ABC brass have released a statement saying that they are “dismayed” by comments Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington made at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this week.

At a Golden Globes press conference on Monday, Washington used the word “faggot” in response to a reporter’s question about a homophobic slur he made towards costar T.R. Knight on the set of Grey’s last October.

“I did not call T.R. a faggot,” he told reporters in the pressroom on Monday. “Never happened, never happened.”

ABC has released the following statement regarding Washington’s remarks:

“We have a long standing policy to create and maintain respectful workplaces for all our employees. We dealt with the original situation in October, and thought the issue resolved. Therefore, we are greatly dismayed that Mr. Washington chose to use such inappropriate language at the Golden Globes, that he himself deemed ‘unfortunate’ in his previous public apology. We take this situation very seriously, and his actions are unacceptable and are being addressed.”

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TV Guide columnist Michael Ausiello just wrote the following:

“Isaiah Washington’s continued employment on a show that wears its diversity as a badge of honor is the height of hypocrisy. If ABC wants to be remotely true to the principles Shonda Rhimes so eloquently espouses through the show, it has to do the right thing and fire Washington. Anything else at this point is simply unacceptable.”

The TV Guide scribe goes on to describe the incident at the Golden Globes where Washington falsely denied ever calling Knight a faggot.

“I certainly was there, and I have the internal scars to prove it. It was by far the ugliest, most uncomfortable press-room moment I have ever experienced. And judging by the shell-shocked faces on the cast — particularly T.R. Knight and Patrick Dempsey, who have been class acts throughout this entire ordeal — it was a new low for them, too. And what’s ironic about the whole thing is that in Washington’s attempt to clear his name, he came off as an out-of-control homophobe who throws the f-word around like it’s candy.”

In the video below from today’s Ellen show, you will see T.R. Knight confirming that Isaiah DID call him a “faggot”. Poor T.R. – he seems like such a nice guy. Check out the video below! Thanks to Phil for the link.

The cast of Grey’s Anatomy took home the award for favorite Drama in the Television category. Congrats you guys – you fully deserve it!

Grey’s Anatomy star Isaiah Washington, or Dr. Preston Burke, has released a statement apologising for his behaviour during a confrontation with co-star Patrick Dempsey aka Dr. Derek ‘McDreamy’ Shepherd.

“I sincerely regret my actions and the unfortunate use of words during the recent incident on-set,” said 43-year-old Washington in the statement to People magazine.

“Both are beneath my own personal standards. I have nothing but respect for my co-workers and have apologised personally to everyone involved.”

Washington and Dempsey exchanged heated words earlier this month after a fellow actor T. R. Knight, who plays George O’Malley, arrived late for filming.

Following the incidents, reports surfaced that Washington had used a homophobic slur against Knight, who recently released a public statement confirming he is gay.

However, reports that the fracas has created an uncomfortable environment on set are not ture, according to show creator Shona Rhimes.

“The mood’s what the mood’s always been,” she told People.

“We have a group of people who are more of a family than anything else. We have our fun days, and we have our days when people are tired and the work is hard.”

During a recent appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Katherine Heigl, who plays Izzie Stevens also downplayed the incident.

“There was a little burst of testosterone in the room, and then within five minutes … they were totally fine.”

Rhimes confirmed Washington and Dempsey were still talking and working together, and said reports that Washington may be replaced by another actor were completely false.

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