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Isaiah Washington still pissed he was fired from ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ 13 years ago over antigay slur

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For some reason, former-Grey’s-Anatomy-actor-turned-MAGA-supporter Isaiah Washington decided to remind everyone about the time he was fired from his job for allegedly using an antigay slur on set and outing his co-star to the world.As you may or may not recall, in 2007, Washington was written off the hit ABC series following reports he called his co-star T.R.

Knight a “f*g” on set. Knight was not publicly out at the time.After the incident made headlines, Washington made things worse for himself when he repeated the slur while speaking to press at the 2007 Golden Globes.Shortly thereafter, he was let go from his job.Washington eventually apologized and recorded a PSA with GLAAD, which aired during a Grey’s Anatomy re-run.

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