

Actors & Musicians are TOTALLY different people from most…..We’re VERY emotional (I’m a musician) and we fly off the handle at the slightest provocation or perceived insult !!!

That why you always hear about this actor or that musician getting into fights, walking off set, refusing to records in the studio, etc, etc…

When a person is a Genius in a certain profession, they will sulk, throw tantrums, argue fuss & fight….

Watch the Computer Programmers on your job…
Don’t they have hissy fits, and act like drama Kings & Queens ???

Regardless of who is saying what, you have no rights to put you hands on someone. If this dude did do it, then he should be called out. Its funny how people want to stand behind and condone his behavior by saying maybe dude was talking slick. People talk shyt everyday you can’t go slapping people because of it. Hell one day you will slap the wrong one… Now dude has a bad rep which could keep him from getting other jobs in the future… You have to think hell.. your actions will have reactions..

If Isaiah choked him, then he was in the wrong. If he called someone a faggot, then he was in the wrong. I don’t know the details, but if Patrick didn’t put hands on Isaiah first or was calling him out his name, then there was NO REASON for Isaiah to react that way he did.

And hell the fuck yea this about the faggot comment, Bill. If Patrick had called Isaiah a nigger, then you better believe the reaction from black people would be vicious. What’s the difference in this case?

And if all of this did go down and Isaiah does lose his job, then he needs to kick is own teeth out. He’s the one that fucked up, not anyone else. It would be wise if Isaiah just acted like a man and not retaliate for his blunder.

My people kill me sometimes….

Patrick Dempsey is cute.

Tracey Edmonds, as in Babyface’s ex wife?? I had no idea she worked on that show too.

Multiple sources from various TV people like Kristen at E and Ausiello at TV Guide confirm that the above went down.

Dempsey and Knight were holding up production, Isaiah got pissed and yelled at Knight. Dempsey defended Knight and then said something along the lines like “Why don’t you pick on someone your own size” prompting Isaiah to attack Dempsey and hurl the slur to Knight.

It’s truly a shame since Grey’s is such a diverse show.

Knight’s behavior is unacceptable. Especially when the show is:

A- Created by a Black Woman (Shondra Rhimes) who is now the ABC Network darling and has more shows in development with them.

B- The strongest characters and the ones in authority are ALL black. The Chief is Black, Miranda Bailey who heads the interns Black, the TOP Cardio Thorasic Surgeon in the USA (Isaiah) Black.

Why would he act a fool. You are on the #1 show in America. Play your position and ride the gravy train until you get cancelled.

You know how many struggling actors there are out there dying to catch a break. And here is Mr. Washington at the top of the TV elite with a role that is written for him so good and he fucks it up.

One more thing, the day of the incident Dempsey was interviewed and he was professional enough to not mention the bad stuff that happened.

Not defending either, but I’m saying, if my show placed #1 on the Nielsen ratings consistently and I was on a buzz worthy show, not to mention if I was in my late 30’s early 40’s like Dempsey and Isaiah, I wouldn’t be choking NO ONE out.

It’s rare to find such layered roles in Hollywood for an older actor. Washington might have blown it.

I won’t front though I laugh at the “McChokey” nickname they gave him.

Isaiah has to remember to get Dempsey the album with “Protect Ya Neck” by Wu Tang. LOL

The person that created the shoW & the person who person who plays Dr. Bailey are not the same person. The creator is a Black woman though, i saw her on the Essebce Awwards.

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 12:59 pm

MissNee said:
And hell the fuck yea this about the faggot comment, Bill. If Patrick had called Isaiah a nigger, then you better believe the reaction from black people would be vicious. What’s the difference in this case?

Bill Said:

I hear my Black students call each other “Nigger” all day, every day…

I hear my Gay Male students call each other “faggots”..They are usually laughing and joking around when they say this…

It’s just a word.
It only has a much power as YOU allow it to have…

If I went to a Hotel, and and the Front Desk Clerk called me a nigger I wouldn’t started calling up Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson…I would just say, that’s not my name, and take my business elsewhere…

No big deal…

According to TMZ.com; this is NOT the first time that Mister Washington has acted in rage toward co-stars, or had idiotic aggressive behavior, to claim that he’s being persecuted by the media is to be ignorant of the facts.

Lets not cry racism when theres no reason to

He’s had two previous run-ins, one was so severe as to be requiring police interferance.

I might not be black, but I don’t go crying racism when a hispanic actor acts like a fool. I don’t provide excuses. Mr. Ex-Showtime-Soul Food is a hothead, and I have no doubts due to the evidence that he acted like an asshole

so lets not jump on the bandwagon, and stick with facts kiddies =)

.v.

Bill said:
I hear my Gay Male students call each other “faggots”..They are usually laughing and joking around when they say this…

Right, but it wasn’t two gay men jokingly calling each other “faggot”. It was Isaiah calling T.R. Knight that. He was using it in a derogatory way. Surely, you can see the difference.

We all look at these gossip tidbits about celebrities black white whatever all day — knowing that the item has a high probability of being false.
And *now* we’re waiting to pass judgement on Isaiah Washington? LOL
Why the sudden change of heart?
I don’t feel like Isaiah’s being picked on. The story wasn’t that he flipped out on Dempsey. There was a late cast member, Dempsey tried to stand up for him, Washington wasn’t trying to hear that and it escalated.

Let’s find something more substantative to March On Washington for OK?

This is just another case of black people feeding into stereotypes. He is now being viewed as the “black buck”(angry, aggressive, sexually charged). No matter how you slice it, his behavior was inappropriate and he had no business doing what he did. Black people need to learn to stop falling into traps. We do it every time and then wonder WHY they say those things about us. Racism in this world is as prevailant as it has always been…it’s just disguised better. Get it together.

IVE NEVER HEARD NO BULLSHIT LIKE THIS B4 I DONT SEE HIM DOING NO SHIT LIKE THAT, THEY NEED TO RETRACT THIS STORY OR AT LEAST FIND THE PROOF B4 THEY AIR MESS LIKE THIS, HE IS ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S BEST(NOT BLACK) BUT BEST ACTORS…

Cosign Nakia, the adjective black could have been removed in that situation. News reports dont say white pedophile arrested, so why does color have to cc added in negative situations involving black people and not in other instances. Also, that putting hands on folk dont fly anymore, you getting locked up, I cant tell you how I had to up my restraint and walk away feeling verbally punked.

Isiah needs to get his ass on Oprah like Madonna.
This story is growing out of control, he needs to get what really happened out there. Otherwise say bye-bye to Dr. Burke and IW.
DF
http://desperatelyfabulous.blogspot.com

I don’t care what happened on the set…Isaih is a GROWN ASS MAN..and real men don’t go around fighting!! He’s a professional and whatever disagreement he had I’m sure there was another way to resolve it. I’ve seen him on interviews and he comes across like an arrogant ass. I no he’s a brotha—but we can’t just give him an “ACT A FOOL” pass

The media always trys to make us seem angry or crazy. I don’t believe it; Innocent until proven guilty! Yall need to start supporting your own more times if not Any time you hear something bad. I’m not say these black celebs are saints but the media put everything way out of context most of the time, the reason I think is because their black celebs who’s record was clean until an minor incident makes them seem like a very bad person, or not easy to work with. Then they lose their job over something so small. All I’m saying is don’t believe everything you hear black people

does anyone see the irony in a entertainment blog calling out the reporting of an alleged act by someone who is black? spreading “allegations” is the bread and butter of blogspaces but somehow when the attention is on a black person it’s racist and unfair? you can’t have it both ways. there are plenty of things that are mentioned on this site and others which are reported in the guise of news but is nothing more than gossip.

and while some of us may have problems with the way the media has characterized his actions, the fact of the matter is that in a workplace it is inappropriate to put your hands on someone and it’s not okay to use the term faggot, especially in proximity to someone who is gay/in the closet. that is called creating a hostile workplace and people are fired daily for such behavior. if that’s the way one wants to act in one’s personal life, cool. but at work, that’s a no-no. undoubtedly washington is the most talented actor of those appearing in the series and is fine but i would definitely be trying to get a mofo fired/blacklisted if he put his hands on me and was throwing around the word faggot. it sounds like he played himself.

i say “so what!” to the whole fiasco. White people throw tandrums all the time and are known to be difficult to work with on the set and it never get’s this much attention - now a black man says a few words, this shit has even been on cnn. Get the fuck outta here with this. This aint news!

^Thank you!

NEXT!!! It’s funny they give Dempsey shine for being “sexy” and the only shine the goodlooking black doctor gets is as a gay bashing horrific person!!! SHONDRA STEP UP GIRL!!

There is nothing that Isaiah Washington can say right now that will not mis-construed in the media. I think he just needs to lay low and let Shonda Rimes and co. give their take on the incident. If they are not willing to do so, then he needs to be on his best behavior until this thing blows over.

Do I think he was wrong if he did act in this manner…of course.

Do I think he should be fired…um, no.

Comments #39 and 40… Excellant and I concur
@bill (Comment #43)… Totally AGREE with that one
What they’re reporting that Isiah done is nothing new in that industry, It happens ALL the time and the MORE powerful you are, The MORE you can get away with!!!
Right now (Fair or Unfair) Patrick Demsey is the STAR of that show… Just LIKE George Clooney was on ER
And can we be real here, You CAN’T go around putting a Beat Down on the STAR of your Hit TV Show ( for WHATEVER reason )
And I’ve heard the same things about Isiah’s attitude as well… BUT again, This kind of behavior happens all of the time with actors

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 2:20 pm

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i say “so what!” to the whole fiasco. White people throw tandrums all the time and are known to be difficult to work with on the set and it never get’s this much attention - now a black man says a few words, this shit has even been on cnn. Get the fuck outta here with this. This aint news!

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on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 2:21 pm

Slovely said:
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^Thank you!

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 2:05 pm

Slovely said:
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The media always trys to make us seem angry or crazy. I don’t believe it; Innocent until proven guilty! Yall need to start supporting your own more times if not Any time you hear something bad. I’m not say these black celebs are saints but the media put everything way out of context most of the time, the reason I think is because their black celebs who’s record was clean until an minor incident makes them seem like a very bad person, or not easy to work with. Then they lose their job over something so small. All I’m saying is don’t believe everything you hear black people

Bill Said:
CoSign…
I don’t have to add another word, because
JScene & Slovely Preached !!!

Thank-you !

Washington is an idiot!! He’s on the number 1 show and he’s fighting with the top character for nothing. He knows that Dempsey and the McDreamy thing are a highlight of the show. So why fight over something that looks to be so petty? Just let it go and get paid. Now instead of steady employment for a few years on a top show, his character might die at the end of the season. I bet Isaiah agrees with me when he’s alone. He’s probably saying to himself, you idiot!!

Bill,

That’s all nice and dandy except what you hear your students say to each other does not apply to this situation. Come with somethine else, cause i’m not buying it.

If it’s all just words and such maybe Isaiah should have ignored the “slick” talk and kept it moving.

Every now and again white folks run into that nigga that ain’t bowin’ down or puttin’ up with some of that bullshit they like to spew.

Yeah, Isaiah shouldn’t have used the F slur; if he did. And yeah, he shouldn’t have choked that motherfu**ka; if he did. But damn it! I’m gonna support this brother weather he did it or not! I don’t give a f**k! Just like they support their own when it goes down! Shit we saw four cops beat the shit out Rodney, and walk. There was only speculation that OJ did it, but when he got off you woulda thought the world was coming to an end the way white folks were up in arms.

I think Chris Rock said it best… “There’s a reason to kick an old lady down a flight of steps; just don’t do it”. Sometimes as human beings we slip up, and we “do it”, kinda like when Spreewell chocked the shit out of Carlisemo. I’m sure there was probably regret as soon as the incidents occurred, hell, both Spreewell and Isaiah may have thought about the repercussions before hand, it’s just that sometimes we as black people have to put up with so much bullshit that a times we’re like…F**k it!

If Isaiah is an asshole, he’s a much needed black asshole in Hollywood. I look at this as just a reminder to them folks who have gotten a little brazen…. watch ya tone man, watch ya tone.

Black people always have their head on the swivel wondering who’s watching them, talkin’ bout “They’re making us look bad”. Why do our celebrities always have to be the epitome of elegance when we know they’ll be showing the world what Jamar, Tyrone and Aisha did on your local news channels tonight?

WASHINGTON WAS WRONG. Stop defending him!! He put his hands on a co-worker. I don’t understand how you can defend such behaviour. Just imagine if you were at work and had a disagreement with a co-worker and he/she put their hands on you. You would sue. It’s inappropriate behaviour if you’re not defending yourself from a PHYSICAL ATTACK. (”Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”)

We lose credibility as a community when we blindly defend folks in our community who are wrong. I love Isiah Washington as an actor, but am embarrassed that he would handle a disagreement like a child. There are consequences to our actions. I will still watch his show, but have less respect for him as a man. He was wrong. Period!

#77- I could not have said it better myself
My uncle is a professor at a major university. Around 10 years ago he got this top job at NASA. Everything was going great, until one day while playing squash he got into a heated argument with a colleague. The white colleague said the n-word and my uncle did IW and choked his ass. Guess who was fired?
So I need to hear exactly what was said by all parties before making a judgement.

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 2:53 pm

K Dubb said:
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Every now and again white folks run into that nigga that ain’t bowin’ down or puttin’ up with some of that bullshit they like to spew.

Yeah, Isaiah shouldn’t have used the F slur; if he did. And yeah, he shouldn’t have choked that motherfu**ka; if he did. But damn it! I’m gonna support this brother weather he did it or not! I don’t give a f**k! Just like they support their own when it goes down! Shit we saw four cops beat the shit out Rodney, and walk. There was only speculation that OJ did it, but when he got off you woulda thought the world was coming to an end the way white folks were up in arms.

I think Chris Rock said it best… “There’s a reason to kick an old lady down a flight of steps; just don’t do it”. Sometimes as human beings we slip up, and we “do it”, kinda like when Spreewell chocked the shit out of Carlisemo. I’m sure there was probably regret as soon as the incidents occurred, hell, both Spreewell and Isaiah may have thought about the repercussions before hand, it’s just that sometimes we as black people have to put up with so much bullshit that a times we’re like…F**k it!

If Isaiah is an asshole, he’s a much needed black asshole in Hollywood. I look at this as just a reminder to them folks who have gotten a little brazen…. watch ya tone man, watch ya tone.

Black people always have their head on the swivel wondering who’s watching them, talkin’ bout “They’re making us look bad”. Why do our celebrities always have to be the epitome of elegance when we know they’ll be showing the world what Jamar, Tyrone and Aisha did on your local news channels tonight?

Preach My Brother…

By reading comments by OTHERS, I sometimes wonder if this a BLACK Entertainment Blog….

If I wanted to hear Black people put down other blacks I could have stayed on AOL’s Black Voice Blog or the crazy as_ blog on Yahoo…

Shoot, I’m proud Of Isaiah Washington….
I wish I could choke a few of my co workers !!!

I stood up for OJ when they said he killed his wife…
Why, cause he’s black !!!

I’m standing up for Isaiah Washington
Why because he’s black !!!

Whenever I get put on Jury duty, I ALWAYS side with the Black defendent !
Why, cause he’s black !

Blacks seem to defend these people blindly. Rodney King, Amadou Diallo I will defend. Michael Jackson, O.J., Mike Tyson and this character I will let wither on the vine.

This guy has to know that he was in the wrong. For all we know Dempsey set him up and then had his people leak it to the press. Why would you even give people the opportunity to do this? I heard they were arguing over who was late to the set to shoot the scene. Are you serious? If this idiot was arguing with Dempsey over this he deserves to get canned. He has to know that when it comes down to it he will be gone before Dempsey. Why not walk away from something so petty and get paid? It’s the difference between an African American on the number 1 show reppin our community or an African American who got fired from the number 1 show and is seen as another angry black man from our community. Isaiah should know better. You have to be smarter than this, your on the number 1 show in the country player!!

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 2:57 pm

She said said:
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WASHINGTON WAS WRONG. Stop defending him!! He put his hands on a co-worker. I don’t understand how you can defend such behaviour. Just imagine if you were at work and had a disagreement with a co-worker and he/she put their hands on you. You would sue. It’s inappropriate behaviour if you’re not defending yourself from a PHYSICAL ATTACK. (”Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”)

We lose credibility as a community when we blindly defend folks in our community who are wrong. I love Isiah Washington as an actor, but am embarrassed that he would handle a disagreement like a child. There are consequences to our actions. I will still watch his show, but have less respect for him as a man. He was wrong. Period!

Bill Said:

In my 40+ years of Living, I have never EVER seen two men fight, and Human Resources got involved.

Ever fight I saw between TWO Men, If HR did find out about it, they both denied that it happend….

If two Policeman or two fireman got into a fight, both parites would deny it happend….

I have NEVER EVER heard a Man say “If you hit me, I will sue you…”.

No offense, but only women do that

* IF YOU NOTICED, BOTH MEN, Isaiah Washington & Patrick Dempsey DENIED THAT THE FIGHT OCCURRED.

Why….Because they are MEN.

Men don’t punk out and tell the authorities or the police. That’s just crazy..

A man will handle his business, if if he loses the fight he lost like a Man !!

Peace

I think the point of this post was to discuss the way the media has been portraying this man when nothing has been confirmed yet. I got nothing to say about what “happened” until I know what actually happened.
I think the media is playing him though cause nothing has been confirmed and everyone is running after this man like they know for a fact. Until i hear this out of the mouth of someone who works on that show. And not just on set like a craft servive person, then I’ll believe that this was sad until then everybody need to stop trying to paint him out as the bad guy until we know some facts.

@81. I support my people too, but if they are guilty im not supporting them. O.J. killed two people. In a jealous rage. His kids have no mother. People lost a son and daughter. I was discusted the day he was aquitted. If IW did this then let the punishment fit the crime. As long as PD didnt call him the N word, than keep your hands to yourself. This is the real world. You cant choke out any and everybody.

Usually you are very insightful but that comment is preposterous.

THANK YOU!! @ 84

I think you are the only one who read the post!

And Bill, you were wrong for that post. Why are you gonna support some ignorant ass black folks, just because they are black. I hope you were just playing around with that comment.

And Bill, when two police men fight….trust me internal affairs gets involved. You can try to deny it but they will get to the bottom of it and if they want to they can fire you for lying.

I am sorry I can’t and won’t support someone just because we share the same skin color. That whole ideal sound stupid as hell to me. You shouldn’t get a pass because you black… it’s not right…Futhermore my blackness shouldn’t be questioned because I don’t automatically jump to support someone who is clearly wrong if he did the crime.

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 3:41 pm

Angel La said:
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THANK YOU!! @ 84
I think you are the only one who read the post!

And Bill, you were wrong for that post. Why are you gonna support some ignorant ass black folks, just because they are black. I hope you were just playing around with that comment.

Bill Said:

Nope, I wasn’t kidding…I stand by what I said

If He’s Black, he get’s my benefit of doubt until proven guilty !

OJ was proven Innocent !!

Isaiah Washington is Innocent, until a Judge says otherwise !

DEE NUTS…Love is blind. That man is fine. He can do no wrong in my book.

NOHABLOYA…I second that! I USE to love Mel, but I think that he’s got a lot of hate in his heart and that can never be a good thing.

JC…Good point. If this were any place else it would be grounds for dismissal. He can still get it though, but after work because during would just be unprofessional. Lol!

hard to say if he’s getting a bad rep or not.. cause i really don’t know the facts, but we all make mistakes and he’s in hollywood… where they are notorious for bad behavior.. give him a break..

they all know that his behavior is no worse than their own..

don’t worry Mr. Washington, his publicist will say.. just go and date a WHITE WOMAN .. and take care of one of THEIR’S and all will be forgiven!! then YOU will be dubbed “the Accecptable, yet Peaceful Negro.. WHO UNFORUNATELY HAD A BAD DAY!

sad, but true!

Let me be the first to say that I love this site and I enjoy it very much. That being said, alot of the people here are irritating the hell out of me with this conspiracy theroy bullshit. People wake up. Ther is absolutely no reason for hollywood to be against Mr Washington. His reputation speaks for itself among his peers and people he’s worked with. Sould you give him the benefit of the doubt?…maybe. But did you give Wesley Snipes the same courtesy when discussing his issues with beating Halle Berry? That was pure speculation and just about everyone on here convicted him without actually being there or relying on unconfirmed sources. What gives?

@#39

I agree with some of what you said. Mostly everyday I have a make a split decsion as to how I will react to situation that involves my so-called pride being bruised. Be it a sharp stare-down or some guy stepping on my foot on the train without saying excuse me.

When this happens, I’m usually on my way to work and I have that split second to react. The first thing I do is the math:

I’m on my way to a job that I value
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I depend on this job for my very livelihood
+
If I “go in” with this nicca, it won’t be sweet and it most likely will escalate
+
If that happens, most likely, we’re gonna BOTH be arrested or ONE of us is going to the hospital
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I’m a grown man and not some wild-ass teenager with something to prove

=

In the end, I tend to go through my day and choose my battles wisely. I just simply let some shyt go unless your stance is going to threaten me with some serious bodily harm.

My mother alsways said that the best fought battles are psychological, anyway.

Peace

Sorry for thoze type-o’s.

Wow bill you are truly ignorant. Would you “stand up” for a black man if (heaven forbid) kills one of your family members? Will you try and put the blame on “the white man”? U sound like those crazy white folks in rosewood who knew that white woman was raped by a white man but did everything in their power to blame and murder innocent blacks. ps. I would like you to take that malcolm X pic off because you are doing the man a diservice.

Please excuse the typos.

We ALL know what this is REALLY about…

it about the “Faggot” comment….
Had Isaiah not said that, everything would be cool…..

The majority of Blogs appear to be written by Homosexuals or those sympathetic to the Homosexual community, so of course the BLOGS are going to jump on the bandwagon and publish this report every ten minutes..
BILL Said
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Im glad somebody said this shit, cause it was getting on my nevrves. I dont know I kind of belive he was out of line but tehn agin this sosunds SO SIMILAR to what Im going throught at work. I beleive Patric was talkin slick thats whta I think. But then again theres all this stuff about him crossing the line ata other sets so…..

Any body remember the black dude from desprate house wives, who played the freak in the basement. They fired him for exposing himself on the set, What the hell is going on in hollywood ya’ll

So when Mel Gibson was going on his racist tirade everyone wanted his head on a platter.. Isaiah Washington hurls deragatory epithats and launched an assault on someone and we should excuse it because he’s black?? Sorry but that’s just pitiful! If Patrick Dempsey had of called him a nigger.. this whole site would have their panties twisted up. Ignorant behavior is ignorant behavior and should NOT be excused because of skin color!

IW is a jerk thru and thru as I have worked in the background on 2 movies he was in.. so I can assure you he is being painted as the hot head he is. The problem is that he went way overboard with the wrong people and this time it can’t be swept under the rug. And how did he expect the media to treat him?? This is one reason why he should have kept his hot headed ass in check now he’s being treated like the black boogey man. If he’s looking for blame.. look in the mirror Mr Washington. I hope they do cast Andre Brauer as his replacement.. a black man with some class and dignity is def needed here.

On topic, I dont think we can truly judge the situation until the true facts come out. I’m willing to give him the benifit of the doubt, but I must that even if he was edged on by WORDS he shouldnt have placed his hands on another man. I dont care what gender you are, the minute you step into a professional environment you need to act proffesional. If he was angry that they were late to the set he should have discussed their lack of proffesionalism with the shows creator or somebody incharge. If he cant behave like an adult then he needs to explore his options on pbs…..

I don’t think T.R. was outted. He was never “in the closet”. I guess he just thought it was a good opportunity to address it to his fans. Anyway, I don’t think he’s blaming Isaiah, but I would be pissed if someone called me out of my name in an argument that I wasn’t even a part of. That’s one thing I can’t stand. I don’t know anything about the physical altercation- if one did take place, it is really ridiculous. These are grown men who work together. They need to get their egos in check. The only part that I find extremely messed up is that Isaiah put someone else’s name out there that wasn’t even part of the problem. As far as we know.

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 4:11 pm

beyonce’s lacefront! said:
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Wow bill you are truly ignorant. Would you “stand up” for a black man if (heaven forbid) kills one of your family members? Will you try and put the blame on “the white man”? U sound like those crazy white folks in rosewood who knew that white woman was raped by a white man but did everything in their power to blame and murder innocent blacks. ps. I would like you to take that malcolm X pic off because you are doing the man a diservice.

Bill Said:

No, I’m nt ignorant, but I do belive that YOU are.
You must learn to read an entire post, and not just select lines.

What I said was THIS:
Bill Said:

Nope, I wasn’t kidding…I stand by what I said

If He’s Black, he get’s my benefit of doubt until proven guilty !

OJ was proven Innocent !!

Isaiah Washington is Innocent, until a Judge says otherwise !

and I said THIS:
on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 3:14 pm

bill said:
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I stood up for OJ when they said he killed his wife…
Why, cause he’s black !!!

I’m standing up for Isaiah Washington
Why because he’s black !!!

Whenever I get put on Jury duty, I ALWAYS side with the Black defendent !
Why, cause he’s black !

Now…Where have you read where i said that I believe that a GUILTY man is INNOCENT.

Our Consttutional Laws state that you are INNOCENT until PROVEN GUILTY.

Is OJ Simpson in JAIL. No He isn’t
WHY….Because he was proven INNOCENT in a court of LAW

Is Isaiah Washington INNOCENT. Yes he is.
WHY…Because he has not been before a judge yet.

If I go to Jury duty, and they put a defendent before me, Is he Innocent or Guilty. He’s INNOCENT until the Judge says OTHERWISE…

Now….What part of that didn’t YOU understand ???

Thanks for the inside scoop mizbehavin. And I agree that we need to stop blindly supporting these black “men” that are no good.

on Monday, October 23, 2006 @ 4:12 pm

hdizzle said:
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We ALL know what this is REALLY about…

it about the “Faggot” comment….
Had Isaiah not said that, everything would be cool…..

The majority of Blogs appear to be written by Homosexuals or those sympathetic to the Homosexual community, so of course the BLOGS are going to jump on the bandwagon and publish this report every ten minutes..
BILL Said
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Im glad somebody said this shit, cause it was getting on my nevrves. I dont know I kind of belive he was out of line but tehn agin this sosunds SO SIMILAR to what Im going throught at work. I beleive Patric was talkin slick thats whta I think. But then again theres all this stuff about him crossing the line ata other sets so…..

Any body remember the black dude from desprate house wives, who played the freak in the basement. They fired him for exposing himself on the set, What the hell is going on in hollywood ya’ll

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Bill Said:
Thank You.

Oh and one more thing.. his behavior should have been checked when he was acting like a fool long ago.. but when publicists and managers hide bad behavior.. it only escalates and becomes more out of control! It’s called ENABLING and when people enable these morally bankrupt celebs all for the sake of the dollar.. it does NO ONE any good because someone will end up paying for it in the end. ALWAYS.

Ok bill but why not side for the white folks too while your at it? Since u believe in Innocent until proven guilty you shouldnt discriminate against whites. Now if you do side with white defendents (even when faced against black prosecutors) then i will apologize…but somehow i doubt that you do.

Yo, it’s a conspiracy, just like it was against O.J. They always hatin on the brothas. O.J. was innocent and so is Isaiah. So what if he called that guy a faggot?? wats the big deal? as long as nobody calls Isaiah a nigga, all is good in the hood. BLACK POWER! UNITE! don’t let em take us down, even if we r guilty!

Hdizzle,

you can’t say that word, cause people will lose their minds…..

People up on HERE (CL) calling each other Bitches & ho, F_ck this & fuck that,calling people Nigga’s and honkey, and whatever profane word they can think of…

The momment Someone says “faggot” all hell break lose…

I don’t understand People…

I don’t let NONE of those words bother me, because they are only WORDS.

And addtionally, I not going to get into a heated debate about Beyonce, Rihanna or Gay Rights with anyone & lose my composure or call them out of their name, because it’s only words on a screen, and when you think about it am I really going to change your mind…more than likely, I’m just going to piss you off…

You know what….People are dying of from eating spinach & egg salad…

I really ain’t going to lose my mind, cause Isaiah Washington Bitch slapped his coworker…

Patrick Dempsey probably deserved it….
That’s why Patrick didn’t say a word…he ain’t saying nothing, cause he KNOWS he was slick talking my Man Isaih…

That how men handle their business.

I built you they will be having beers on Friday Night, and you ladies will still be arguing about how Isaiah is Inappropriate. and an embarrisment to our Race.

@92..

what’s irritates the hell out of me, is when people try to rationalize over other people’s comments. simple read the article, then comment, then try to articulate your thoughts without insulting others. truth be told it’s not simply about a “conspiracy theory”..it’s just simply unforunate that people of color, who are too ethnic or make a mistake are protrayed as being savage or uncouth..regardless of whatever status they have worked to obtain. therefore they do not receieve the benefit of the doubt..sad but true.. and SNIPES.. WGAF..he’s not even regarded a being a talented, respectable man..every since he opened his mouth.. and showed how ignorant he was..