Tuesday, January 16, 2007
"GREY'S ANATOMY" Smackdown, Round 2: Heigl Vs. Washington
From US Weekly
As usual, the best awards show dirt always happens after the show. At a post-Golden Globes party, nominated actress Katherine Heigl stood up for her “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star T.R. Knight in response to comments made by castmate Isaiah Washington. According to Heigl, Washington made yet another homophobic slur regarding Knight that evening. The actress told “Access Hollywood”’s Shaun Robinson, "I'm going to be really honest right now, he needs to just not speak in public. Period. I'm sorry, that did not need to be said, I'm not okay with it.”
Earlier in the evening, Washington tried to set the record straight about reports of an October on-set incident that resulted from the alleged use of a homophobic slur toward Knight. However, Washington’s comments only served to further bungle matters and incur even more wrath from his co-stars. When a press room reporter questioned him about the incident, Washington denied his involvement saying, "No, I did not call T.R. a faggot. Never happened, never happened." D’oh! There he goes again.
Was it just an off-the-cuff remark? Heigl’s not sure, but she’s surely ticked off. "I have no idea what it was, I just find it hurtful...I just feel
like this is something that should be very much in house we need to deal with and it's among us and the cast and crew and among Shonda (Rhimes, show creator) and the producers… I don't think he (Washington) means it the way he comes off... But, T.R. is my best friend. I will throw down for that kid. I will beat you up. I will use every ounce of energy I have to take you down if you hurt his feelings."
Strangely enough, after making his press room comments, Washington headed straight to "Access Hollywood's" Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell to explain. "There is no way I could do anything so vile, and so horrible, not only to a castmate, but to a fellow human being… It did not happen. I was going to hire some great shiny publicist, but God laid it on my heart to say it because it was so close. The reports were all wrong… I'm very disappointed that the New York Post actually wrote legitimately about something that was put in a tabloid about some angry person to get some validity to this, and then it just rippled." Huh? Sounds like someone doesn’t think before or after he speaks.
Washington later added that he and co-star Patrick Dempsey have personally moved beyond the October incident: "I kiss Patrick Dempsey. We purposely sing 'Ebony and Ivory' every night since October 9 and nobody has written about it."
Wait a second. Did Washington just say he kisses Patrick Dempsey? Now we’re even more confused.
As usual, the best awards show dirt always happens after the show. At a post-Golden Globes party, nominated actress Katherine Heigl stood up for her “Grey’s Anatomy” co-star T.R. Knight in response to comments made by castmate Isaiah Washington. According to Heigl, Washington made yet another homophobic slur regarding Knight that evening. The actress told “Access Hollywood”’s Shaun Robinson, "I'm going to be really honest right now, he needs to just not speak in public. Period. I'm sorry, that did not need to be said, I'm not okay with it.”
Earlier in the evening, Washington tried to set the record straight about reports of an October on-set incident that resulted from the alleged use of a homophobic slur toward Knight. However, Washington’s comments only served to further bungle matters and incur even more wrath from his co-stars. When a press room reporter questioned him about the incident, Washington denied his involvement saying, "No, I did not call T.R. a faggot. Never happened, never happened." D’oh! There he goes again.
Was it just an off-the-cuff remark? Heigl’s not sure, but she’s surely ticked off. "I have no idea what it was, I just find it hurtful...I just feel
like this is something that should be very much in house we need to deal with and it's among us and the cast and crew and among Shonda (Rhimes, show creator) and the producers… I don't think he (Washington) means it the way he comes off... But, T.R. is my best friend. I will throw down for that kid. I will beat you up. I will use every ounce of energy I have to take you down if you hurt his feelings."
Strangely enough, after making his press room comments, Washington headed straight to "Access Hollywood's" Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell to explain. "There is no way I could do anything so vile, and so horrible, not only to a castmate, but to a fellow human being… It did not happen. I was going to hire some great shiny publicist, but God laid it on my heart to say it because it was so close. The reports were all wrong… I'm very disappointed that the New York Post actually wrote legitimately about something that was put in a tabloid about some angry person to get some validity to this, and then it just rippled." Huh? Sounds like someone doesn’t think before or after he speaks.
Washington later added that he and co-star Patrick Dempsey have personally moved beyond the October incident: "I kiss Patrick Dempsey. We purposely sing 'Ebony and Ivory' every night since October 9 and nobody has written about it."
Wait a second. Did Washington just say he kisses Patrick Dempsey? Now we’re even more confused.
