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"I looked at a brilliant actress, whom I have adored since I first saw her in Silence of the Lambs," he says in the Nov. 17 issue of TV Guide. "For her to be treated this way, I find very interesting."
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Grey's creator Shonda Rhimes released a statement last week insisting that "Brooke Smith was obviously not fired for playing a lesbian .... we did not find that the magic and chemistry with Brooke's character would sustain in the long run."
Regardless, Washington says the move was harsh.
"The fact is that, just before the holidays, you have a mother, a wonderful actress removed from a steady income without the proper reasoning behind it..." he says.
"You look at the way another consummate professional [is] being treated because her character, her story line [has] potentially made producers uncomfortable.
"He says Rhimes is getting the raw deal.
"Now that I see what they're doing to a show that I love and I care about, I think it's disgusting," Washington continues. "The fact that Shonda has been put in this position is extremely unfair.
"It's unfortunate because it was probably, at the time, the most progressive show on television," he says. "Now I see it [being] systematically torn apart."
How can the show be fixed?
"Bring Burke back!" Washington says.
So he would return to the show, despite all the drama? "Absolutely!"
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leslie mPERSONALLY I DON'T WATCH THE SHOW SINCE THEY TOOK ISAIAH OFF AND NOW I KNOW I WON'T BE LOOKING AT IT NOW.THE SHOW HAS LOST ITS RHYTHEM IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.AND TO LET BROOKE SMITH GO IS JUST ANOTHER REASON WHY I WANT BE LOOKING AT IT PERIODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.report abuseposted December 4, 2008 4:46 PM PST
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DanI watched about five minutes of this show and it came off as so contrived and phony. I work in a hospital and if any of this sensational crap was gonna on in real life, these sleazeballs would be sent packing with their "sex"ascopes between their legs. ER rules!!!!!report abuseposted November 10, 2008 9:31 PM PST
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ramSHUT UP ISAIAH!report abuseposted November 10, 2008 2:36 PM PST
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5boyshotmommaDouche? Do you mean Touche or do you really want him to douche???report abuseposted November 10, 2008 2:30 PM PST
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BurbankBastardIsaiah.......Shut the f*** up! You of all people should keep a low profile and avoid any type of media publicity, good or bad. Let your acting do the talking. Oh wait.............you're unemployed. Douche.report abuseposted November 10, 2008 1:43 PM PST
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cindiI was a true fan, but I will boycott the show and no longer watch the show because of the firing of Brooke...Bad move !!report abuseposted November 10, 2008 1:02 PM PST
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LeDivaI'm a huge fan of the show, but I'm glad they ended the story line. I had decided to stop watching the show because of it.report abuseposted November 10, 2008 11:56 AM PST
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DayzI watch Grey's Anatomy on a regular basis, and I have to say that I agree with the statement about Brooke Smith not having any chemistry. She wasn't a major character and really doesn't affect anything. She was nothing but a %@!*# and was the one character that was always arguing with EVERYBODY &even while she was "with" Callie, Callie was stillreport abuseposted November 10, 2008 11:45 AM PST
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babydollgreys watcher can kiss my ass...because i had problems with this show since Isiah was fired from the show...ass kissers like T.R. Wright and Katherine Heigl the chick with the receiving hair and messed up teeth can do and say anything they want and there're still on the show...oh yeah and of course been out of work since the 1980's washed up hottie Patrick Dempsey.report abuseposted November 10, 2008 11:45 AM PST
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Grannai'm glad that part of the story line is overreport abuseposted November 10, 2008 11:38 AM PST
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