SoapNights / Kristin Nicole

Isaiah Washington is upset he got fired and is blaming Patrick Dempsey for the blow-up that started the whole homophobic slur. Back on July 2nd on Larry King Live, he admitted to loosing his cool when he confronted Patrick for being late on the set. Apparently Isaiah was ready to start shooting the scene, but Patrick wanted to wait for Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey) before the scene began. Washington told Larry King “I said I don’t need Ellen, I can act.” That was then the moment that started the argument between the two cast mates. Isaiah is saying that Patrick is the one that got angry saying “He became unhinged, sprayed spittle in his face, asking him why he was screaming and he just became upset. Isaiah did admit he said a lot of things he wasn’t proud of, recalling that he said to Patrick, “There’s no way you’re going to treat me like the B-word, the P-word or the F-word.” He said using the “F-word” was never meant as a gay slur, but implied “somebody who is being weak,” and he insisted that he never meant to direct it towards T.R. Knights. He said he is not a homophobic in any way. He said T.R had nothing to do with the argument he brought himself into it to grab the limelight! He states “He misrepresented himself,” but admits he regrets repeating the slur at the Golden Globes. Isaiah did get emotional when Larry King asked him if he had any support from cast members. After pausing for a while, his eyes filled up with tears and he said Sandra Oh had sent him an email, but that was it.

I honestly loved Isaiah Washington’s Character (Preston Burk) and I didn’t want to see him go. But every time I see him on talk shows or see articles written about how he is blaming others just infuriates me. Just own up to your own mistakes and stop trying to blame everyone else for your actions. He obviously started the argument with Patrick Dempsey when he came in yelling at him for being late. Any normal person would react with yelling in return. And just because Patrick wanted to wait for Ellen doesn’t mean he can’t act. It’s all Washington’s interpretation. And when he used the F-WORD with T.R Knights name, he involved him, even if the argument wasn’t with him directly. If someone is arguing and it’s not with me, but they mention that I’m a bitch then it automatically involves me. I do not agree with him stating that T.R just wanted the limelight, if he wanted the limelight he could have come out that he was Gay by him self and that alone would have caused a limelight in his honor! Do I feel sorry for Washington? Yes, because he can’t see that he just lost not only a great Character on a Great Show but he’s lost fans that loved him and thought he was the same great guy he portrayed on Grey’s Anatomy. Now he’s crying about the fact he got fired and saying it isn’t his fault. Hello, you mentioned the F-word once then you repeated it again at the Golden Globes. He did admit he regrets repeating it at the Golden Globes, which in my opinion is a miracle. He didn’t blame someone else for that one, because he couldn’t! We caught him on Television! Instead of blaming others for his actions he should have owned up to it and maybe he would have still been on the show. It is sad what he said, but we all do make mistakes, but by him blaming others and going around not owning up to his mistake just makes it look like ABC might have made a good decision with letting Washington go. Do I like the fact Preston Burk is off the show? No! I loved his character with Sandra Oh (Christina), what will they do with her character now? I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens on Season 4!