FIRST!!!
why can’t people get over it. Mistake or not it happen back in october, dude said they sing ebony ivory together every day that means they love each other right?

No he sounds more like a prick to me

I agree with #1…..It happened months ago! People just try to bring black folks down and take one little incident and make it into world war 18. Get over it already

Something about him, is just off-putting..

I don’t think that it’s a “black thing”(the whites having something against him), yes, it happened months ago, but ‘where there’s smoke, there’s always fire’. He should really just keep his mouth shut, cause seems to me everytime he opens it, there’s trouble. I’m always ‘team black’ and have been supporting Isaiah, but now I’m starting to wonder. You can’t have everybody pointing a finger at you and not question wether the problem is, or does really lie with you.

Anyway. It feels good to be back on CL after such a long time.

Ok I don’t get this, is he being called an asshole because he repeated the word he allegedly used on the set?..I’m confused..

Hmmm, I doubt he even said that or that this is even real. It just wreaks of bullshit in my honest opinion but in any case, if it was real it’s obvious people are on a witch hunt with this man. He’s an asshole because he supposedly said it yet he’s still an asshole for supposedly saying he did not say it. I saw them on Oprah and they were all fine so….what the pluck evER…next scandal please.

The ‘Ebony and Ivory’ thing was pure sarcasm. Come on now, folks!
I get the feeling he is just as big an asshole off set as he is on. I can’t stand his character on ‘Grey’s’.
He needs to sit down somewhere and stop talking about this nonsense. It will ruin his career.

It is a new year. Leave that bullshit behind. As for that co-star, she needs to shut up. We don’t know anything about this man personally, and if he and Patrick Dempsey made up, then that’s that. Leave it alone!

Yeah…he looks like he might be an asshole. But like someone said earlier, when a black entertainer does something contraversal its NEVER forgotten. Mabye he can help by not talking about it anymore.

This is silly. Next……..

Miss Isaiah should slow this anger towards gays down, especially with the fondness she has towards them. She is dating a particular gay at the moment, and is on the DL. Come out of the closet Miss Isaiah, and stop aiming your frustration at UN-CLOSETED gays!

Big fucking deal. They need to stop making a mountain out of a molehill. Next!

Well I would like to say the use of the word “faggot” was VERY unnecessary. As I am a gay person myself, I totally understand why its offensive. Of all words to say, he says “faggot”? I love Isiah but there’s more to this story no one is talking about I think which is why Katherine spoke out the way she did. Think about it…she must have been PRETTY pissed to say what she said in PUBLIC and of all places, the Golden Globes PRESS ROOM. She even said “I know I’ll probably get in trouble for saying this but oh well…”. She was a little unprofessional about it but a person can only take so much which is why I think other stuff may be brewing. I dont think we’ve heard the last of this and why is the race card being played? I think if Isiah werent Black, she would have still fealt the same way. Hurtful words are hurtful words period and it shouldnt take a gay person only to realize that

Isaiah is a trip…that “Ebony and Ivory” thing was so unnecessary.

Why doesn’t he just shut the hell up?

It’s best Forgive and Forget…

Besides…The Words that are said about YOU are only powerful if YOU Subscribe to them…

It’s what YOU say about yourself that will reverberate in time…
Another person’s description or definition of you holds NO merit…

He is an asshole and they (the show’s reps and cast) covered for his stupid ass back in October. However, he doesn’t know how to diplomaticly answer a question and people will not continue to side with WRONG… He’s a JERK!

Oh who cares, white people call black people N$gger all the time…Seemingly people have forgot about the whole Michael Richards incident.

So what he called him a faggot–isn’t that a cigarette anyways? LOL

He’s just upset he was pulled out of the closet. It would have happened anyways if it was left up to Perez Hilton!

He doesnt mix well with the crowd. You can see they dont like him. Its all fake. They have to act all lovey dovey so their fans wont be turned off. They should have replaced him the minute he put his hands on another co-star.

I’d have to strongly agree with #17 & 19….

to people who say we should move on…well u cant move on from something that has not been resolved. he is denying he said the gay slur but his co-star says different

…besides, remember michael richards’ racist rant?

no one was in a hurry to move on from that me included

True, Isaiah should of not have said the “F” word, and true, the media needs to leave it alone, but Isiah does seem to come off angry and scary at times. I say Isaiah- “BRING IT DOWN A NOTCH!!” and that heffer co-star of his needs to shut up herself–she was talking big shit–did yall hear what she was saying “TR is my best friend and I will fight for him and bring you down…..” some corny ish for real!
NOW I FEEL THAT ON GREYS ANATOMY NEEDS SOME MORE SEXUAL CHOCOLATE ON THE SHOW–THEY GOT MCDREAMY AND MCSTEAMY–NOW US SISTAS NEED SOMETHING…BRING ON MORRIS CHESTNUT!!! I THINK HE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO THE CAST! DON’T YOU LADIES?

I hate to say it but, I never understood why we as black people are so willing to use a slur towards gay people and sweep it under the rug yet, let somebody say nigger and all hell breaks loose. Respect is a two way street.

And the least he could do is be a man and own up to or acknowledge his mistake. Lying is such a cowardly thing to do.

I have to say that he must be a little off. If someone accused you of saying something that is obviously offensive and you were asked about it why would you repeat the offensive word out loud while answering the question. What kind of sense does that make?? It doesn’t go well with your case that you don’t use that type of language.

Basically he poured more salt in the wound when he decided to repeat the slur.

As for #23, I’m one of the few people that doesn’t watch Grey’s Anatomy but if Morris Chestnut was on the show I’d be a faithful viewer. Maybe we should start a petition…………

AND THIS IS JUST GETTING SO RIDICULOUS I MEAN I TRULY FORGOT ABOUT IT. JUST LIKE WHITE FOLK ALWAYS GOTTA START SOME SHIT…

Isaiah better quit before he finds himself out of a job and black-listed. And that would be a shame since he’s such a fine actor.

I have to agree with #14. There has to be more to the story than what Isaiah’s telling us if another costar is so upset by his comments that she is willing to put him on blast, to the PRESS, a few feet away at the SAME event (homegirl wasn’t scared).

And the way Isaiah’s handling this, I’m more inclined to believe that he’s not telling the “truth”.

Stick a fork in him he’s done

T.R. Knight says hearing Isaiah Washington call him a “faggot” on the set of Grey’s Anatomy gave him the courage to come out of the closet – and that he’s speechless that Washington on Monday denied using the word.

In an interview with Ellen DeGeneres set to air Wednesday, Knight says something changed inside him when he overheard an argument in October between Washington and Grey’s co-star Patrick Dempsey during which Washington used the slur.

“It’s an awesome word, isn’t it?” the 33-year-old actor tells DeGeneres sarcastically. “I’ve never been called that to my face. So I think when that happened, something shifted, and it became bigger than myself.”

Shortly after the dustup, Knight confirmed exclusively to PEOPLE that he is gay – something he says wasn’t his style, but that he felt was necessary.

“I was under no delusions,” he says. “My friends on the set knew. We talked about it. Publicly it’s not my thing to call up PEOPLE magazine and be like, ‘Hey, you want to know something about me?’ … I could’ve just let it slide and not said anything, but it became important. It became important to make the statement.”

In the Golden Globe press room on Monday night, Washington denied using the slur. “No, I did not call T.R. a faggot,” he told Access Hollywood. “Never happened, never happened.”

That statement drew a sharp rebuke from another Grey’s co-star, Katherine Heigl, who said Washington “needs to just not speak in public.” And Knight tells DeGeneres he doesn’t know what to make of the denial.

“I don’t know what to say, really, about that,” he says.

Knight also thanks DeGeneres for having the courage to come out as a lesbian 10 years ago. “It just made all the difference in the world,” he says.

He really does need to keep his mouth shut and not speak in public. I think there is more to this than we are being let know. However, his sarcasm is not helping anything. The Ebony and Ivory comment is really stupid.

He’ll be looking for a job soon - and probably not have any luck finding one in entertainment.

He should have just let this ride. It was bad enough when it happened, but he raised it again, and added the sarcasm.

Man, that fame and need for attention is a hellava drug.

Word of advice Isaiah:

SHUT YOUR DAMN MOUTH!

CO-SIGN WITH 21, 24, AND 25.

IF THERE WAS NOT TAPE OF MICHAEL RICHARDS CALLING THOSE GUYS NIGGERS AND IN A PRESS CONFERENCE HE WAS ASKED IF HE SAID IT AND HE SAID “NO, I NEVER CALLED THOSE GUYS NIGGERS. NOPE. NEVER HAPPENED!” WOULD WE BE SO QUICK TO SAY LET IT GO? I DOUBT IT. IT’D BE, “IF HE COULD SAY IT JUST THEN WITH SUCH EASE, HE COULD HAVE SAID IT AT THE CLUB!”

Man, Isaiah is coming off like “angry blackman”. I’m taking bets, his character is sooo gonna be written off Grey’s and I liked him but damn - the faggot thing denial - not necessary he should’ve kept his mouth shut!!!!!

isaiah needs to come outta the closet already, he’s gay his damn self…thats where all that frustration and anger is coming from. I saw him on access hollywood last nite and he was definatly out of it acting very strangely….and tryin to grab and kiss his co-star dempsey (for jokes i guess) it all looked so painfully akward…he can later be heard very loudy sayin to his wife “oh please let me be gay, i love the gays, i wanna be gay now”…sarcasm? ha!

@ Truth Hurts….

You are crazy….he said butt pirate….lmao

Personally, I think the man is gay and angry that he can’t be himself.

He’s probably gay, but he’s definitely in A-hole!

He didn’t call him out like they’re seeming to say….TR says he walked by and heard the statement. If it was a private convo, then why did he take it upon himself to beleive that it was him. True enough, Isaiah might need to keep the mouth closed, but i don’t think that that should make or break his career.

#3 agree with you…
it seems as if they’re questioning him more and putting him thru all this scrutiny more than Michael Richards!!!

40, REPORTEDLY, ISAIAH SAID, “I’M NOT YOUR LITTLE FAGGOT LIKE T.R.” TO PATRICK DEMPSEY. SO, UMM, THAT’S KINDA WHY T.R. FELT IT WAS ABOUT HIM. EVEN SO, IF I WALKED BY AND HEARD A WHITE CO-WORKER TALK ABOUT NIGGERS THIS AND NIGGERS THAT, I’D BE OFFENDED WHETHER IT WAS DIRECTED TO ME OR NOT.

Either way you look at it, homeboy is going to wind up at the unemployment office if he keeps this up. Hope he’s saving his dough…

people say it everyday- faggot everday even white people ALL THE TIME AND KILL PEOPLE FOR BEING ONE i see this world would always be ruled by a white man hopefully barack can change that and than everybody be kissing some ass.

3) MrLightEyez

please, we can have it both ways, if t.r. called washington the n-word would you say washington get over it?

#40 -

there was supposedly an argument that everyone on the set heard - it wasn’t a private conversation.

The bigger issue still is that Isiah acknowledged that he made comment in October, but now he is denying it.

This is a news article quote:

In October, it came to light that “Grey’s Anatomy” star Isaiah Washington had allegedly called co-star T.R. Knight a “little faggot” on the set. Washington soon released a statement saying he regretted his “unfortunate use of words” and had “nothing but respect for my co-workers.”

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Either way you look at it, homeboy is going to wind up at the unemployment office if he keeps this up. Hope he’s saving his dough…

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And that’s the truth - they probably killing him off the show this morning.

ThinkAboutIt said:
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Mo’betta40 said:
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Either way you look at it, homeboy is going to wind up at the unemployment office if he keeps this up. Hope he’s saving his dough…

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And that’s the truth - they probably killing him off the show this morning.
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You know it.

The show was created by a black woman, Shondra Rhimes, so SHE should make the decisions, not anyone else. And truth be told, if this show was an all- black cast, ABC wouls have never picked it up. Why do you think all these black shows got cancelled in 06? That right there reeks of conspiracy.

First off, I’d like to say how silly it was for that “reporter” to ask if they thought that they would win something because it was King’s birthday!

See that’s the problem. Forget about good writing or directing or hard work, I’m gonna win because it’s a black holiday.

Oh, and as for Isiah, he needs to learn tact and humility. I mean, how would he feel if they guy came up to the mic and said:

“NO, I did not call Isiah a stupid, ni**er homophobe! Never happened, Never happened!” (he,he,he)

We can ALL get along if we act like we’ve got some manner and integrity…

Peace.

Isaiah is a bona fide jerk. The more he opens his ignorant mouth, the worst he looks. He better be careful before he finds himself blacklisted.

goog gracious… is over and done with it….

“Yeah…he looks like he might be an asshole”

quotes like this does not help the black man, why would you comment on what he looks like and for your info he has had a long career prior to Grey’s. Alway’s intimidated by the darker brotha

he is so fine though (sigh) why’d he have to be an ass

and i agree w/the people who say that if it was the n* word that had been used people would nt be complaining that it’s over and done with. what he did was wrong point blank and he shouldn’t have repeated the word. at first, i was like “he repeated the wprd so what?” then i realized that if michael richards had said “no i did not call those guys niggers” i would’ve been upset that he had the nerve to repeat it…and lie about using it too! we all know isaiah called t.r. that word b/c if he didn’t he could’ve said that from the get go

NEXT!

It’s not over and done with, cus he repeated the word at the Golden Globes. And it was on Access Hollywood so it did happen.

Nikki said:
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Ok I don’t get this, is he being called an asshole because he repeated the word he allegedly used on the set?..I’m confused..

Yes Nikki,

That would be like some white man getting in front of the WORLD WIDE PRESS, and saying “I never called Nikki a BITCH or a NI@@ER”. He’s an ass, and this proves to me at least that he’s lying or he just uses the word so much that he forgot.

Who cares about that anymore. He didn’t have to said and good looks on Katherine for speaking up about it. Let it go!

This is NOT a Black-White issue.

He is a professional and he is on the #1 show on ABC, the #1 show in the 18 to 49 Demo, and the show is fighting CSI weekly for the #1 Drama on television in the ratings.

He get’s paid handsomely for being on this show, a show that if I may add, wears it’s diversity very proudly on it’s sleeve. A show that is the brainchild of an African American woman who is being paid brillianly for her efforts. A show that features 3 African American actors playing the 3 most PROMINENT AND HIGH RANKING people in the hospital (Dr. Burke is the Head Cardio Thorasic Surgeon in the country, Dr. Bailey is the Head of the Surgical Intern Program, and the Chief of the whole damn hospital is Black.)

So with all of this, why is he acting a damn fool? Why couldn’t he give a more dignified answer? Why did he have to rehash the incident by using the word again? And why the hell is he lying? TR Knight is going to appear on Ellen and when Ellen asked him what happened, he tells the truth, Washington called him a faggot.

It’s not about not being able to let go because he is Black. It’s about him not being a damn professional. Why would you give ANY ONE ammo against you when you are in a position like he is? Grey’s will be scrutinized because like I said above, it’s the #1 show. People want to hear about in-fighting.

I’m sure Washington realizes how hard it is for an African American actor to get a good role on TV. WHY is he fucking it up? I’m sure there are plenty of other out of work Black actors who would kill to play his role and would do it with no backstage drama.

I know I’m in the minority here with this issue. I just hate how people pull out the race card when they know damn well the dude is wrong. I don’t care what people do or say in their lives because it doesn’t affect me personally, but I find it annoying when people who are in a really good position act a damn fool. Don’t act like a fucking stereotype of the “Angry Black Man” and don’t ruin all of Shondra Rhimes hard work. It’s bad enough she set the bar high with the quality of her show. She has to weekly be consistent, and doesn’t need this bullshit, or a shakeup that would require extensive re-writes and work arounds.

Screw it. They should just make Burke’s character come out of the closet as Gay male.

He should just say no comment. He knows he said it and needs to stop lying. I’m pretty sure everyone on the set is uncomfortable with him. Clearly Katherine Heigl is not over it and neither is Knight. He should just apologize and probably in public. A gay person being called a faggot carries just as much hate to them as a black person being called a nigger. Washington should relaize that…

Nontheless I still love the show despite all of their off set drama!!! And I love his character and would hate to see him get kicked off because of pride or whatever. Own up to you mistakes and get over it.

58 you summed it up best. You said everything that needed to be said.

I meant to say own up to you mistakes so everyone else can get over it. As of yet it is still an unresolved issue. Once he admits it, I’m sure they will all be ready to move on.

#58 Bruno -

Well said -

I’m ready, Mo Mo. Let’s us move along.

what a dumb son of a…

He should have just stood over in the corner and stared at his feet when the reporter asked that question.

The reason it keeps coming up is he has NOT owned up to it. If you notice, no one is talking about the Michael Richards or Mel Gibson incidents anymore. That’s because they ADMITTED they spoke out of line and apologized. Isaiah Washington has done neither.

I also think many of you wouldn’t be so dismissive if a white actor called a black actor a “n” on the set.

I think he has anger issues. He had a bad reputation when he was on “Soulfood”, the TV series. He and Tracy Edmounds had it out over his behavior with an actress he went to far with during a scene. Hopefully this will all die down and he won’t lose his job.

I’ve never seen 1 episode, so I personally don’t care. However, on this, I’m going to play devil’s advocate. It sounds to me like they’ve wanted him out for some time. This is just their prime excuse to get rid of him. That whole “he’s hard to work with” routine. You knew he was hard to work with from the get go. Stop pretending here. Also, he should stop fielding these questions. It’s a set up. They put a microphone in front of him, as soon as he answers the question, they run and yell he’s talking about it. No, it’s called an interview. What Isaiah should do is announce before someone hands a mic in his face that he’s not going to talk about the T.R. situation and that it’s water under the bridge. Watch them all back away. That’s what you do, take their power away so they don’t have any levirage over you. But that’s just my take here. What do you guys think?

Occasionally, one will encounter a “Michael Richards” or an “Isaiah Washington” type of person…
And
Due to the Ignorance’s that DO exist in today society, People may make certain obscene comments about one ethnicity or sexuality…

Well…..It’s a GOOD thing to be able to Forgive and Forget…

Besides…The Words that are said about YOU are only powerful if YOU subscribe to them…

It’s what YOU say about yourself that will reverberate in time…

Another person’s description or definition of you holds absolutely NO merit…

He should be fired. He’s created a hostile and awkward work environment and his actions should not be taken lightly.

He came across completely unhinged at the Golden Globes. Something is definitely missing there.

I’m an african-american female and I have no doubt that, if the “n-word” had been used, he would’ve been dismissed quickly. The word that he so thoughtlessly used (again!) in the Golden Globes’ press room should not be treated any differently.

on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 @ 12:58 pm

Stan said:
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The reason it keeps coming up is he has NOT owned up to it. If you notice, no one is talking about the Michael Richards or Mel Gibson incidents anymore. That’s because they ADMITTED they spoke out of line and apologized. Isaiah Washington has done neither.

I also think many of you wouldn’t be so dismissive if a white actor called a black actor a “n” on the set.

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Bill Said:

Words only have the power that you give to them…

If someone called you a N word or an F word, and those words were not an accurate description of you, then why would you care ???

Your last post is so true Bill. I think we tend to forget that ignorance is neither a Black OR White thing. It’s a disease of the brain any human can suffer from.

#67: The microphone was not in front of him when the cast was asked about the feud. HE RRRRAAAAANNNNNN TO THE MIC BEFORE SHONDA RHIMES COULD EVEN FLAP HER LIPS TO ANSWER!!

He’s nuts!!

He’s a first class A$$!

We’ve got a long way to go, folks. There is alot of anger and bitterness w/in. Very often, the anger is not w/the proverbial “White man,” but it’s familial.
Way too many black women don’t speak to black men. Way too many black men walk around w/scowls on there faces. This behavior is a prescription for negativity.
I have loving family members who go to church on every Sunday, and sometimes more, yet, they’ll curse somebody at the drop of a hat.
We’ve got to go w/in self, and find that joy about life. We are only on this earth for a moment. There are times anger will come, but it shouldn’t be on one’s sleeve, as a action or reaction, to all.

GREYS ANATOMY IS FAGGIE LIKE ISAIAH WASHINGTON AND ELLEN DEGENERES. THIS NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND BE ABOUT CIARA! CICI IS NUMBER 1! GET EM CICI!

Well I’ve been told that the word faggot is just as offensive as the word nigger in the gay realm, and the fact that he keeps bringing it up suggest to me that his job is in jeopardy.

Also why the hell does he keep denying anything happened if the co-stars of the show are going public saying it did? He NEEDS to do just as ole girl said and keep his trap shut. He’s making himself look even more like a fool.

And BTW…saying he kisses Patrick Dempsey and sings Ebony & Ivory is the ultimate tap dance for white people. Isaiah..what’s up with that statement????

Isaiah Washington has a bad rep. He seems he has made a lot of mistakes in his career!

Something similar happened on the set of “Soulfood”. This is very sad b/c he is so talented!

I think he should be fired.

In trying to defend himself, he insulted T.R. Knight again! He needs some media training. He obviously doesn’t know how to handle tough questions.

49) R&B 4 LIFE

are you high? how has what you are talkin about got to do with the issue at hand?

58)Bruno

i 1000000000000% completely agree with you. i so loved his character, the best heart surgeon in the country, now all i can see is a homophobe.

he better shut up. the most annoying part is that he is so good acting wise. he wants to waste that talent over anger.

He was wrong for saying the slur, but I can’t help but wonder if he was a white guy and said the same thing would it have been all over the news or would they have found a way to “keep it in the family”?(Just amongst the cast and crew)

*Holding up black fist for #58’s comment* PREACH!

What is wrong with that dude???

Does he realize that he is on one of the most liked shows in the country and that its pretty much a presentation of how we as a nation can be together without any care of race and nationality. But all Isaiah wants to do is make a damn fool of himself and pretty much ruin the show completely. Shondra needs to give him half a paycheck or somethin because he needs to sit his ass down in the corner and stop actin a damn fool. Isaiah you’ve already made it big time so go take a prozac and just remember your lines cause when I saw that video I was shocked he would actually say it in front of the whole cast he couldn’tve just said “he didn’t say that?”

i don’t need to write a whole paragraph…its plain and simple

HE NEEDS TO SHUT THE F**K UP BEFORE HE’S UNEMPLOYED!!

you see how tom cruise got the ax for acting a fool..jumping on couches and being a constant scientology expert.

SHUT THE F**K ISIAH AND STICK TO THE SCRIPT!

It’s just that Isaiah is representing black folks on ABC so he is making us seem even more homophobic than we are now. He needs to realize that the white media will find anything and everything against you to defame your name and when you keep acting crazy then you give them what they want, and we don’t want you off the show we just want you to stop acting out.

*Holding up black fist for #83’s comment* PREACH!

At #58 I dont even need to read the rest of these comments because you summed it up perfectly. All of your points are valid and true.

If this thing doesnt die down expect for Isaiah’s character to be killed off or something in order to appease the shows fans because he has really made himself out to be the villain in this issue.

So true @ Bill… so true!

Well the reporter asked and he answered. I saw the whole clip. Reporter asked about using a slur and Washington has a right to say he did not say it. If I did not say I would say I didn’t. Would people feel better if he said I did not say the F-Word instead of faggot. Come on now.. T.R has been on Ellen and People. This was the FIRST time IW said ANYTHING on Camera and he is running around bringig it up? I don’t think so.

Thanks guys for the props on my comment.

I’m just saying man it’s insulting to us all when one of our own gets a great opportunity and fucks it up in front of America. He is so lucky to be on a #1 show. So lucky. You know how many brilliant aspiring actors are waiting tables at “The Cheesecake Factory” while this fool is acting a mess? It’s not fair.

I was equally pissed at Michelle Rodriguez. Here is a woman who was hand picked to appear on a mega hit show “Lost” and what does she do? Drinks and Drives and violates her probation. Why?

Then instead of admitting being wrong she lied and said her appearance was only going to be for one season. Bullshit. They don’t make you a series regular, only to kill you off 12 episodes later. And it was curious that her and the chick she got caught drunk driving with both got killed in the same episode. Don’t tell me that was all planned.

Bottom line, Minority actors need to really preserve what they are blessed to get. The opportunities for Minority actors to appear on hit shows are very very rare. Ask any of the people who work on the CW Monday Night comedy block, I’m sure many of them would kill to be on a show that reaches 25 million viewers a week like Grey’s.

Speaking of ratings, this is off topic, but how does American Idol NOT fall off? 37.7 million viewers at 8, then 41 million viewers at 9? That right there are some Superbowl numbers. Crazy!

Isaiah Washington wants to put himself in that realm of homosexuality but then lacks the discipline to not speak against it. You can’t bite the hand that feeds you. Hello, the “fags” run Hollywood and the government. He had the nerve to be a black man that called a caucasian “faggot” a “faggot” and then on top of that to choke “Dr. McDreamy”, the new Hollywood TV “sex symbol”, lol. I said when this issue first came up that it wasn’t over and it isn’t. It’s just getting started. After he gets written out of this show (eventually) he will never get another prime time telvision role again. He’s like a dead man walking. The man is so finished that he panders to that clown, Patrick Dempsey and sings “Ebony and Ivory” every day, lol. How pathetic. Isaiah could sing it TO Patrick Dempsey 2x a day and Dempsey still won’t forget his black ass picking him up off the ground like Darth Vader. Dempsey is just killing him with kindness because the producers have probably spoken with him behind the scenes and promised him that the “nigger” would go eventually. I gurantee you, had Dempsey said something about blacks (especially black men) black people would’ve forgiven him and the cast would’ve supported him, lol. Katherine Heigl speaking against him like that tells me that she feels like he’s fortunate to still be on the show so the only time he should be speaking is if it’s according to a script. Whether he’s lying or not is inconsequential because he’s finished anyway. It probably burns her to have to see that negro on the set everyday after he dared to speak a “homosexual slur”. Especially since homosexuals are such paragons of virtue, lmao. Imagine her doing that to Patrick Dempsey. She probably would’ve denied that the situation ever occurred or maybe coordinated an apology on David Letterman.

Like #12 said, he’s probably a homo his damn self. Most of these black men in entertainment allow themselves to get turned out so he gets what he deserves. If you’re gonna call someone or something out, be a man and stand up for what you believe in. When someone folds up like he’s doing, it makes even people that would like to support him doubt his credibility. He might as well acknowledge what he said, he’s a goner regardless.

@#58

You said it’s not a black and white issue but then you said it’s difficult for black men to land roles like the one Isaiah Washington landed, lol.

It is difficult for brothers to land a role like Isaiah landed, which is why I am puzzled as to why he is so intent on losing the damm role.

Seems like there is a petition to get him fired from Grey’s Anatomy, according to another gossip site. Sit tight…I expect more to come from this…

i just wish this brother would get a proper hair cut. he’s a dope actor though but please cut it out with the ebony and ivory song. lol that’s so “gay”.

He looks vicious. White folks will gang up on you for being negative to anybody and he should have known that.

i think that the guy made a mistake, he apologized so let’s move on. shall we. seriously people, idon’t think it is that big of a deal if he said he was sorry and the people directly involved forgave him

Nobody has mentioned that after IW said that Rhimes said some of the stuff written was inaccurate. She did not say he was lying, it sounds like he did not say faggot.

and to add to my comment. i think he repeated the word because one reporter ask him about it. so to me he was just answering a question.

Isaiah is a big fat liar. Knight confirmed that he did call him a faggot on Ellen.
It’s up on YouTube now.
http://www.youtube.com/wa...h?v=Y1ppZ66sDX0&eurl=
Anyone who defends Isaiah is just stupid. He deserves all the flack he’s getting. He straight up lied!!!

honestly, we were very angered by kramer’s comments about black people and wanted more than just an apology. bigotry shouldn’t be accepted an any form. he should own up to his comments and offer an appropriate apology and NOT back out of his comments as though he did not make them when confronted.

I don’t know what “really” happened in this situation. But I think Isaiah better watch it. He can be replaced. Shonda Rhimes did not work this hard and get this far to let someone ruin it.

Also, it sounds to me like there is more to this story than this. Isaiah sounds like he is bitter or resentful about something. I don’t know what it is, but he better deal with it before he finds himself UNEMPLOYED!!!!

Well I can’t watch Grey’s anymore. NOT because Isaiah called dude out but because now that I know dude is gay, it’s hard to see him as a love interest with the Latina sister. dude is the one who should have kept his trap shut. Nobody needed to know about his personal life. It’s called “No comment.”

And leave it to black folks to care about keeping massa’s job at any cost. “Ooh, Isaihs’ bettas shut his mouf befo massa gets reals mad.” Lol.

#70, he cares because that word applied to him.

Why are people over-accepting of gays, this is the only way I know to say it…its like people have to be pro-gay, because if they are not they are hateful. I just want to say that I think it is immoral. People will think that is the most horrible thing to say, or people in charge of internet blogs may want to edit it. Why is it ok to say that you don’t see anything wrong with being gay, but its frowned up if you think it is wrong? I think part of the reason some gay people get upset if someone calls them on it is because they know in the back of their mind that it is not natural. (no animal arguments prove it is, even if two male birds were together, its still unnatural). I said this once and I will say it again: I’m sure the world would be a better place if all men were gay. This is definitely a sign of the times, in the last days, men will burn with desire for other men, and the dark ages begin again…

I will officially have to stop viewing this site because of an anti-Christ advertisement displayed here. God Bless Gaymerica!

OK, ISAIH WASHINGTON IS BEGGING TO BE BLACK BALLED.

GAY MEN RUN HOLLYWOOD ON THE LOW.

HE REALLY THINKS HE’S BEING SMART AND FUNNY BUT HE’S PLAYING WITH FIRE.

HE NEED TO BE ASHMED OF HIMSELF TYRNA INTIMIDATE THAT LIL MAN LIKE THAT .

SOMETIMES, YOU JUST GOTTA PICK YA BATTLES WISELY.

BUT HE’LL BE OK

UPS IS ALWAYS HIRING.

if they are over it, everyone else should move on too

Isaiah doesn’t have to be accepting of homosexuality, but it’s common sense not to use derogatory terms to refer to another person, especially in a professional environment. I think Shondra wanted to stick by him…her initial response to the controversy was something along the lines of wanting to keep it “in house” and have it remain a “family matter.” She stood up for him. He’s a brilliant actor and should have had enough common sense to simply say that the issue had been resolved and leave it at not. He definitely shouldn’t have lied about it! He is a very good actor, I would hate to see him lose his job. Grey’s is a blessing, it’s a great show and a sista is behind it. He needs to just ride the gravy train and keep cool.

I think people are forgetting that in addition to yelling out a slur (it was not a quiet conversation), he physically attacked a costar that day. He’s apparently making everyone on the set uncomfortable. I wouldn’t want to work with a coworker like that. It has nothing to do with making YT happy or being over-accepting. It’s about respect and common courtesy. To top it all off, he’s lying about it to the public. Why can’t he learn to say “no comment” and let the incident die?

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#70, he cares because that word applied to him.

Why are people over-accepting of gays, this is the only way I know to say it…its like people have to be pro-gay, because if they are not they are hateful. I just want to say that I think it is immoral. People will think that is the most horrible thing to say, or people in charge of internet blogs may want to edit it. Why is it ok to say that you don’t see anything wrong with being gay, but its frowned up if you think it is wrong? I think part of the reason some gay people get upset if someone calls them on it is because they know in the back of their mind that it is not natural. (no animal arguments prove it is, even if two male birds were together, its still unnatural). I said this once and I will say it again: I’m sure the world would be a better place if all men were gay. This is definitely a sign of the times, in the last days, men will burn with desire for other men, and the dark ages begin again…

I will officially have to stop viewing this site because of an anti-Christ advertisement displayed here. God Bless Gaymerica!

So you’re saying it’s ok to be a bigot as long as the Bible speaks against it?

Good grief. The only thing I can say is that gays are PEOPLE first and foremost. I would accept help from a gay person and give assistance to one if they needed help. As a Christian you would go to hell for turning your back on a fellow man because you’ve cast judgement upon him, and that isn’t your place. People should be able to live their lives without scrutiny, and it amazes me how we as Blacks love to bash homos when less than 60 years ago they would be allowed in the front door, given opportunities, and treated with respect while we were kicked, hosed, hung and murdered for being “different”. Funny thing…most places would still take a gay white man over a straight black one anyday.

He’s the worst character in the show anywayz.

I like to stick up for my people when I feel the need to, but I can’t even stick up for Isaiah on this one…Simply put, he was wrong and out of line. I wasn’t there, but I really think that he called T.R. Knight a faggot. T.R. was on the Ellen show and he explained what happened. He seemed pretty shaken up… Why can’t we just all get along? I know that a lot of people don’t agree with homosexuality, but that’s no reason to disrespect someone by calling them a faggot. This fool is messing it up for all Black people. He’s gonna mess around and lose his job because of his ignorance.

they showed t.r knight’s face after isaih made the comment, and he seemed to be very uncomfortable and irritated. so at the end of the day, the comment was surely not needed.

#101

THAT’S HOW THEY DO IT IN HOLLYWOOD-

HE DONT WANNA GET HIS ASS BEAT DOWN AND BLACK BALLED BY THE VELVET MAFIA-

IF HE DONT KNOW ABOUT THEM, HE’S CRAZY

THEY DO EXIST

HE COULD DO HIMSELF A FAVOR AND KEEP HIS OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS TO HIMSELF

im soooooo lost…whats the big deal???like why is this really in the news???

he said it, it was wrong, and the right thing to do will be to let him go. i love him and i love GA, but in any professional environment, slurs like that are unacceptable. it has obviously made the whole cast uncomfortable so he needs to go (i’m crying as i type this because i LOVE GA and i love his character).

I think his response was in bad taste. If the word is so vile, you wouldn’t want to repeat it.

I have never watched Grey’s Anatomy. I heard all of these wonderful things about the characters such as the diversity and how the roles do not perpetuate stereotypes.

It makes the alleged incident quite ironic.

Co sign with #58, #74, and #84.

#100 I think you are very close minded.

And 105, 106, 107

he should’ve never said the word “faggot.” It is very disrespectful to say that. I know he said he didn’t call that other guy a “faggot” but he could’ve said something else like “No I didn’t say that offensive word to my fellow castmate…” or something like that.

when I was younger everybody i know used faggot for like other reasons other than being gay..im just saying.i say get over it.its not that serious.i know as a christian you not suppose to turn your back on people but the Lord did say he does not like homosexuals.

I have no respect for this guy. He seemed like a decent guy until this incident.

He should have apologized or just let the incident die. Forget it, a grown man…….he should have apologized to T.R. as least.

At least kkkramer had the puffs to apologize.

This is will NEVER die. Gays never like to forgive & forget. Okay maybe forgive, but to forget? I dont think so.

STFU # 101 massa just so happens to be a Black Woman in this case. If a lot of you took the time to fully learn the facts on this issue you wouldnt be making some of the comments you are making.

I AGREE WITH #102…..AND WHITE PEOPLE, GET OVER IT. YALL CALL US NIGGERS EVERY FUCKING DAY! WE DON’T GO AROUNG CALLING YALL HONKIES AND SHIT!

SO WHAT HE SAID FAGGOT, HE WAS ACCUSED OF SAYING IT ANYWAY!

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS!

I’M F’N SICK OF IT.

Look Isaiah has the RIGHT, when he’s pissed (!) so say something LIKE THAT in anger. HE DOES. F THE PC POLICE!

And, conversely, Michael Richards HAS THE RIGHT AS WELL.

The boat rocks both ways.

I’m MORE SICK of the PC police like his Co-Star! WAS THAT NECESSARY OF HER? NO!

who gives a dayum!!!!!!!!!! there are more important issues than this.

Isaiah needs to STFU. He didn’t even have to say that word. How did he actually think people would take it, especially gay people? Did he think the gay cast member was going to laugh it off and pat him on the back or something. It was really unnecessary for him to go there. I think he’s was just taking a cheap shot. That’s like saying the “N word” in front of a black person. He seems like an ass.

The amount of stupidity in here never ceases to amaze me.
You either got the people blaming white people for everything as usual or you got the crazy people who can’t even write a sentence in correct english sounding like they’re mentally challenged. I love Concreteloop.

I think there are two sides are THREE SIDES to this story. Is this the end of the fucking world? I mean seriously that homosexual TR Knight does NOT get my sympathy. He’s making it seem like as though Isaiah is going to kill him or something. He called him a bad word and he did apologize. Enough is enough they all need to move on.

1. Isaiah should just SHUT THE FUCK UP!! SHUT UP BROTHER! Shonda Rhimes is a good sister she SAVED his black ass the first time. I think that he should just keep quiet.

2. I believe Heigl and Knight have a vendetta against Washington its obvious they don’t like him. And I think its tacky of Knight to go on that white lesbian show Degeneres and cry about being a homosexual. I mean no one put a gun to Knight’s head to tell the world he was a gay. So I believe Knight and Heigl are at fault for BLOWING UP the situation and CREATING MORE DRAMA.

3. The media is RACIST. They are trying to make Isaiah look like the ANGRY HOMOPHOBIC BLACK MAN. Don’t people get it? Those WHITE HOMOSEXUALS so many of them are VERY ANTI BLACK. By the way they are all calling Isaiah a Nigger all over the web. That on TMZ.COM has comments on the board and people are so racist. SO the people supporting Knight should know the gay community are a bunch of racist hypocrites.

4. Some people are attacking Shonda on the web not on this site. I am proud of Shonda for supporting Isaiah. She has KNOWN him for a LONG TIME PRIOR to Grey’s Anatomy. I applaud her for having his back. Because I know if she wasn’t his boss they would of had him fired.

They will be getting rid of his black a$$ shortly.

Yes Isaiah needs to stop speaking in public. If he is an a**hole, he’s an a**hole. He is grown, I guess that’s just who is. But it seemed kind of odd that the gay boy went to Ellen crying about it. What was the point? So the show’s fans can dislike him even more?

His ass is going to get fired!!!!!!!!

Damn there are allot of new people on this site.

I know a LOT of GAY Black people who are VERY offended.

EFF IT! NEXT!!. . . . lol @ 131. . .yeh i know. .include me hahaha. how do you put avatars up . . .i wanna put one up.

#131 Right like SWMNBN Dress and Justin’s joke about Prince right. Let’s talk about htose things instead of someone using a slur.

who cares….i think isaiah is just one of those people who often comes across the wrong way. sometimes black men can be intimidating to little white co-stars. when i saw it, I saw it as him trying to make light of the matter. As in ha-ha we are over it. But they seem to upset all over again.

The ‘Ebony and Ivory’ thing was pure sarcasm and totaly unnecessary…please Isaiah gorw up…oh the word faggot, caries the same degrading meaning as nigger i.e other gay people can use it towards each other but coming from a straight guy , its offensive, (unless Isaiah is in a mega-star closet)

people in order for us to become better black man and women, we should stop playing the race card or blaming the system, but realise that some of our own people mess up and expect to be treated like victims, and Hollywood is a dog-eat-dog world even for white people, so its not about Isaiah’s skin, he must just grow up and realise he’s in a fierce industry where your temper-tuntrums, and your angry-black-man attitude wont get you anywhere (oh and by the way, there might even be an agenda to get him out…just askyourself WHY…interesting because he’s not the only black face on tv…so just stop justifying his stupid actions maybe advice him on the best manger management course to attend…Damn he’s not even all that to think that MAYBE he can pick and chose roles..

I saw T.R. knight on ellen he looked mad hurt he ddint even want to say the word faggot . what it comes down to is just degrading a human being with a word and it just isnt right. I beleive isaiah is just probably an asshole with a big ass mouth is what the problem is.

He’s a goner. Shonda won’t be able to save him.Too bad they’ll probably blacklist him and he’ll never work again.

I love Isiah and his ignorant ass…and the show

int he kin of bring this on himself though, I mean the most amaging part of all of this is that he has a history of doing it. I mean fights on the set sexual harrasssment derogatory slurrs, would you want to work with somebody like that. I mean how much support does this man deserve really?

Andrea, you’re straight up retarded! Where the hell did you get your facts from? Most homosexuals are not anti black. Sure some could be, but that doesn’t mean all of them. You come off as retarded, but I don’t think everyone is retarded because you seem to be. Stop stereotyping.

I. Washington always gave me the jerk vibe… and then I learned that he was an ex military man and was simply reserved and private and married to a true “Sista-girl”.

I’ll say this much, if I. Washington called him a faggot in front of the cast, how was he outting him? hey all knew he was gay. Whoever leaked the details from the set outted him.

What makes me truely skeptical about the entire incident and more curious of T.R Knight “hamming” up the special attention in hi s coming out period is tha T.R Knight himself admitted that he did NOT hear Isaiah Washington personally call him a faggot. Someone on the set relayed that information to him. and I have yet to hear someone come forward and say they actually heared him say it.

The man said publically that he did not do it, I can appreciate that comment (especially considering his entire cast was standing there) and say fuck the attention hams, which one of them are willing to say they actually heared him say it?

Who exactly watches Grey’s Anatomy ??
Is this show a popular TV Series ???
I’ve never seen it..
It’s seems to be popular with the ladies here on CL

I’m biased of course..
The Only TV Program that I care about is the Soprano’s on A&E and that other TV’s series on A&E called “Dog, The Bounty Hunter”..Now, That’s my show !!!

Other than that, I don’t watch TV…
I rather read a good book or watch a DVD Movie…..

okay new age prep enough already with the “outing” and tranny accusations you manage to drag up with every post!!

Bill (how you doing), Millions on top of millions tune in faithfully on Thusday nights to watch the very versatile cast of G.A. The best part is that a primetime show with this type of award-winning, faithful following, highly rated success is created by a very smart black woman. Grey’s is considered a milestone in television culture. I hope thses ignorant, big-headed actors don’t fuck it up for my girl Shonda Rhimes (creator).

Good Morning oliand1.

I googled “grey’s anatomy”, went over to the show’s website, and watched a clip of what will be shown on tonight’s show..
http://abc.go.com/primetime/greysanatomy/index

As I suspected, I wasn’t impressed..

It seems like a show that woman would like (no offense)..

A Very involved Plot, and you have to be invested in gettting to know the characters…..

I wouldn’t be able to sit still and watch this show for an hour….It looks very involved…There’s probably a lot of people dating, and getting in touch with their feelings..

no offense
that’s just my opinion

I saw TR on Ellen yesterday and he looks soooooo victimish. The bottom line is he is gay and they call gay’s the f-word, and for anyone to say that they have never used it is lying to themselves. In fact those that are complaining the most are probably the ones saying it the most. The f-word is defined in Websters as a male homosexual, and if I am not mistatken didn’t TR say that he was homosexual and the last I looked her is a man.

I think he is mad that they will have to go a whole different direction with his character and the girl. It ws a nice story before we found out he was gay.

#118 I think you need a refresher class in Bible study; the Lord may consider homosexuality a sin and he hates the sin, not the sinner; the Lord loves ALL people. And #123; what you’re saying is people can say ANYTHING offensive to anybody at anytime? Sure, sometimes being PC goes a little too far but you need to use common sense and be respectful of people’s feelings when using certain words.

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when I was younger everybody i know used faggot for like other reasons other than being gay..im just saying.i say get over it.its not that serious.i know as a christian you not suppose to turn your back on people but the Lord did say he does not like homosexuals.

Back in the day most white people may have called blacks nigger, so why change right? It’s just a word?

PS ~ What Bible do you read? The version I own says that Jesus loves ALL people.

testing.. .seeing if my avatar shows up

thanks to whoever sent a email on how. .i already forgot who lol.

Chicky,

Faggot is a derogatory term. Even if is his gay, and people use that word in private, you should never use it in a professional setting. I’ve seen women refer to each other as bitches and hoes when joking with their friends, but if I call one of my co-workers a bitch or a ho and other women are offened, I promise you I’ll be in the HR department getting some time of warning/write up.

To 148 aka Spikewebb:

That’s NOT what I said. I said people say things IN ANGER, everyone does.

I’m NOT going to defend him for being violent, that shit is just wrong. But, defend his right to say Faggot, yes, that IS the first amendment, FREE SPEECH.

Especially when it is SAID IN ANGER. People say horrible things they don’t really mean in anger. That’s because they’re not being rational.

Which is why I also defend Richards saying what he said. Again, he was pissed because the people he yelled Nigger at were harassing him. Richards reacted angrily.

I’m NOT saying it’s right, but IN ANGER people say some very dumb things. It’s not right that Isaiah said what he said, and not right that Richards said what he said.

However, NEITHER ONE was being rational when they said it, and again, there is the first amendment in America, which protects FREE SPEECH, which the Politically Correct people don’t want you to have.

WTF moments of the 2007 Golden Globes…

1. Isiah Washington using the f-word slur in claiming he DID NOT say it.

2. Beyonce’s “Come get it Daddy” pose.

CL you have to put those under WTF!

Im so over this. Can folx just move on? Please! Sheesh!

ISIAH WASHINGTON IS SO STUPID. HE IS SUCH AN ASS HOLE! IM FROM THE SAME CITY HE IS FROM WHICH IS HOUSTON AND THERE ARE NOT MANY BLACK ACTORS FROM OUR CITY WHO MAKE IT THE WAY HE HAS AND HE IS FUCKIN IT ALL THE WAY UP FOR HIMSELF. I SAW THE GODEN GLOBES THING BACK STAGE. NOBODY ASKED THAT FOOL ANYTHING ABOUT CALLIN OLD BOY A PHAGGET BUT YET AND STILL HE CAME TO THE FORE FRONT AND LIED AND SAID HE DIDNT. HE DID SAY THAT SHIT EVEY BODY HEARD HIM SAY IT. WHITE FOLKS ALREADY CANT STAND US AND NOW THEY HATE HIM CUZ HE BEIN A ASS HOLE HE IS VERY CLOSE TO GETTIN FIRED AND IF HE DOES IT WILL BE WELL DESERVED. HE IS SUCH A GOOD ACTOR WHY IS HE DOING THIS TO HIMSELF? WELL IM OUT YA’LL TELL ME IF IM RIGHT.

on Thursday, January 18, 2007 @ 1:07 pm

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ISIAH WASHINGTON IS SO STUPID. HE IS SUCH AN ASS HOLE! IM FROM THE SAME CITY HE IS FROM WHICH IS HOUSTON AND THERE ARE NOT MANY BLACK ACTORS FROM OUR CITY WHO MAKE IT THE WAY HE HAS AND HE IS FUCKIN IT ALL THE WAY UP FOR HIMSELF. I SAW THE GODEN GLOBES THING BACK STAGE. NOBODY ASKED THAT FOOL ANYTHING ABOUT CALLIN OLD BOY A PHAGGET BUT YET AND STILL HE CAME TO THE FORE FRONT AND LIED AND SAID HE DIDNT. HE DID SAY THAT SHIT EVEY BODY HEARD HIM SAY IT. WHITE FOLKS ALREADY CANT STAND US AND NOW THEY HATE HIM CUZ HE BEIN A ASS HOLE HE IS VERY CLOSE TO GETTIN FIRED AND IF HE DOES IT WILL BE WELL DESERVED. HE IS SUCH A GOOD ACTOR WHY IS HE DOING THIS TO HIMSELF? WELL IM OUT YA’LL TELL ME IF IM RIGHT.

Bill Said:

I’ve been thinking about this, looking at information on other websites (mediatakeout.com, perezhilton.com) and I have come to the conclusion that this is a publicity stunt designed to bring attention to the Show…

Think about it: If YOU decided to call a Gay Person on YOUR Job a Fag, they would call you down to Human Resources and tell you that they are sorry to inform you that your job has been downsized, effective immediatly, that they would like to conduct a Exit Interview with you, and they would like for security to escort you off of the premises…

Isaiah Washington has called, TR Rider, a Faggot, THEN he got into a fight with another cast member, alienated everyone on the set of Grey’s Anatomy, THEN when a reported asked Isaiah Washington about the statement that others said that he made he replys
“No, I did not call T.R. a faggot. Never happened, never happened.”….

According to PerezHilton.com (Perez Hilton must be the Gayest dude on the Internet Blog scene) Homo’s all over the country are LOSING THEIR MINDS,writing Letters to ABC, and 1000 word Blogs stating that they will use all of their resources (The Velvet Mafia) to Get Isaiah Thrown off the show….

If they Get David Geffen (the don of the Velvet Mafia) involved, then it’s a wash……

There is SO much attention being given this “incident”, the ratings will probably DOUBLE…..

So, Either Isaiah Washington is a Very dumb person Which I doubt Highly…..He has a Nation full of Queen Guys & gals hating him, hissing at him, and writing nasty blogs about him…I’m sure he feels real bad about that….
or
He and the Producers of this Show (Which I have NEVER watched, no do I intend to..It’s looks boring), came up with an elaborate scheme to increase viewership….

Dag, I must be bored because I just came up with an entire conspiracy theory…

Whatever…

Ay yo, Newage, you got maaaaad issues. Please go away.

Co-sign w/ Hood_Shit. You are on POINT!

First of all I think grey’s anotomy sucks dick and is a fucking lousy show like all the other medical shows. This whole homo craze in hollywood is a motherfucking disease that is being spread and society as a whole is accepting this shit. Now every fucking guy in hollywood is “gay” and proud to be. This is bad fucking shit man. how come these clowns were’nt “gay” when they were making all the millions off of the screaming females? (lance bass of nsync-motherfucking hypocrite). because he wanted to leech the women of all their money. it’s bullshit that he would have affected the group. he could have left and made up some other excuse if he did’nt want to “affect” the group. That is just one example of how this shit is spreading and it’s like now it’s socially accetable which is just showing the degradation of society. If homo’s have a problem with the word faggot what would they say if they were called cocksuckers? They could’nt deny it. And plus a homosexual is a term for someone who is gay so if they are called a homo why would they be offended because this is just a short form of the word that is used to describe them. The fact of the matter is that if gays have to “come out” it just proves that something is not right about being gay. if it was right why would you have to come out? Deep down gays know they are wrong but they choose to ignore their conscience. I just think this motherfucking homo craze should FUCK OFF. KEEP YOUR LIFESTYLE TO YOURSELF!!!NO ONE WANT’S TO HEAR THAT SHIT!!!! AND DON’T TRY TO ADOPT KIDS AND BRING YOUR WARPED VISION OF LIFE ON TO KIDS WHO WON’T KNOW ANY DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY ARE KIDS FOR FUCK’S SAKE!!!!!!!AND A MOTHERFUCKING FUCK YOU GOES OUT TO UGLY ASS ELLEN DEGENERES AND FAT ASS HEART ATTACK FUCK WAITING TO HAPPEN ROSIE O’DONNELL.

#159 - you are the exact reason why gay and lesbians deny their homosexuality or keep it as quiet as possible for as long as they can.

the truth hurts isiah shud have sed no comment, and left well enough alone, him defending himself made matters worse, he feels guilty about something. like i sed no comment. katherine is right who cares if you sing ebony and ivory wat is that suppose to mean faggot is a harsh word at the awards since so many are i still say no comment

#159, your comments, while your opinion, are ignorant and close-minded. Our country was founded on principles that “all men are created equal”. The cast member did not deserve to be called a faggot, whether he is homosexual or not. Faggot is a derogatory term, to the same effect as nigger. And when you say that homosexuals should welcome the term homo because it is an abbreviation for homosexual, picture white people calling you Bro or Fro because you refer to yourself as a Brother or Afro-American. Give people the dignity that they are entitled to. Isaiah Washington was wrong for expressing his homophobic opinions and shouting derogatory slurs. If a white man is hounded for the use of the word nigger, why shouldn’t a straight man be hounded for the use of the word faggot?

And to #161, you say that “faggot is a harsh word at the awards since sso many are”. Do you realize that you just called homosexuals faggots? Let me teach you something that your parents may have reluctantly not. Homosexual individuals are entitled to the same rights and freedoms as any other member of this society. If you do not believe me, read the Bill of Rights. I am a gay male, yet I am not a faggot. I am a black male, yet I am not a nigger. You must learn to remove the associations that you have made in your mind between these stereotypes and groups of individuals. You must reach beyond popular culture and what is seen in the media. You must think for yourselves.

Mr. Washington is DEAD wrong. Who is his publicist? They need to be fired right along with him. It would be like Michael Richards during his apology saying the word “NIGGER” at the end of it. I truly believe he was out of line. Like most of you, I always want to supporty my black family, but he’s out there on his own. He caused embarrassment and pain to someone else, and that is never excuseable. When celebrity and success is given, you should treat is as an honor, not bring disgrace to those who support you. SHAME ON YOU MR. WASHINGTON.

#70 at Bill. That’s bullshit. No one was talking about Isiah Washington and his antigay slur anymore either. HE BROUGHT IT BACK UP. This antigay shit has got to cease.

these comments are cracking me up. ya’ll act like you were there when the original incident took place. at the very least we can say we don’t know what the story is. isaiah publicly said in front of his cast mates AND the world that he didn’t use the word “faggot”. shonda rhimes has not denied or confirned in the media. and ya’ll come on the boards spewing all sorts of condemnation on dude…”i know he said it, everyone heard him!!!” everyone who? you? your moms? your cousin’s uncle’s brother’s niece’s girlfriend that works on the set? lol. please calm the hell down. the truth is NONE of us know what happened. there are at least two different stories on this, so ya’ll need to back the hell down. peace

#165

This is what’s confusing me: when all of this FIRST happened, Isaiah Washington admitted through a statement that it happened. He called it an “unfortunate choice of wording” if I remember correctly. NOW’s he’s saying that he didn’t say it.

We don’t need to have been there. Isaiah’s own actions in the press, coupled with the fact that his own castmates are so willfully and vocally against him, don’t make him seem credible in the least.

@66 “unfortunate choice of wording” is not the same as “yes, i did call t.r. knight a faggot.” there seems to be doubt about what was actually said. and unlike the michael richards case, there is no video or audio to confirm.

i meant comments @ 166.

167

yes it is. he told on himself. And just liek the R.kelly case I didnt need to see the kiddy porn tape to know that R. Kelly was guilty. I made the descision aftr hearign twhat the people around him and he had to say about it, They asked him if it was him in the tape or not. His response was Ive done soem things in the past that Im not proud of”

everybdoy in that cast said they heard him say it T.R. said he heard him say it, now he needs to be dealt with, as a black man he should know better then to be handing out slurrs like candy on halloween. on top of this dude having a HISTORY of on set bull shit.

Well here is the rest of Isaiah Washington interview with Access Hollywood from Globe Night . I feel no one even gives him the benefit of the doubt. They “decided” to air the rest 3 days late. I understand if people are mad if he called someone a Fa99ot, it’s wrong. But the dumbest thing I ever heard is people being angry about him saying fa88ot to say he did not say fa99ot.

This is the first time he talked it on camera.

Here’s the Video

http://video.accesshollyw...om/player.html?dlid=56534

well, on tmz.com isaiah has now apologized for the GG incident. here’s the link: http://www.tmz.com/2007/0...ys-comment-marred-globes/

notice the wording. he’s not admitting he called T.R. a faggot in the first place. he probably didn’t and is just trying to do damage control for the GG incident. well, good for him for searching his soul. now maybe all the crucifiers will STFU. likely not.

I still can’t understand why people are angry that the man said “faggot” to describe what he claims he did not say. I have no problem with such words being used in that context…YES, including the word nigger. I actually think it’s important for us to use the actual word in that kind of situation so that we don’t pretend they are other than what they are. All this PC mess takes away from properly addressing the underlying issue. It’s not the words themselves, it’s the meaning attached. Faggot is what it is. Nigger is what it is. There is power in words and we cannot hide from that.

Here’s the latest - reported by Associated Press

Apology aimed at healing ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

POSTED: 8:36 p.m. EST, January 18, 2007

Actor Isaiah Washington apologizes for using anti-gay slur

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — The heated controversy at ABC’s top show, “Grey’s Anatomy,” boiled over Thursday as the network rebuked co-star Isaiah Washington for an anti-gay comment and Washington issued a lengthy apology.

“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 previous public apology,” the network said in a statement.

“His actions are unacceptable and are being addressed,” the statement concluded.

During a backstage interview Monday at the Globes gala, Washington denied involvement in a heated on-set incident in October during which an anti-gay remark was reportedly uttered.

“No, I did not call (co-star) T.R. (Knight) a faggot,” Washington told reporters. “Never happened, never happened.”

In his apology Thursday, Washington acknowledged “repeating the word Monday night.”

“I apologize to T.R., my colleagues, the fans of the show and especially the lesbian and gay community for using a word that is unacceptable in any context or circumstance. I marred what should have been a perfect night for everyone who works on `Grey’s Anatomy.’ I can neither defend nor explain my behavior. I can also no longer deny to myself that there are issues I obviously need to examine within my own soul, and I’ve asked for help.”

ABC said in its statement it has “a longstanding policy to maintain respectful workplaces” for its employees, adding that the network had “dealt with the original situation in October, and thought the issue resolved.”

Thursday’s events followed a critical statement Wednesday from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Neil Giuliano, GLAAD president, said he had contacted Washington’s representatives in hopes of meeting the actor to discuss “the destructive impact of these kinds of anti-gay slurs.”

“Washington’s repeated use of it on-set and in the media is simply inexcusable,” Giuliano said in the statement.

Washington said on Thursday that he welcomes the chance to meet with gay and lesbian community leaders “to apologize in person and to talk about what I can do to heal the wounds I’ve opened.”

“I know a mere apology will not end this, and I intend to let my future actions prove my sincerity,” Washington said.

Knight, who said soon after the October fracas that he is gay, appeared on Tuesday’s taping of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to discuss the original incident and Washington’s recent comments.

“He referred to me as a faggot,” Knight said of the October incident. “Everyone heard it.”

“Grey’s Anatomy,” now in its third season, won the Golden Globe for best television drama. It regularly finishes at or near the top of the Nielsen rankings.

Why does T.R. sound like a little kid on the playground? Mommy he called me a faggot.

Dear Readers:

Please understand that I am a black female with enough education and common sense to live in a CIVILIZED society! Not because I speak proper English, use correct grammar and try my best to be TOLERANT of ALL people, it doesn’t make me white or anything else.. I am a human being where racial prejudice has been used against me, and perhaps I know just how isolated and hurt TR Knight feels to be singled out by a verbal BULLY!!

Let’s get this straight, The NAACP has nothing to do with this. This issue is about Isaiah Washington, the Actor/Public Figure has nothing to do with being black but based on the hateful and ignorant comments he made about his cast-mate.

GLAAD is demanding an apology just as the NAACP/Jesse Jasckson/Al Sharpton demanded that KKKRAMER give a donation and apologize.

The problem with Isaiah is that he made the mistake once. But to bring back the issue on a night that was so IMPORTANT for Shonda Rhimes was just disgusting and EMBARASSING!!

People just don’t get it!! I am not condoning gay lifestyle, but people have a right to live their own lives. That is why we live in the U.S. of A.! It is not of Isaiah’s business who TR Knight is dating!

Pedophilia is not a gay problem, believe it or not 95% of pedophiles are not GAY!! Pedophiles use their perversion to CONTROL children. Pedophiliac derives sexual excitement through the physical contact with children. Male or female..

I excused Isaiah’s behavior when the situation first happened. He said it was a misunderstanding, and I took it as that.
But To use MLK’s day to be an IGNORAMUS, I am not so forgiving. Not to mention, Isaiah choked another cast-mate.. That is downright unacceptable.

Why can’t you all be fair, especially when you would want the same treatment from their peers?

Isaiah,

Keep your head up dog. You called him on his BS for being late to work, which is un-professional on any level. So now they comparing you to KKKramer!?!?! PLEASE???? So you mean to tell me they are firing people for calling someone a cocksucker and not firing someone for being a cocksucker????
Damn……Brotha’s got it bad in Hollywood.

Isaiah really seems like the type of guy who would get extremely angry and say something that horrible. I think he said it because everyone would lie about it if he didn’t and he’s trying to cover it up by lying. He had a good thing going and now he is messing it up and jeopardizing his career on grey’s.

BLAH BLAH TWO HOMOSHOWS!

@172 hereitgoes, people are not outraged just at the fact that he repeated the word, but in the way he did it. If you watched the video, or clip you would see that something was very “off” about Washington the whole night, and when he said “I did not call T.R. Night a faggot.” He had a rather sarcastic demeanor about him, just fueling the fire.

KRAMER KRAMER KRAMER ! ! !

I agree with 3 and 41
Michael the racist Richards seems to be getting less heat. Using a gay slur is not right but didn’t he apologize already?? Don’t let a a brother mess up boy, I’ll tell ya….

You know, Hollywood hasn’t made it easy for African-Americans to really be able to showcase our skills. Most of the time we are being typcast as whores,pimps, and dirty cops and winning awards for it.

Mr. Washington should know better, and yet, he still has not learned his lesson. With a history of outbursts on different sets he has worked on. They will let him go, for sure. And it will be hard for him to get another part again for sure.

Why wasn’t there the same outrage when Davis (the gay guy) from the Real World called one of his roommates the n-word? MTV didn’t even bleep it out.

okay somebody is definitely lying, please go to youtube and view “T R Knight (of Greys Anatomy) responds to slur” he is on Ellen saying Isaiah definitely called him that and he doesnt know what to say about him stating at a press conference that it didnt happen, that’s bananas….

I believe that Isaiah has the right to his opinion, if he feels that homosexuality is wrong that his opinion, I feel the same way about it, any lifestyle that people try to justify and promote all the time something must be wrong with it. Rememeber that only people from the opposite can produce a life. I hope those gay folks get the picture. Too often people of celebrity status are force to apologise for their opinions and how they really feel about certain issuses.

As much as I say the word, if I was a actor I would know to keep my mouth shut.

isaiah is an idiot. shonda is a great writer/director. she defended his dumb azz and how does he repay her? by acting the fool. what a nutcase.

also, if any of us did what he did on our jobs, you know security would’ve escortd us out the door with a quickness. and we’d be out of a job. normal people in normal jobs don’t act that that cavalier about calling people offensive names.

@ # 162 you voice your opinion now let me voice mind. dont you dare tell me nothin ok you a fuckin faggot. now i was tryna be nice. you suck dick mofo you a faggot, you preferr men over women and you a man, you a faggot Jesus made adam and eve. not adam and steve now learn yo shit. no need to respond cause i aint comn back to check. case close dick sucker lolololololololololollo

Hey Jah T, his opinion isn’t in question. How hard is that to understand? He used it in the work place and in the work place, your opinions are to be kept to yourself. Period, end of story.

Okay so he called ol’ boy a faggot. That was a few months ago right. Get over it! This whole thing is getting too blown out of proportion and is getting old.

@176

See here’s the thing that you so obviously don’t understand, TR CANNOT be fired for what he does in his personal life. He’s not coming to work and sucking dick on the set. Why is it so hard for you to get past your hatred of gays and see the real issue? A lot of people seem to think Isaiah’s behaviour is ok cause they disapprove of being gay, but your opinion doesn’t trump work politics. If that is how you honestly think….you really must not have a job, because your ass would be fired ASAP. Whether it’s the word nigger or the word faggot, it’s hate speech in the eyes of your employer.

I feel like if his co-stars [like Katherine] start sayin shit like, “he shouldn’t speak in public at all right now.” That he must of said something. I don’t know. I’m pretty sure its only a matter of time before they cut him off of Grey’s … hell, I don’t really watch that show anyways.

Miss Nee (#190) is 100% right–bottom line is, any employer today is going to break their neck to maintain a hostile free work environment–you have to to avoid costly lawsuits and settlements–you should because it is the decent thing to do. I work in Human Resources and trust me, any company today would be escorting Mr. Washington to the front door, with a packed box in hand. And Shonda will soon be doing the same for Isaiah too. And she should–this fool is not worth jeopardizing the continued success of the show. He has put her in a very difficult position but when it comes down to it, she will write him off because it’s all about business and the ratings will suffer. It will be very easy to do because his character is already suffering from an injury. The sad thing to me is that he hurt, I mean really hurt another person and he didn’t even care. He extended an apology that he obviously didn’t mean, only to injure this same man once again. And sadly, the only reason he is now apologizing (AGAIN)is because someone’s told him that he’s really screwed up this time and could lose his job. And rightly, he should.

I think this whole thing is halarious! They love punishing the black celebs over the smallest stuff.

They need to leave Isaiah alone. Again Hollywood and white folks show us that when you speak your mind your done. He should have known that fags run hollywood and that if your going to say something about them say it at your house among your folks . You know how they do when we not around. ( remember Texaco) Isaiah Keep your head up and start looking for a regular Job because ther’s know way there going to let you in a movie or anything now fags run deep in
Jollywood

WOW-WOW-WOW. In response to #102, I didn’t realzie the CL blog was a place where people were allowed to blog hatred. Not too worry though, I’ll head over to Perez for my gossip now. Truly unfortunate, I actually like this blog, but not if people like #102 are allowed to spout sh*t like that.