Celebrity Feuds
Isaiah Hires PR Doc

Posted Feb 28th 2007 1:43PM by TMZ Staff

Controversial "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington has a new man in his life.
Washington and Bragman
TMZ has exclusively learned that Washington signed with PR crisis expert Howard Bragman and his company, Fifteen Minutes. Bragman started Fifteen Minutes PR in 2005 after selling powerhouse PR firm Bragman Nyman Cafarelli.

Interestingly, Bragman is openly gay and is the man responsible for the wildly successful launch of out and gay NBA center John Amaechi's best-selling book, "Man in the Middle," which was the subject of a homophobic slur by NBA car wash owner Tim Hardaway.

A source tells TMZ that Bragman is known for, "telling it like it is," to his clients, and that Isaiah will be no exception. Bragman's office confirmed that Washington is on board, and in a statement to TMZ said, "Our work with Isaiah is about his future -- not the past. There is an important dialogue in our society about diversity that needs to happen, and Isaiah is uniquely positioned to be the catalyst for this."

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Tags: Grey's Anatomy, Grey'sAnatomy, Howard Bragman, HowardBragman, Isaiah Washington, IsaiahWashington

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1. You can't leave it alone TMZ can you!

Posted at 1:50PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Farrah

2. TMZ, less is more. Stop stirring up trouble.

Posted at 1:52PM on Feb 28th 2007 by PerezSux

3. STIR IT UP! Grey's should fire his ass. He's weak.

Posted at 2:02PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Walla

4. washington has a ego that is just tooo big. he showed his true colors with his comments and then all his lies. get lost u piece of sh*t

Posted at 2:02PM on Feb 28th 2007 by d

5. I'm so sick of this story - leave Isaah alone! Ok, he doesn't particularly love the gays...that's his business....who cares. That TR Knight dude seems like a fruit anyway. I sure as hell like Isaah a LOT more than TR or that fugly Heigl $lut...at least Isaah has talent!

Posted at 2:10PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Kate

6. HE NEEDS TO GO. The entire cast hates him. Doesn't that tell you anything?

Posted at 2:12PM on Feb 28th 2007 by alb

7. Shame on Bragman. This homophobic n*****, (oops, did I say that? I didn't mean to say n*****, I guess it's off to rehab for me) loser should just disappear with all the other bigots.
And.... this is for anti matty...sorry, we don't go back in, we just hunt your sorry ass down.

Posted at 2:22PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Bob P

8. I think it's funny that Mr Washington had like 50 posts about his homophobic remark but parisite hitler made the same one and barely anything was mentioned about it? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Posted at 2:25PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Whatever

9. This is so stupid...

Posted at 2:34PM on Feb 28th 2007 by LMAO

10. OH #8, #9 & #11

WHAT'S UP WITH YOU THREE AND ANYONE ELSE. TR KNIGHT HAS RUINED GREYS ANATOMY FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!

HIS CHARACTER IS IN LOVE WITH TWO WOMEN, AND EVERYTIME I SEE HIM KISS ONE OF THEM OR GET MARRIED AS HIS CHARACTER DID A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I DON'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE HE IS A GAY.

SORRY, BUT HE SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN CLOSEST TO HIS CASTMATES AND THE WORLD.

STOP THREATINING ME RATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

90% OF THE WORLD CAN'T BE WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WON'T GET INTO HEAVEN BY KISSING BOYS!!

Posted at 2:38PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Anti Matty

11. Didn't mean you #8 . I wanted # 7. That rat # 7

Posted at 2:46PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Anti Matty

12. Hey Mattie, I will give you my name, number, and address so you can say those punk remarks to me..Believe me you won't have any teeth...But then you will be able to give good head, so it's a win-win situation...Get at me, punk.

Posted at 2:47PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Will

13. There are way too many Jews in Hollywood.

Posted at 3:17PM on Feb 28th 2007 by TMZ loves Perez

14. holy freakin eyeballs.. it looks like he is looking at a giant dick coming right for his ass.....

Posted at 3:27PM on Feb 28th 2007 by douch950

15. Another politically incorrect victim. If Washington had said he loves gays he'd be embraced by the public. Because he obviously doesn't he's labeled a villian. That's BS! He has the right to like or dislike any one or group he wants. As long as he doesn't commit a true hate crime I think he should be left alone! Rehab. because you hate gays?!? That's the real BS here.

Posted at 3:33PM on Feb 28th 2007 by Barb

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