mr. washington goes to treatment.

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isaiah washington enters "treatment"

Isaiah Washington has entered a treatment facility. This is what sources connected to ABC and Touchstone have confirmed to me, after Life & Style magazine broke the story about an hour ago.

According to my ABC sources, one of the options the higher-ups at ABC/Disney had been considering was to release Washington from the cast of Grey's Anatomy, without giving him a farewell episode. However, I'm told by an insider that Washington agreed to do "whatever it takes" to keep his position at Grey's and to make amends with the gay and lesbian community. He also vowed to seek help for his psychological issues—hence, his entry into a treatment facility this morning.

there's also statements from shonda, isaiah and the president of glaad. i personally think it's lame - he's going into counseling to learn to not be an arrogant, homophobic douchebag? that sounds like a personality flaw to me, not a psychological issue. :x they should fire his ass.

thoughts?

Comments

[abvj.livejournal.com]

they should fire his ass. YES! *high fives* My thoughts exactly.

Does this mean that new eps will my gloriously burke-less?

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

no, i don't think so. i'm assuming he's just going to be in counseling, and i know they've already got a bunch of eps filmed with a pretty big story arc for burke, according to kristin at e! :x

[sideshowkat.livejournal.com]

When I think of treatment facilities, I picture rehab.

I don't see how you can go to rehab in order to not be a homophobe.

I still think he should be fired. Feh.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

yeah, exactly. when i first saw the headline that he was entering treatment, i thought he was doing the mel gibson thing and trying to blame his creepiness on being drunk.

gah, he sucks so much.

[sideshowkat.livejournal.com]

If he blamed the wine at the Globes, I would laugh SO hard.

I truly don't think he's sorry at all. I think he's sorry he got caught. And I bet he's pissed at hell that T.R. said he did it and that Katherine Heigl backed T.R.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

no way is he sorry. it said right in the article that he'd agreed to do whatever it took to be allowed to stay on the show, and he just hired that new "fixer" publicist. he's just trying to save his career. he's still an asshole.

katherine heigl won major points from me for speaking out on t.r.'s behalf. too bad her character is so damn annoying. :x

[sideshowkat.livejournal.com]

I hope this impacts his career after GA. This shit should not be tolerated. If he worked for some average everyday company, he'd be fired.

I don't watch GA, and even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to because of him.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

yeah, i quit GA a while ago, and i certainly have no intention of starting back now. this whole thing has just been ridiculous. they should've canned his ass weeks ago.

and you're right - in any normal situation, he'd be toast. but since it's OMG GREY'S(!!!) he gets a slap on the wrist.

i hope people quit watching.

[defaultcrush.livejournal.com]

My thoughts exactly. I didn't know there were whole centers for that kind of thing. *rolls eyes*

[buffyx.livejournal.com]

I didn't know they had rehab for asshole syndrome. The things you learn.

I'm not surprised he's staying on the show, sadly, but I am pretty appalled at Shonda's statement. NO ONE aside from Katherine Heigl has shown any real support of TR Knight, and she's "applauding" IW now? What. the. hell.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

right? i wish i'd known, i have a few ex-boyfriends who could've used that program.

shonda is an ass. i know people keep using the example of t.r. making a racist remark, and i hate to do it again, but it's true. of course, shonda thinks derek shepherd is mcdreamy, so i shouldn't be surprised by anything idiotic that she does.

[sideshowkat.livejournal.com]

I agree with this. Applaud him for what, realizing he's a homophobic asshole? That's disgusting. What about the person who was actually hurt by all this? What about supporting him?

[buffyx.livejournal.com]

Seriously. And this is about as close to a love letter to Isaiah Washington as Shonda Rhimes could manage. As much as I generally find "comparing opressions," so to speak, to be self-defeating, I have to say that you know the outcome would be different had a white actor called Isaiah the n-word.

The first time, I could accept that they had dealt with the issue "in house" and not fired IW. But he took that "free pass" as an opportunity to deny the entire incident, AND Shonda basically supported that as well, which is what I find most disgusting. His ass should be out the door and Shonda should be apologizing.

[blushingblaze.livejournal.com]

Ummm. A treatment facility? So, is there a rehab program for being an ass clown now? Maybe a little pill you can take to stop jackassery? How do I sign people up, becasue if that's the case I have a list of about 30 people that could use some "treatment". The hell?

[blushingblaze.livejournal.com]

And I see now that I've just repeated like every other comment here. I need asshole reahb too, appearantley.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

nevah! ♥ i love you, asshole! :P hee.

yeah, it's pretty much ridiculous, tho. i can't imagine what kind of treatment he's going to get.

[blushingblaze.livejournal.com]

♥ i love you, asshole!

That totally just made me lol at work. Hee.

Also, LOVE the new layout. Brown + Pink = ♥

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

heh, glad i amused you!

and eeee, isn't the layout hot? i felt like changing it, and i loved the color combo.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I just think this entire situation is just growing bigger than it should. It was uncalled comment from Isaiah to even discriminate against a co-stars sexual orientation, and should've just immediately apologized without all this media attention. Or, better yet, just kept his damn mouth shut.

There is no way getting "psychological treatment" is going change what he said or his personal opinions. He doesn't need freaking therapy, he needs to understand the meaning of tolerance no matter what you disagree with. Remember the old saying, "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"? Isaiah pretty much fucked everything up after this incident, and people will look at Burke in a completely different light. They now see the person behind the character, and it's pretty ugly. I think getting fired is the least of his worries, because this whole incident will follow his career indefinitely.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

it's just insane. and the whole thing was somewhat fading away, i thought, until he made an ass of himself all over again at the golden globes. the man just has no sense, apparently, in addition to being a creep.

i definitely think this is going to plague him for a long time. i sincerely hope so, because i don't believe he's sorry at all. i think he's sorry that it's become such a problem for him, but actual remorse? i just don't believe it.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know. That whole Golden Globes thing just put more gasoline into the fire. I was dumbfounded when I heard about it and was like wow, could he be more insincere and tactless? Seriously.

I don't think he's remorsefuly, either. He's just attempting to save his own ass. But that's failing, big time.

[aleapofaith.livejournal.com]

the next article to come out is going to be like, "heigl & knight on strike"

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

lol!!! oh man, i hope so. kate walsh, too - i hear that she's really tight with the other two as well.

[saint-renegade.livejournal.com]

Don't you like have to be I dunno, ADDICTED to something to go to rehab? Call me crazy but I thought that was the whole concept.

Unless he's addicted to being an asshole. I don't know.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

HA! he's totally dependent on his own douchebaggery. :x

seriously, i have no idea. i just think it's lame and that he should be fired with a quickness.

[mycenae.livejournal.com]

I think Grey's Anatomy could best serve the public entertainment by exploding. The show itself is mediocre. The fact that it won the GG for Best Drama is eye-rolling (at best). Yes, it's in its heyday, but it's only going to get soapier and more melodramatic from here on in. Obviously it needs to go down in a big giant flaming ball of controversy and infighting. That would rule.

This will not happen. Alas.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

oh god, alas is right. i definitely cursed when it won best drama, and i used to watch it. and love it. but i swear it got progressively more ridiculous every week until i finally gave up at the end of last season.

i think they should give burke a big gay storyline. with lots of big gay sex and big gay making out and big gay opression. he sucks so fully.

[truffle-shuffle.livejournal.com]

They should have fired his ass months ago when he CHOKED PATRICK DEMPSEY. That is unacceptable behavior, and added to it is the homophobic slurs, which didn't make things any better. He sucks, and I want him off my show.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

he does suck. and you know, in all the homophobic stuff, i almost completely forgot about the, y'know, violent outburst that started this whole mess. he really needs to go, like, yesterday.

[xrogue81.livejournal.com]

Uh... treatment?
What? Lame attempt to clear his name. Anyway... for some reason agreeing to go to treatment makes him look more douche-baggy to me. Fire his ass.

I rarely watch Grey's Anatomy nowadays because it conflicts with Scrubs, but when I do catch a rerun, I cringe everytime I watch a scene with IW and TR. It makes my chest hurt.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

i think it's because going to treatment makes it sound like he's saying it's somehow out of his control. being an asshole is not a psychological defect, it's not an addiction. it's just, unfortunately, who he is. and he sucks so very much.

[alittlepunchy.livejournal.com]

God, I really can't stand him. *hugs T.R.* I think he's an ass and has handled this entire situation in the worst way possible. I can barely stand to watch him in a scene on GA now.

[inlipstickred.livejournal.com]

i couldn't stand him before this happened (the fact that he was performing surgery with a tremor was just more than i could handle), but yeah, now he's completely dead to me. of course, i quit watching GA a while ago so i'm irrelevant, but nonetheless, he gets a big STFU from me.

[jkpolk.livejournal.com]

I'm so very tired of this routine.

Get caught being a bigoted asshole ----> get your ass handed to you ----> Say you're "meeting with" groups you offended so they can learn ya and stuff ----> Apologizing profusely and with questionable sincerity to the world but probably not the people you hurt ----> get treatment or counseling.

It all rings so damn hollow. It's about spin and image and like..in this case...it's not like he's been so unexposed to homosexuality thus far and all he needs to do is hang out with folks so he can learn tolerance. He managed to hold onto his bigotry all this time, I don't see him losing it in his heart and mind. He'll just swallow it publicly, so he can be The Good Guy. Same with Michael Richards. Same with Mel Gibson. Same with any other douche who's gotten caught showing their true colors.

[bachicka.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I understand the rehab...rehabilitation from being a shitty guy? Damn, I've got some ex's and a few friends I should send there.

Seriously as much as I love Christina/Burke...fire that man. I can't watch the show without thinking about it. Especially the George/Burke scenes.

LaurAnn

[genrocks.livejournal.com]

LOL that would have been hilarious if he was just gone without so much as a farewell episode. Also, this is how I see the following sentence (from the quote):

Washington agreed to do "whatever it takes" to keep his position at Grey's (and to make amends with the gay and lesbian community)

[diamondrocker.livejournal.com]

Pfffft. What a crock.

[leila82.livejournal.com]

I agree with you. I think he has anger management issues, and perhaps he needs treatment for that, but…I think this is a case of too little too late.

[spookygal.livejournal.com]

You know John Mayer said in an interview that making is character gay would be a better punition than firing him! How awesome is that?

Seriously, I really thought it's stupid to go to a psychologist because he is homophobic. It's not like something you can "cure". You are tolerant and open-minded, or your not. Period.

It's like he has forgotten that people have also fought for African American to have the same rights and respect as everybody else.

[magicalvamp.livejournal.com]

I do not watch GA , but I like TR a lot. It's amazing how I don't watch this show and I felt like smaking IW really hard. What he did is unforgivable. I don't think his career will recover from this, and frankly I don't care. He will always be an arrogant homophobic to me.

[wordsaremyfaith.livejournal.com]

I totally think he should be fired, but at least they're doing something.