Ex-`Grey's' Star Cites Racism For Firing

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  1. M Two One

    M Two One Halló Veröld!

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LOS ANGELES - "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington said racism was a factor in his firing from the hit ABC series after he twice used an anti-gay slur.

    Washington, who initially used the epithet during an onset clash with a co-star, told Newsweek magazine that "someone heard the booming voice of a black man and got really scared and that was the beginning of the end for me."

    He tried to make amends by expressing remorse and volunteering to enter a counseling program to understand how the confrontation got out of hand, he told Newsweek.

    "My mistake was believing that I would get the support from my network and all of my cast mates across the board. My mistake was believing I could correct a wrong with honesty and sincerity," he said in the interview posted online Thursday.

    "My mistake was thinking black people get second chances. I was wrong on all fronts," he said.

    His unwillingness to act like a submissive black at work was part of the problem, Washington said.</div>

    <div align="center">Source: Yahoo! News</div>

    How typical, what a dumb ******* prick. [​IMG]
     
  2. Sasha

    Sasha ...since the beginning.

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    I thought he was a grown man. Live and let go.
     
  3. Mamba

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    Ugh, typical indeed...I've come to expect that from people like him.
     
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    Is he related to Denzel Washington?
     

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