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

[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.