Fired Grey's Anatomy Star Brooke Smith: "No Hard Feelings"

Us Magazine - December 8, 2008 7:38 PM PST
Story photo: Fired Grey's Anatomy Star Brooke Smith: Us Magazine
Brooke Smith isn't holding a grudge after getting fired from ABC's Grey's Anatomy last month.

"It's an end of a chapter," Smith, 41, told Usmagazine.com Saturday at the Trevor Project's 11th Annual Cracked Christmas event in Los Angeles.

"It was a good experience," she added. "I'd played gay characters before, and I don't think that's going to end.

"There's no hard feelings. I have other projects now, so it is what it is," said Smith, who is writing a show with NYPD Blue producer David Milch.

Rumors swirled that Smith got the ax because her character was gay, but show creator Shonda Rhimes told Us, "Brooke Smith was obviously not fired for playing a lesbian. Clearly it's not an issue as we have a lesbian character on the show - Calliope Torres (Sara Ramirez)," she said. "Unfortunately, we did not find that the magic and chemistry with Brooke's character would sustain in the long run."

Check out 15 photos of women who have hooked up with other women on set.

A week later, Isaiah Washington - who was fired in 2007 for using a homophobic slur against T.R. Knight - said he found Smith's dismissal "very interesting.

"You look at the way another consummate professional [is] being treated because her character, her story line [has] potentially made producers uncomfortable," he said. "Now that I see what they're doing to a show that I love and I care about, I think it's disgusting.

"It's unfortunate because it was probably, at the time, the most progressive show on television," he added. "Now I see it [being] systematically torn apart."

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  • Vanessa
    Is this show still on? I stopped watching long ago. Too many egos for one show. Maybe the hospital should blow up and then we won't have to hear or read about any of the petty dramas. Grow up Grey's
    report abuseposted December 9, 2008 2:23 PM PST
  • Vanessa
    Is this show still on? I stopped watching long ago. Too many egos for one show. Maybe the hospital should blow up and then we won't have to hear or read about any of the petty dramas. Grow up Grey's
    report abuseposted December 9, 2008 2:23 PM PST
  • jazzy g
    of course she doesn't have any hard feelings....she's getting out while the gettin' is good!!
    report abuseposted December 9, 2008 2:22 PM PST
  • V
    No one really likes this show or watches it ....
    report abuseposted December 9, 2008 2:58 AM PST
  • SeriouslyBubbles
    it is a messy grey's anatomy this season. so sad. but it is nice that brooke's moved on and she has no hard feelings. that is pretty classy for someone who was rudely fired.
    report abuseposted December 9, 2008 2:02 AM PST
  • KEEPSITREAL
    AND WHO WAS SHE???
    report abuseposted December 9, 2008 1:08 AM PST
  • Quasimodo
    Ah well......another one who'll be waiting on tables in some L.A hash house. "Hey...Brooke! More ice for my drink huh?"
    report abuseposted December 8, 2008 8:37 PM PST
  • oprah
    u people should get a life
    report abuseposted December 8, 2008 8:18 PM PST
  • FL Angel 26
    The new Australian chick is much cuter and would be a nicer match for Torres!
    report abuseposted December 8, 2008 8:03 PM PST
  • No washington they are weeding out the dead wood, the bad apples, the racists who can't keep their hands to themselves. Seems very fortunate to everyone else but a out of control racist such as yourself.
    report abuseposted December 8, 2008 7:51 PM PST
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