I just read over on People.com that Isaiah Washington was “let go” from the cast of Grey’s Anatomy. Washington has played Dr. Preston Burke for three years, and has recently been in some much-publicized scuffles (both physical and verbal) with castmates. First, he got into a fight with Patrick Dempsey on the set, and apparently grabbed him in a chokehold. Second, he referred to T.R. Knight as a “fag” not once, but twice.
After that, there was obviously a lot of tension on the set, with most of the other actors rallying around Knight — especially Katherine Heigl.
So anyway, Burke’s gone. As far as the storylines go, it’s going to be easy to work that one in since he basically cleared out of his apartment after breaking off the wedding.
I wonder who will step up to replace him? Will Mark Sloane get more screen time? Or will we see a whole new character come in to shake things up.
Either way, I’m really surprised at what happened and can’t wait to see how this affects the show!
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